Carl Bretzke
Mary in the Garden
2021

Name: Mary in the Garden
Brand: Carl Bretzke
Price: 3600 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

An oil painting of a rural property on a sunny day in the United States. A man wears a cowboy hat, a denim shirt, and boots, while holding a shotgun. He's walking with determination to the left of the scene, with a medium sized black dog following him in tow. The bed of a pickup truck catches light in the distance, parked beside the residential structure. A farmhouse with a metal roof, and a wide-hooded porch, stands tall, offering shade and comfort, especially with cushioned armchars to sit on out-front. A few electrical poles reach up towards the sky, confirming the contemporary time frame. In the foreground, a garden is fenced in with wire and wood. A statuette of the Virgin Mary is placed within this fenced garden, absorbing sunlight alongside the plants. An apt depiction of contemporary Americana. Painting dimensions: 12 x 16 inches Framed dimensions: 17 x 21 inches framed Framed in a traditional style black stock frame with inner gold trim. Carl Bretzke is a representational painter who specializes in urban scenes and plein-air landscapes. Carl's work has been exhibited extensively in Minnesota and California, including the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Carl's work has been described in the Washington Post as "simultaneously intimate and detached…The artist's unadorned style recalls Edward Hopper and The Ashcan school." Carl holds an MD degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School. His undergraduate degree is from the University of Colorado, where he also received a minor in Fine Art. Carl has also trained extensively under Plein Air Painters of America signature artist Joseph Paquet.

Creator:

Carl Bretzke (1954, American)

Creation Year:

2021

Dimensions:

Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 16 in (40.64 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)

Medium:

Linen,Oil

Movement & Style:

American Realist

Period:

21st Century