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Walter Charles Klett

Environs of Rome

Documentation

Signed

Origin

United States, New York

Period

1920-1949

Materials

Oil on Masonite

Dimensions

W.	19.75 in;	H.	18.75 in;
W.	50.17 cm;	H.	47.63 cm;

Condition

Fair. Fair - An old layer of damar varnish is yellowing and darkening of colors slightly. Period Frame shows wear with painting chipping and flaking.

Creation Date

1945-1950

Description

Klett was an in-demand illustrator in the post-war period of the late 1940's and 1950's. and . His work appeared in many of the newsstand magazines at the time.
This work is a personal artistic effort. It reflects the avant-garde artistic sentiment of the time. Surrealism.
A foreground figure looking out to a timeless and surreal scene, not unlike those depicted by Giorgio de Chirico and Paul Delvaux.
oil on masonite, signed lower right, titled verso, presented in a wide polychromed reeded frame with a velvet liner

Styles / Movements

Post Impressionism, Realism, Surrealism

Incollect Reference Number

441711