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Thomas Broadbent"Beyond Reach" Surrealist Still Life Painting of books with ladders
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Hardbound books in black, orange and yellow are stacked with magazines and soft cover books. In a surreal shift of scale bright orange construction ladders are leaned against the books, giving the impression that the books are either very large, or the ladders are very small. This conceptual watercolor illustrates the quest for knowledge and rise of the importance of printed literature.
30"x22" watercolor on paper. signed on reverse by the artist. (unframed) Thomas Broadbent (New York, USA)
Thomas Broadbent has shown extensively throughout the U.S. as well as internationally. Broadbent’s numerous solo exhibitions include the Visual Art’s Center of New Jersey, Croxhapox Gallery (Gent, Belgium) Inspace gallery (Beijing, China) and the Newark Arts Council. Broadbent’s work has been reviewed in The New York Times, The New Jersey Star-Ledger, NY Arts, The Brooklyn Rail and numerous other publications.
- Creator:Thomas Broadbent (1955, American)
- Dimensions:Height: 30 in (76.2 cm)Width: 22 in (55.88 cm)
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- Gallery Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU6925658752
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