1980s Expressionist Oil Impasto Floral Still Life

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This spectacularly, vibrant bouquet of dahlias, seems to be bursting out of the canvas with the artist using the "impasto" … Read more This spectacularly, vibrant bouquet of dahlias, seems to be bursting out of the canvas with the artist using the "impasto" technique, wherein paint is thickly laid on the canvas creating a raised, relief texture that really makes the flowers come to life. Odd that this is called a still life when there is so much movement in the texture. The technique highlights the definition of its brushstrokes, adding dimensionality to complement the bright colors of the paint and the expressionistic choice of form. The artist signed the painting in the lower right illegibly, and is , unfortunately, unknown.. See less