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Environs of Rome

Creator: Walter Charles Klett
Offered by: Robert Funk Fine Art

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

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States, New York
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	Oil on Masonite
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
Styles / Movements:	Post Impressionism, Realism, Surrealism
Incollect Reference #:	441711

Dimensions

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