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Bessie Boris (Johnstown, PA b. 1917, d. 1993) oil, watercolor, and pastel on paper entitled "Intersection" (1969).
Boris placed great …
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Bessie Boris (Johnstown, PA b. 1917, d. 1993) oil, watercolor, and pastel on paper entitled "Intersection" (1969).
Boris placed great emphasis on color and psychologically charged distortions of form. This piece embodies both concepts and evokes in both representation and title an existentialist crisis. Highly intellectual piece, beautifully executed.
Signed in LR and retains the Babcock Gallery, NY label in verso.
Sheet rough dimensions: H: 19" x L: 22.5"
Framed and Glazed: H: 25.75" x L: 29.13" x D: 1.13"
Bessie Boris's work is represented in the permanent collections of the Denver Art Museum, the Newark Art Museum, the Smith College Museum in Northhampton, Mass., and the Berkshire Museum.
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- Dimensions
- 29.13ʺW × 1.13ʺD × 25.75ʺH
- Styles
- Mid-Century Modern
- Frame Type
- Framed
- Art Subjects
- Abstract
- Period
- 1960s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Pastel
- Watercolor
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Purple
- Condition Notes
- Excellent, vintage condition Excellent, vintage condition less
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