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Frealon Norden Bibbins
'Ocean Flowers', San Francisco Symphony, Large Vibrant California Abstract

1976

About the Item

Painted by Frealon Bibbins (American, 1926-2013) circa 1976. Certification of authenticity, verso, with stamped wax seal. A substantial 1970's abstract evoking graceful, oceanic forms and comprising fluidly superimposed and adjacent, diaphanous layers of scarlet, rose, lilac, and grass-green against a variegated sunshine-yellow field. This listed California artist, author and musician lived and painted in Alameda and also had a distinguished career with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (1943-63). Additionally, he was a long-time clarinettist with the Woodwind Quartet. In his paintings, he used music as inspiration for his forms of abstraction, incorporating flowing sequences of form and a harmonically integrated palette. Bibbins was also an honorary member of the Nepal and Tibet Philatelic Study Circle and the author of several monographs on Tibetan philately. We are pleased offer a substantial work from the artist's middle period.
  • Creator:
    Frealon Norden Bibbins (1926, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1976
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 44 in (111.76 cm)Width: 40 in (101.6 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
  • Medium:
    Canvas,Acrylic
  • Movement & Style:
    Abstract
  • Period:
    1970-1979
  • Condition:
    surface marks, minor losses, minor restoration, edge-rubbing; unframed.
  • Gallery Location:
    Santa Cruz, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU3441558153
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