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Alfred W CampbellSurrealist Classical Ruins Scene titled "Echoes Among the Ruins"1956
1956
$800
£613.30
€701.79
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A$1,228.90
CHF 657.85
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NOK 8,290.16
SEK 7,645.68
DKK 5,241.25
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Echoes Among the Ruins is a striking surrealist composition by Alfred W. Campbell, an enigmatic artist whose work is deeply rooted in dreamlike architecture and psychological landscapes. Research suggests that Campbell may have studied under Salvador Dalí during the famed artist’s brief time in Fredericksburg, an influence unmistakably present in the painting’s theatrical space, elongated shadows, and haunting stillness.
This signed and dated work, found in the artist’s estate, presents a world suspended between antiquity and imagination. Crumbling classical structures tilt and dissolve into abstraction, while a solitary nude figure stands atop a pedestal, evoking both vulnerability and permanence. The muted palette, washed tones of stone, cloud, and dust, adds to the sense of an echoing, abandoned realm caught outside of time.
Campbell’s confident brushwork and warped perspectives create a quietly unsettling environment, inviting viewers to consider memory, decay, and the surreal harmony between the natural and constructed worlds. Echoes Among the Ruins reveals an artist deeply attuned to both surrealism’s visual language and the metaphysical questions it raises, making this a rare and compelling example of Campbell’s visionary style.
- Creator:Alfred W Campbell (American)
- Creation Year:1956
- Dimensions:Height: 13 in (33.02 cm)Width: 21 in (53.34 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Fredericksburg, VA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2574217330212
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