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John T. Axton
"Still Life with Red Wine"

Circa 1980

About the Item

Wonderful small still life painting by John T. Axton III done circa 1980. Oil on canvas and signed with the artist's monogram lower left. Unframed. Axton was born in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on June 28, 1922. Raised and educated on Army posts in various parts of the U.S. Studied at the Georgia School of Technology, earned a BFA at the Kansas City Art Institute and School of Design (Missouri) in 1951, and a MFA from the Yale Univ. School of Fine Art in 1954 where he studied with Joseph Albers, Ad Reinhardt and Stuart Davis. His early work was comprised of detailed abstract designs and patterns which comprised the whole. Later his paintings concentrated on the details of realism, incorporating historical artifacts, primarily from the Southwest. Taught design at the University of California, Berkeley in 1966.
  • Creator:
    John T. Axton (1922 - 2009, American)
  • Creation Year:
    Circa 1980
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9 in (22.86 cm)Width: 6 in (15.24 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Southampton, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU141443262
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