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"Girl, Sunlight" large contemporary impressionist painting, Ben Fenske

2022

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"Girl, Sunlight" is an oil painting by Contemporary Impressionist painter Ben Fenske. A soft depiction of a woman laying in grass, her arm reaching over her head, shading her eyes. A traditional straw chapeau rests on the ground beside her. Continuing a wildly popular series of figure’s laying in the sunlit grass, as in “Andra Tutto Bene” (2020) or “Girl, Dog, Early Summer” (2021). This year, “Girl, Sunlight” (2022) unveils Fenske’s process of layering frenzied brushstrokes in both natural and saturated colors atop raw canvas. The amassing of these wavy brushstrokes ultimately conveys forms which hold sufficient weight. One can truly feel the hot sun on this woman’s face, and the impulse to cover one’s eyes with their arm; the fabric creasing along her figure which almost melts into the grass below her. Reality floats away the further our eye drifts from the figure, as her world seems to unravel into uncontrolled marks atop negative space. Exhibited in Ben Fenske Solo Show 2022 at Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor NY. BIOGRAPHY Ben Fenske (b. 1978) although a native of Minnesota, and has been working and living in Sag Harbor, New York and Florence, Italy for the last 7 years. An oil painter in the spirit of the 19th and 20th century impressionists, he often chooses informal and contemporary scenes with an implied narrative. His work, which features brash and suggestive brushstrokes, delights in light and color and is regularly exhibited in shows across the US. Fenske has been the subject of countless national articles, notably the American Artist Magazine which included him as one of the Best 25 Living Artists in 2012.
  • Creator:
    Ben Fenske (1978, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2022
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 47.2 in (119.89 cm)Width: 66.9 in (169.93 cm)Depth: 0.5 in (1.27 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Sag Harbor, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: FEN-0063421stDibs: LU389310710282

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