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Original Modern Abstact Painting by Lawrence Calcagno
$5,000
£3,789.42
€4,346.15
CA$6,985.95
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NOK 51,303.09
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Original modern abstract painting by listed artist Lawrence Calcagno, circa 1963. The piece is either gouache or watercolor on paper. It is in very good vintage condition with great color and texture and is presented in a black wood frame floating on a grey linen mat; it measures 32"W x 1.5"D x 27.5"H. Image is 25" x 20" Striking piece by an acclaimed mid-century artist! #4651
Lawrence Calcagno, better known as Larry, was an artist who gained notoriety during the era of Abstract Expressionism of the 1950’s for his series The Black Paintings and his abstractions of the natural environment. The Westmoreland owns 25 works (paintings and works on paper) by Calcagno, notably Black June (1954), and Black Foam, Paris, (1955) from the series.
Calcagno was born in San Francisco in 1913 and grew up on his father’s ranch near Big Sur, California. As a child, he was interested in art and began drawing and painting, without any formal education.
After high school, he worked as a merchant seaman in Asia. From 1943 to 1946, he served in the U.S. Air Force. During his service, he won an award for his drawings. In 1945, he exhibited in two galleries; one in New Orleans, Louisiana, and another in Galveston, Texas.
After serving in World War II, he studied art in San Francisco, Paris, and Florence. From 1947 to 1950, he attended the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco, where he studied with Clyfford Still and Mark Rothko, both leading figures of the abstract expressionist movement.
In 1950, he traveled to Europe and studied at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, Paris, and at the Accademia delle Belle Arti, Florence, Italy. While studying in Paris, Calcagno became friends with artist Beauford Delaney, a black American from Knoxville, Tennessee, who spent most of his life as an expatriate artist in Paris.
Delaney and Calcagno shared much in common. Artistically, both were dedicated to abstraction and the almost spiritual nature of painting. Both men experienced severe depression and were well aware of the social isolation that accompanied their homosexuality. They became lifelong friends, and after Calcagno returned to the U.S. in 1955, they exchanged numerous letters over the next twenty years.
During his extensive career, Calcagno developed a personal imagery of abstract metaphors of nature. Ranging from abstract landscapes to free-form abstraction, his work is strongly reminiscent of the California landscapes of his early life in Big Sur. By using a warm, saturated palette and minimalistic, linear forms, his work evokes the horizons of seascapes and sunsets. According to the artist, “we ourselves are the real mystery in the Universe.” He used nature as his framework to explore and give form and expression to that mystery.
Over the course of his career, Calcagno’s work was exhibited in 41 one-man shows and his work is represented in over 24 permanent collections. He also had two major retrospective exhibitions in his lifetime. From 1973 – 1975, his work was shown in a traveling exhibition organized by Smithsonian Institution and in 1983, the Mitchell Museum in Mount Vernon, Illinois, organized a touring retrospective exhibition of his work that traveled for two years.
- Dimensions:Height: 27.5 in (69.85 cm)Width: 32 in (81.28 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
- Style:Modern (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:1963
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:San Diego, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: #46511stDibs: LU936646959032
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