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Peter LoftusA River Runs Through It2014
2014
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‘A River Runs Through It’ oil painting by American Realist artist Peter Loftus, who is known for captivating breathtaking color-rich nature scenes through shadow and light in his oil on canvas paintings that reflect western environments. Loftus is known for his meticulous realist oil paintings that feature ocean-scenes, babbling brooks, mountain ranges and their vistas, as well as figures and people. ‘A River Runs Through It’ is beautifully and skillfully painted in jewel like greens and warm earth hues. An awe inspiring scene that is a pleasure to gaze upon. 45 x 60 inches. Artist signed, titled and dated Verso.
Peter Loftus was born in 1948, in Washington DC. He received a BFA in painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art, in 1971. In 1974, Loftus earned an MFA from the University of Pennsylvania. Drawn by the glorious California light, Loftus moved to Santa Cruz in 1975. He has lived and painted there ever since. Loftus taught at both University of California at Santa Cruz and Cabrillo Community College between 1975, through the present (at UCSC). He taught Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Drawing, and Painting, in both oil and aqueous media.
During that time, he also sustained a rigorous exhibition schedule, showing regularly on the East and West coasts; in New York at Fischbach Gallery, and San Francisco at William Sawyer Gallery and later Hackett-Freedman Gallery. In addition, Loftus has participated in a number of group exhibitions. These include: American Realism: 20th Century Drawings and Watercolors (and accompanying book), San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, New Horizons in American Realism: Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI. Loftus is also included in several publications, including: "The Artist as Native: Reinventing Regionalism" by Alan Gussow, "Capturing at Distinct Light", Feature Cover and Article: American Artist Magazine; "Art in Embassies, Bagdad, Iraq", Feature Cover, and Article; Artworks Magazine: "Peter Loftus", feature article.
Loftus' work has been avidly collected by public, corporate, and private collections. These include General Electric, Heinz Corporation, Hunter Museum, TN, San Jose Museum of Art, CA, The collection of the Saudi Royal Family, Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
oil on canvas and framed in an artist fabricated wood lathing strip frame in his iconic neutral grey paint. Wired and ready to hang.
At Andra Norris Gallery in Burlingame, California.
- Creator:Peter Loftus (1948, American)
- Creation Year:2014
- Dimensions:Height: 44 in (111.76 cm)Width: 66 in (167.64 cm)Depth: 2.5 in (6.35 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Burlingame, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: LOFP51121stDibs: LU375313646332
Peter Loftus
Peter Loftus was born in 1948, in Washington D.C. He received a BFA in painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art, in 1971. In 1974, Loftus earned an MFA from the University of Pennsylvania. Drawn by the glorious California light, Loftus moved to Santa Cruz in 1975. He has lived and painted there ever since. He taught at both University of California at Santa Cruz and Cabrillo Community College between 1975, through the present (at UCSC). Loftus taught Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Drawing and Painting, in both oil and aqueous media. During that time, he also sustained a rigorous exhibition schedule, showing regularly on the East and West coasts; in New York at Fischbach Gallery and San Francisco at William Sawyer Gallery and later at Hackett-Freedman Gallery. Besides, Loftus has participated in several group exhibitions and has been avidly collected by public, corporate, and private collections.
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