By Frank Sinatra
Located in New Orleans, LA
Frank Sinatra
1915-1998 American
Shapes in Green, Blue, and Black
Signed and dated "Frank Sinatra 92"(lower right)
Oil on canvas
Widely considered the greatest American singer of pop music of the 20th century, Frank Sinatra was not only an iconic entertainer but also an accomplished painter. A lover of art for his entire life, Sinatra became a collector of significance after his rise to fame, acquiring works by both modern and postmodern painters. Sinatra spent his free time creating colorful compositions inspired by modern art luminaries, looking to their bold aesthetics for guidance while creating his own original works with a unique point-of-view. This bold composition features dramatic geometric swathes of vibrant hues. Energetic lines form vivid shapes in blue, green and black, creating a polyphony of forms and colors. Bright and melodic, this composition combines the colorful geometry of Mondrian, the creative abstraction of Miró and the cubism of Picasso with the rhythmic qualities of music, resulting in an exciting and original work from the famed singer.
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 Post-Impressionist Frank Sinatra Art