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Robert Richter
'Mall Bird' original oil on wood painting signed by Robert Richter

2013

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This painting, 'Mall Bird,' presents a black bird in an urban landscape using the humor and irony common to Robert Richter's oeuvre. The bird stands in the foreground atop the regularly patterned corbels of an urban sidewalk. In the distance, beyond a parking lot is a strip mall so common to contemporary life. Richter's rendition of the bird is ambiguous: perhaps it is a pigeon, which thrive in urban settings. At the same time, it could be any number of dark-feathered birds native to the artist's current home in Texas. This juxtaposition of nature with banal urban and suburban architecture is just the tongue-in-cheek subject that makes Richter's paintings so endearing an surprising. 26 x 32.75 inches, painting 33 x 39.75 inches, frame Titled, dated, signed in pencil & stamped with initial on verso Housed in a frame of the artist's design and construction Born in Milwaukee, Robert Richter has been painting from the age of eight. His unique paintings are hand carved on wood as well as hand carved frames that become an integral part of the paintings. The artist comments, “I want my paintings to be stunning from across the room, to beckon, as all good paintings should. And then close up, what a surprise!” The artist lived in New York where he painted literally everything from stage sets to mural commissions. He painted store front windows, lithographs from aluminum plates for actors, T-shirts, costumes, curtains, wall hangings, furniture and floors. His unique experiences, intellect, extraordinary color sensibility result in a stunning style with flavors of Avery, Grant Wood and Matisse, but mostly himself.
  • Creator:
    Robert Richter (1954, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2013
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 33 in (83.82 cm)Width: 39.75 in (100.97 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Milwaukee, WI
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 12094c1stDibs: LU60536269451

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