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Bernard Aptekar
Joseph Heller Thinks About Catch-22 - Portrait Painting with Pastel Colors

2009

About the Item

Aptekar's paintings are often a political and social commentary of the contradictions inherent to the human mankind. The surrealistic and expressionistic language used to covey the message, as well as the use of a palette with low contrast colors like light blue, green and pink, has it's roots in the work of Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, who Apterkar met at age of 11. The outcome is an imagery of an extraordinary visual impact and absolutely unique to Aptekar's own creative process. The title of this artwork "Joseph Heller Thinks About Catch-22" references to the well known satirical novel by American author Joseph Heller.
  • Creator:
    Bernard Aptekar (1936, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2009
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 48 in (121.92 cm)Width: 36 in (91.44 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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  • Condition:
    The painting comes with a wooden gilded frame provided by the artist. The framed dimension is 53"x 41".
  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: BA0171stDibs: LU24921347513
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