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Thomas Broadbent
"Plovers" Conceptual painting of birds and moon rocket engine

2017

$3,400
£2,576.14
€2,955.92
CA$4,784.35
A$5,259.32
CHF 2,764.05
MX$63,867.25
NOK 34,480.89
SEK 32,668.22
DKK 22,060.79

About the Item

In this conceptual painting, New York artist, Thomas Broadbent presents five portraits of Plovers in 2 rows with a finely detailed rendering of a moon rocket engine in the second row. Thoughts of natural flight vs. engineered flight are posed in this painting, creating a philosophical view of space flight. signed on reverse watercolor on paper, available unframed- please inquire about framing options. Broadbent has shown extensively throughout the U.S. as well as internationally. Broadbent’s work won the Pulse Prize for best solo booth at Pulse Art Fair. His work was subsequently featured in “Mission to Space” at the Children’s Art Museum in Manhattan. Broadbent’s numerous solo exhibitions include the Visual Art’s Center of New Jersey, Croxhapox Gallery (Gent, Belgium) Voorkamer Gallery (Lier, 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)
  • Creation Year:
    2017
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 22 in (55.88 cm)Width: 30 in (76.2 cm)
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  • Framing:
    Framing Options Available
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU6921695523

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