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Robert Freiman"Human Silhouettes" Abstract Figures Mid-Century American Oil Painting on Canvas1964
1964
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An abstract Mid-Century piece with dark color tones accentuated with the use of basic colors, blue, red and yellow. In this abstract composition we can see outlined 4 figures, to the right is a figure seated, and on the other 3 figures standing. This piece is depicted with thick use of paint and complex lines and color placement. A strong modernist oil painting done in 1964. Freiman, known for his figures on canvas or street scenes, is able to capture a wonderful abstract style with strong suggestive brush strokes, color blocks, and form. This painting is signed and dated by the artist lower right and it comes unframed and stretched in the original stretcher bars from the artist's studio.
Art measures 32 x 45.75 inches
Robert Freiman, deaf from birth, was born in March 1917 in New York City. He attended an oral program near his home and later transferred to the Lexington School for the Deaf when he was six. Early in his childhood, his love for drawing, painting, and studying became apparent. As an adult, he continued his studies in New York at the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, the Art Students League, and the Parsons School of Design. In Paris, he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts. Freiman was especially focused on painting portraits and figures in motion in various mediums, especially the mixed-media combination of watercolor, acrylic, and pen. Among his subjects were acrobats, ballet dancers, cyclists, and other athletes. He as well focused on abstracts for a time, discovering new media in his works with quick brushwork and expressive movements.
PROVENANCE: Robert Freiman Estate ; Private Collection New York City; Lilac Gallery Collection. The piece will be stamped from Lilac Gallery on its verso
- Creator:Robert Freiman (1917 - 1991, American)
- Creation Year:1964
- Dimensions:Height: 32 in (81.28 cm)Width: 45.75 in (116.21 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
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- Framing:Framing Options Available
- Condition:With ordinary wear from age, this painting comes stretched and is in good condition for the time period and it shows some small amounts of paint loss and imperfections on the canvas edges and corners (please see the listing pictures for the details).
- Gallery Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:Seller: 0062001stDibs: LU98216315212
Robert Freiman
Robert Freiman, deaf from birth, was born in March 1917 in New York City. He attended an oral program near his home and later transferred to the Lexington School for the Deaf when he was six. Early in his childhood, his love for drawing, painting, and studying became apparent and as an adult, he continued his studies in New York at the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, the Art Students League and the Parsons School of Design. In Paris, he studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Freiman was focused on painting portraits and figures in motion in various mediums, especially the mixed-media combination of watercolor, acrylic and pen. Among his subjects were acrobats, ballet dancers, cyclists and other athletes. He was also focused on abstracts for a time, discovering new media in his works with quick brushwork and expressive movements.
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