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Gouache on Paper, Lively 1960s Abstract Expressionist Painting, Dorothy Swinney

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Gouache on paper, a lively and spontaneously-rendered 1960s abstract expressionist painting by Dorothy Swinney; exhibition label on verso dated 1962; with quick spontaneous brush strokes using nonrepresentational shapes in black, grey and white paints on a sepia ground; newly framed; Abstract Expressionism is a post -WWII American art movement, developed in New York in the 1940's. It was the first specifically American movement to achieve international influence and put New York City at the center of the western art world, a role formerly filled by Paris.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 39.5 in (100.33 cm)Width: 30.5 in (77.47 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Style:
    Expressionist (Of the Period)
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1962
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    San Francisco, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 45951stDibs: LU797011502953

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