Robert Jessup

"Christopher"

1998

Oil on canvas Signed bottom left Measures 30x27 in good condition International buyers must cover shipping expense

Original Oil on canvas Measures 30x26x1 In excellent condition Signed lower left international buyers must cover shipping expenses

Oil on Canvas In good conditon Needs new matting due to staining Measures 32x28 international buyers must cover shipping expense

Condition report the varnish darkened; with a broad craquelure pattern, framed behind glass. Measures 22x16. International buyers must pay all shipping expenses

The present work of art titled "Urban Abstraction (ripped off posters)" is part of a series of paintings that the artist composed in the 1980s and 1990s inspired by the observation of the urban reality of those years. The artist take the cue from his walks in Florence, both in the center and in the suburbs, and by the observation of billboards and posters scattered throughout the city. The mass of information, colors, messages and words were carried on the canvas with acrylic colors, ideally reconstructing the tears and overlaps of all the information and advertising contained on these huge sheets of paper that invade our cities. The geometric lines are overlaid with jagged lines, overlaps and color dripping and also the choice in the color palette, with different shades of white, gray, rose, orange red and blue helps in rendering the result of the tears and ripped paper. The result is a beautiful multicolored modern abstract canvas, both aesthetically and ethically, with many rich layers of color, texture and expression in which the artist leaves his own message. The painting is housed in a simple modern white lacquer wood frame. Andrea Spinelli...

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