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UnknownVintage American Modernist Signed Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting1960
1960
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This enigmatic and atmospheric abstract painting—signed lower right—features a striking typographic element reading “HIJKLYN,” embedded within a densely worked surface of gestural brushstrokes, dark tonal fields, and radiating circular forms. Likely painted in the mid-20th century, the work bridges elements of American postwar abstraction with hints of surrealist automatism and the Dada-inflected use of text as image.
The composition evokes industrial materiality and psychological depth, employing a limited palette of black, gray, and earthen hues, offset by the precise, almost mechanical concentric linework and the ghostly form beneath the lettering.
Highlights:
Signed lower right in red:
Central text reads “HIJKLYN,” suggesting a conceptual or place-based narrative (possibly a coded reference to Brooklyn)
Executed in oil on canvas with layered, textured brushwork and incised line drawing
Strong graphic impact and Surrealist undertones
Original distressed frame with gray-washed patina
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Framed: 16 x 19 in.
Canvas: 11 x 14 in.
- Creation Year:1960
- Dimensions:Height: 16 in (40.64 cm)Width: 19 in (48.26 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Buffalo, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU139216527022
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