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Fred Otnes Jr Mixed Media Figural Painting on Board

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Exquisite painting by prominent artist Fred Otnes, Jr of a figural woman in gold, orange and warm earth colors. This unique mixed media of oil and collage has diverse layers in the painting although to the touch the painting is smooth. This piece is painted on board and is found in a gilt leaf frame with a linen liner. Signed on the lower right corner as well as what appears to be on verso on the craft backing paper. From the personal collection of the artist. Image only is 29.25" high by 26.25" wide. Colors on the painting may vary due to room lighting and photography. Fred Otnes (1925-2015), was a prominent illustrator, painter and collage artist who embraced abstraction. “Fred Otnes brings to his collage paintings a classical refinement and control that makes poetry out of chance pictorial effects,” the artist and critic Maureen Mullarkey wrote in reviewing a retrospective in Manhattan in 2006 for The New York Sun. “He dips into early Cubist collage techniques, touches Florentine and Renaissance bases, and reverses Dadaist chaos into gorgeous homages to order.” Otnes studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and in the late 1940’s he began creating illustrations for national magazines including The Saturday Evening Post and Collier’s. His professional career spanned five decades that later included designs for many high-tech computer companies as well as movie posters including A Fistful of Dollars for United Artists, starring Clint Eastwood.
  • Creator:
    Fred Otnes (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 34 in (86.36 cm)Width: 30.5 in (77.47 cm)Depth: 1.75 in (4.45 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Period:
    1980-1989
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1980s-1990s
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Presents very well, few age related issues to frame. Age appropriate wear. Some slight shadows on upper linen matte, could be a few smudges. Painting on board in good condition with slight age related wear.
  • Seller Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU915432119072

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