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Carl Bretzke
"Looking For Shade" oil painting of beach-goers huddling behind lifeguard stand

2018

$4,000
£2,993.94
€3,459.53
CA$5,546.67
A$6,212.98
CHF 3,230.06
MX$76,717.79
NOK 41,148.40
SEK 38,899.41
DKK 25,816.93
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Oil painting of beachgoers literally looking for shade from the sun on a beach in Laguna, California. Painted by award-winning plein air painter Carl Bretzke. Framed in a traditional black frame w gold lip. Artist Bio 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:
    2018
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14 in (35.56 cm)Width: 18 in (45.72 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Sag Harbor, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: BRE-0049991stDibs: LU389315715132

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