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Abstract Expressionist Red Houses Sydney Signed Karlis Mednis 1966
$1,200
£906.66
€1,038.75
CA$1,674.39
A$1,825
CHF 964.86
MX$21,969.52
NOK 12,246.49
SEK 11,227.53
DKK 7,759.55
About the Item
This colorful Mid-century modern expressionist work is signed and dated 1966. The subject is a Sydney terrace scene, with the harbor and a boat or ship visible between colorful houses. The vigorous application of paint, dropped, brushed and dragged over the board conjures atmospheric energy, but does so within a remarkably balanced and harmonious composition.
Mednis chose a beautifully balanced primary color palette, applied with lively spontaneity. The air seems alive with movement and you can well imagine a busy harbor-side suburb on a windy day.
Karlis Mednis (1910-1999) worked and exhibited in Australia and the US. His style changed radically over his lifetime as he experimented with application, materials, the expression of the paint itself, and with color.
This painting exudes an energetic mid-century period aesthetic. Framed in a linen mount with silver foil, somewhat scuffed.
About the artist:
Born in Penza, Russia, Karlis Mednis (1910–99) studied painting at the Riga School of Art in Latvia during 1937–40. He arrived in Australia soon after World War II, in 1949, where he practiced as both a painter and stage designer. During his lifetime, Mednis showed his paintings in more than 40 exhibitions in Australia and America.
- Dimensions:Height: 25.99 in (66 cm)Width: 31.11 in (79 cm)Depth: 1.97 in (5 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1966
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. The whole painting and frame have been carefully cleaned. Craquelure evident in the painting surface but the whole is stable and there are no losses of paint in the work itself. There are losses to the silver foil on the outer frame.
- Seller Location:Melbourne, AU
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2656345357792
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