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Jon CorbinoCircus Jumpers #2 (Equestrians) mixed media painting by Jon CorbinoCirca 1950
Circa 1950
About the Item
Signed "Corbino" lower left
Inscribed on frame by artist with artist's address in Rockport, MA
Titled by artist on inscription verso.
Provenance: Oelschlaeger Gallery, Chicago, IL. (label verso)
From the artist's July 11, 1964 NYT obituary:
Jon Corbino, painter, whose canvases are represented in 35 museums and galleries, died yesterday at the age of 59.
Mr. Corbino's work, freely described as romantic realism, was characterized by technical skill, vivid color, and scenes of action and movement. Thematically and technically, he was influenced in his early days by the works of DeIacroix and 17century Spanish painters.
He flourished in the nineteenthirties and forties when his dramatic canvases responded to the intellectual climate of those decades. His paintings continued to find many purchasers in the Middle West and Florida until his death.
Commenting on an exhibition of Mr. Corbino's works in 1959, one critic said:
“Romanticism bounds back in Jon Corbino's high spirited circus paintings. Horses and riders, acrobats and dancers perform the liveliest feats in these pictures.
“As compositions they are rather untidily put together, but they show real strength in the representation of movement. Color is, as always with Corbino, warm, pretty, and extremely sweet”
Mr. Corbino was born in Vittorio, Italy, April 3, 1905. At the age of 8 he was brought to the United States, where he attended the Ethical Culture School and the Art Students League here and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He was awarded Guggenheim Fellowships in 1936 and 1937.
Mr. Corbino's forceful, dramatic style won him early recognition and popularity, and oneman shows of his art were given with increased frequency. He received numerous prizes, awards, and medals. Among the museums and galleries that possess Corbino works are the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Chicago Art Institute, the Whitney Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Carnegie Institute and the Brooks Memorial Art Museum in Memphis.
Mr. Corbino is survived by his widow, the former Marcia Norcross, and six children.
- Creator:Jon Corbino (1905 - 1964, American)
- Creation Year:Circa 1950
- Dimensions:Height: 18.5 in (46.99 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Hudson, NY
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