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Elevate your collection with this magnificent, oversized original mid-century oil painting on canvas. Measuring an impressive 27" x 50", this …
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Elevate your collection with this magnificent, oversized original mid-century oil painting on canvas. Measuring an impressive 27" x 50", this sweeping vertical composition features a moody, psychological, and dreamlike figurative scene. The focal point is a seated naked female figure executed with soft, painterly contours and expressive features.
The background transitions into a surreal narrative, featuring dimly rendered spectral figures floating in the dark upper-right quadrant, paired with a small child figure nestled near a deep red accent in the lower corner. Moving between Magic Realism and mid-20th-century Surrealism, this atmospheric artwork evokes the hauntingly beautiful aesthetic of artists like Leonor Fini and Dorothea Tanning.
The painting displays wonderful structural details on the reverse, highlighting its authentic vintage heritage. The canvas is housed on its original European pine stretcher bars with impressed French format sizing numbers, and is hand-tacked along the perimeter using authentic mid-century iron tacks. The outer wood chassis features a crisp, historical ink stamp from the iconic mid-century supplier Art Mart Inc. (31 N. Meramec, Clayton, MO), complete with its vintage "PA 5-7858" telephone prefix dating the framing precisely to the mid-to-late 1960s. Unsigned and raw-edged, this commanding piece offers pure visual storytelling, making it a perfect conversation starter for an eclectic gallery wall, post-modern salon, or moody contemporary interior design scheme.
Tags: Mid Century Modern Art, Surrealist Painting, Naked Female Figure, Large Scale Wall Art, Unsigned Fine Art, European Stretcher Canvas, Vintage Oil Painting, Magic Realism Canvas, Moody Figurative Art, Psychological Painting, 1960s Art, Oversized Canvas Art, Studio Art, Eclectic Decor, Expressionist Figure
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- Dimensions
- 27ʺW × 0.75ʺD × 50ʺH
- Art Subjects
- Nude
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Period
- Mid 20th Century
- Country of Origin
- France
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Canvas
- Oil Paint
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Brown
- Condition Notes
- Good vintage condition. The oil-on-canvas surface presents beautifully with rich color layers and subtle, age-appropriate craquelure character that adds to … moreGood vintage condition. The oil-on-canvas surface presents beautifully with rich color layers and subtle, age-appropriate craquelure character that adds to its historic charm. Unframed on its original mid-century wood stretcher frame; edges show clean, unpainted canvas typical of studio works. Ready to display as-is or receive a custom float frame. less
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