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Michael ForsterCelestial Sky in Reds1988
1988
About the Item
This Celestial Sky painting is what Michael Forster is most celebrated for in his highly interesting career spanning working in Mexico and Canada.
The brushwork creates a reverberating texture and the warm tones create an inviting and alive vista that broadens as you look at it. A great work for any interior but can be particularly motivating for Southwest environments, rooms that need an abstracted and transportive window or more texture brought to a room.
Painted in1988, it places a special focus on the supremacy of color as well as a proponent of early Surrealism. Forster placed an emphasis on the unconscious life of the artist in his perceptive sensual application of paint. Forster’s further concern for the essence of paint itself led him to create mesmerizing surface textures seen in our example that were deeply personal for Forster and full of emotion. The floating forms that seem almost to dance in this picture bear a close resemblance to Rufino Tamayo’s works especially through the all-enveloping, deep, full, and impressive array of colors. He worked amongst Tamayo and other significant artists in Mexico while he was there. His experience as an artist working in this part of the world left an indelible influence on his work.
Signed with monogram and dated verso. The frame is a high quality and lovely leafed finish in silvery tones that are complimentary to the work.
Provenance: Estate of the artist
Canvas inside the frame measures 35 x 45 inches - dimensions listed are the framed dimensions.
- Creator:Michael Forster (1907 - 2002, Canadian)
- Creation Year:1988
- Dimensions:Height: 43 in (109.22 cm)Width: 54.5 in (138.43 cm)Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm)
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- Condition:Original and fine condition of the art and frame - no issues!
- Gallery Location:Greenwich, CT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1413215153692
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