Large 1970s Abstract Oil Painting Portrait, Man in a Suit, Newly Framed

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Offered is a large 20th-century expressionist portrait of a man in a suit painted against a red background. The red … Read more Offered is a large 20th-century expressionist portrait of a man in a suit painted against a red background. The red "color field" backdrop isolates the dark-suited figure against a high-contrast, flat red background. This creates an immediate visual tension, a technique heavily favored by both Neo-Expressionists and Pop-Expressionists in the 1970s. Influences of artists such as Elaine de Kooing and Fritz Scholder are present within the work. Scholder frequently placed singular, heavily massed figures, often wearing coats, hats, or suits, against flat, blazing fields of solid color—most notably intense reds and oranges. Rather than focusing on fine anatomy, the artist uses broad, wet-on-wet paint layers to give the jacket and trousers an oversized, blocky mass, emphasizing form over texture.
The canvas has recently been reframed in a contrasting black frame that allows the piece to stand out.

25.5" w x 1.5" d x 49.5" h


Dimensions: Height: 49.5 in (125.73 cm)
Width: 25.5 in (64.77 cm)
Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm) See less