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Vintage Ben Abril Original Gouache Painting c1960s California
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Stunning and vibrant original gouache on paper titled, "Boat House" c1960s. Excellent example of his work. Original frame.
Ben Abril (1923-1995) was an American artist best known for his paintings of California, often depicting urban landscapes, vehicles, and buildings of historical interest. He also focused "on weathered buildings that have been standing for 100 years or more, on ghost towns, on old roads passing through rural places." His scenes of a now-vanished Los Angeles have become his most sought-after works.
Numerous key galleries and museums such as Hilbert Museum of California Art, Chapman University have featured Ben Abril's work in the past.
From 1959 to 1963, Abril embarked on a series of thirty-six paintings of old buildings, including dilapidated Victorian mansions, in the Bunker Hill area of downtown Los Angeles. His work attracted the attention of Alexander Cowie, one of the "big three" art dealers of Southern California, who in 1962 began to represent Abril. During this period, Abril also illustrated three children's books about railroads by David Robert Burleigh, How Engines Talk (1961), Piggyback (1962), and Shoofly (1963). A major exhibit of his work at the Cowie Wilshire Galleries in Los Angeles in 1964 was described as a "prodigious display" by Artforum.
- Dimensions:Height: 28.5 in (72.39 cm)Width: 36.5 in (92.71 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
- Style:Modern (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:c1960s
- Condition:Replacements made: Original matte was replaced and UV museum glass was added.
- Seller Location:Oakland, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU7361235853072
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