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Sicilian Landscape II - Mother Earth

Creator: Eugene Berman
Offered by: Robert Funk Fine Art

Description
Eugene Berman is a keen observer of his surroundings but never translates his vision in a literal way. In "Sicilian Landscape," the artist transforms a selected part of a grey desert into something green and fertile. Front and center in the composition, Berman paints a barren hill to resemble two female breasts. Rich with life-giving abundance, their rounded forms bulge and point upward toward the viewer. Swirling thin lines define their botanical shapes that culminate in the nipple. Is this Berman's way of saying this space is "Mother Earth" in her nurturing, rich, and fertile glory?
Initialed Cartouche lower center
Inscribe on back Roma, Sicilian Landscape II, Jan, 1965 E.B.
Collection of the estate of Mr. Robert Tobin of San Antonio, Texas

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	Italy
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Oil on Canvas
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	1965
Styles / Movements:	Conceptualism, Modernism, Surrealism
Catalog References:	Initialed Cartouche lower center Inscribe on back Roma, Sicilian Landscape II, Jan, 1965 E.B. Collection of the estate of Mr. Robert Tobin of San Antonio, Texas
Incollect Reference #:	171654

Dimensions

W.	27.5 in;	H.	17 in;
W.	69.85 cm;	H.	43.18 cm;

Message from Seller:

You'll find an eclectic group of art works at Robert Funk Fine Art. 45 years of experience has shaped Director Robert Funk's multi-perspective approach to presenting art. As an undergrad in painting, he studied with great teachers such as first-generation abstract expressionist Robert Richenburg and hyper-realist painter Janet Fish. In Graduate School he worked with famed critic E.C. Goossen and went on to work as a Photographer, New York Advertising Art Director, and Art Collector.