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Mine Grassetti
'Large Post Impressionist Figural Oil Triptych', Bennington, Richmond Art Center

Circa 1995

About the Item

Painted by Mine Grassetti (American-Dutch, 1928-2021) circa 1995. Inscribed, verso, with certification of authenticity dated October 6th, 2021, by the artist's son, Richard Grassetti. Mine Grassetti first attended Vermont's Bennington College, the first college to include visual and performing arts as an equal partner in the liberal arts curriculum. In 1948, she graduated with a degree in art and architecture and subsequently studied at the Richmond Art Center. It was during this extended period, the 1950's through the mid 1960's, that the Center was staffed with such California luminaries as David Park, Richard Diebenkorn and Elmer Bischoff and Grassetti had the good fortune to be exposed to the ferment of artistic ideas and theories of modernism that were generated there. We are pleased to offer this vibrant figural triptych dating to the artist's mature period.
  • Creator:
    Mine Grassetti (1928 - 2021)
  • Creation Year:
    Circa 1995
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 30 in (76.2 cm)Width: 72 in (182.88 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    This triptych is on three separate canvases that will be shipped together. Minor warping to stretchers, minor losses, minor restoration; unframed; shows well.
  • Gallery Location:
    Santa Cruz, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU3449479472
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