By Frank Sinatra
Located in New Orleans, LA
One of the most iconic musical legends of all time, Frank Sinatra is widely considered the greatest American singer of pop music of the 20th century. Throughout his lifetime, he had an unparalleled array of hit songs and albums, appeared in dozens of films and left behind a massive catalog of work that remains beloved to this day. Aside from his music and his acting, Sinatra was also a talented painter, spending his leisure time creating colorful canvases inspired by the most popular painters of his day. The present acrylic on canvas is a spectacular example of his artistic output.
Sinatra was a lover of art for his entire life, and after rising to fame, he became a collector of significance, acquiring works by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Walt Kuhn, Marc Chagall and David Hockney. These paintings had an influence on the singer's own artistic style. The present work, which features vibrant diamonds boldly painted in primary colors, is an impressive example of geometric abstraction, paying homage to artists such as Piet Mondrian and Frank Stella.
Born in 1915 to Italian immigrants in New Jersey, Frank Sinatra rose to fame in the early 1940s, singing first with the famed "Sentimental Gentleman of Swing" Tommy Dorsey...
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20th Century Abstract Frank Sinatra Art