Mitchell FreifeldCoaling Station, Oil Painting2025
2025
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The 20th Century Limited train pulls into a coaling station. During the golden age of rail travel, massive iron machines and complex systems powered progress. Routine maintenance meant dismantling engines, cleaning every part, and carefully rebuilding them. This artwork offers a glimpse into that era, with a composition that emphasizes angles, tension, and movement.
About the Artist
Artist Mitchell Freifeld depicts architecture that evokes memory and nostalgia. Using a modernist approach, he highlights details that often fade into the background of familiarity. With his camera, he meticulously documents the world around him, using his shots as a reference for his art. "My works are the product of a process that is more intuitive than intellectual and a passion for simple, modern architecture and light," says Mitchell. After winning his first juried show at 10, Mitchell's lifelong dream of becoming a full-time artist took root. A pivotal moment in 2001 prompted him to seize the chance and devote himself to art-making. Now, he dedicates most of his time to a compact studio within his garage in Portland, Oregon. Mitchell's life revolves entirely around his creative pursuits, taking pictures, and working seven days a week with paints and brushes.
Words that describe this painting: railroad, rail, train, smoke, steam, history, 1930s, automobile, travel, modern , oil painting, grey
Coaling Station
Mitchell Freifeld
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Painting wraps around edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2025
30 in. h x 20 in. w x 1.5 in. d
3 lbs. 2 oz.
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- Creation Year:2025
- Dimensions:Height: 30 in (76.2 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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- Condition:Coaling Station. Mitchell Freifeld. Oil painting on stretched canvas. Painting wraps around edges. Varnished and Ready to hang. One-of-a-kind. Signed on front and back.
- Gallery Location:San Francisco, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: 809191stDibs: LU922117388112
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