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Renn Zaphiropoulos
'Abstract in Scarlet & Gray', Post-Painterly Abstraction, Large American Oil

1964

$4,500
£3,394.22
€3,914.88
CA$6,351.87
A$7,069.11
CHF 3,680.35
MX$85,367.12
NOK 46,154.97
SEK 43,596.28
DKK 29,233.71

About the Item

A substantial abstract oil comprising curvilinear and geometric rectangular shapes in shades of red, coral, and ebony overlaid on a scumbled ground of ivory, ochre, and steel-gray. Signed lower left "Renn Zaphiropoulis" (American, 1925-2013) and dated 1964. A dynamic work of Post-Painterly Abstraction by this notable artist, inventor and physicist.
  • Creator:
    Renn Zaphiropoulos (1925 - 2013, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1964
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 19.75 in (50.17 cm)Width: 27.5 in (69.85 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    age-toning; unframed; shows well.
  • Gallery Location:
    Santa Cruz, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU3444928011

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