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UnknownContemporary Modernist Style Street Scene Oil Painting 1998 - Houses at Midnight1998
1998
About the Item
HOUSES AT MIDNIGHT
Size: 40 x 65 cm (including frame)
Oil on canvas
A delightful modernist-style composition, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1998.
This picturesque composition presents a night scene of a quiet neighborhood filled with houses. The scene is set under a beautiful blue sky, and a luminous crescent moon graces the night sky.
The artist has used very fine brushstrokes to create a smooth, even finish, imbuing the painting with a sense of playfulness, yet skilfully capturing the stillness of the night. There is a sincerity to the painting’s simplicity, both in vision and in execution. Its ‘Naïve’ character captures what many modernists seek – to move away from what they see as the insincere sophistication of art created within the traditional system.
This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary deep and ridged silver frame that suits the painting very well. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.
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- Creation Year:1998
- Dimensions:Height: 15.75 in (40 cm)Width: 25.6 in (65 cm)
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- Condition:This oil on canvas is housed in a complementary deep and ridged silver frame that suits the painting very well. Both the painting and frame are in excellent vintage condition.
- Gallery Location:Bristol, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1869212981222
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