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Original painting and collage on canvas. Riveting midcentury modern piece signed by "F Train": Compositionally and aesthetically, this is a …
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Original painting and collage on canvas. Riveting midcentury modern piece signed by "F Train": Compositionally and aesthetically, this is a masterpiece. I found it in a San Diego antique shop.
A group of figures whiling away the day at the fish market, signed lower right, "F Train"
Dimensions: 30" wide x 1" deep x 24" high (inches)
Background on genre: After Varda who studied art at L'Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he shared a studio with Georges Braque. Pablo Picasso, who lived nearby, was shown Varda's work and said, "You are an academic painter. You are not a contemporary painter." The comment propelled Varda to drop out of school and turn to surrealism, Dada, and cubism, a style reflected in his collages. In 1945-1946, Varda taught a summer session at Black Mountain College in North Carolina. He created in midlife for many years in Northern California, where he lived in a boathouse in Sausalito.
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- Dimensions
- 30ʺW × 1ʺD × 24ʺH
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Period
- 1960s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Canvas
- Fabric
- Oil Paint
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Kelly Green
- Condition Notes
- It is in exceptionally good condition for its age. Bright color and solid framing. It is in exceptionally good condition for its age. Bright color and solid framing. less
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