Oscar De Mejo, 1987, "Tennis"

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Oscar De Mejo, 1987, "Tennis"

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A wonderful whimsical painting by the noted artist and illustrator Oscar De Mejo (1911-1992). This painting is exquisitely framed and is signed and dated lower right, it is large, the stretcher is 24x36 inches and the frame dimensions are given below. It is titled on the stretcher "Tennis". A great painted by a well noted artist and illustrator. His bio is below; The following is from Antoinette Vaughan, who credits the writing to Selden Rodman, Patinae, Inc. Born in Trieste, Italy in 1911, De Mejo had degrees in both Law and Political Science. A believer in the occult and in particularly the I Ching, he even chose his art dealer, Ken Nahan, according to the I Ching's advice. De Mejo's one constant obsession since boyhood had been painting. After World War II, he married the movie star Alida Valli, and they came to the United States. After a stint as a jazz composer, De Mejo finally returned to his first love - painting. Oscar De Mejo's paintings are a mesmerizing mixture of the naive and the sophisticated, the literal and the outlandish. His witty, whimsical depictions of American life are immediately engaging, but upon closer observation their complexity becomes fully apparent, and his unique brand of surrealism is revealed. The myriad irrational and incongruous details that fill his works prod both the conscious and unconscious mind. Oscar De Mejo's works have been featured in such publications as: American Heritage, Architectural Digest, Art Today, Sciences, Harpers, International Economy, Town and Country, MD Magazine, Vogue Magazine, Die Kunst (Germany), Oggi and Graza (Italy), Yale Literary Magazine, Penthouse, Travel & Leisure and the New York Times. De Mejo learned things about vision and subtle distortion by studying the work of such naive painters as Bombots and Rousseau, just as Tamayo learned how to disembody his peasants by studying Picasso, or Picasso, in turn, had gone to school to the African sorcerers - and with as much right.

Creator:
Oscar De Mejo (Painter)
Dimensions:
Height: 36 in (91.44 cm)Width: 46 in (116.84 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Paint,Painted
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
Late 20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1987
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor losses to the frame and frame paint. One small ding to grey inner liner left side.
Seller Location:
Palm Springs, CA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU83501211142