Details
- Dimensions
- 36.25ʺW × 1.5ʺD × 24.25ʺH
- Frame Type
- Framed
- Art Subjects
- Architecture
- Cityscape
- Landscape
- Portrait
- Period
- Late 20th Century
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Burlap
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Brown
- Condition Notes
- There is a dent in the painting on the top right corner and some other chips in the paint. Please … moreThere is a dent in the painting on the top right corner and some other chips in the paint. Please see photo number 8. Minor wear to the metal frame. The paint has crackling. less
- Description
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Mid Century Modern Oil on Burlap over Canvas of London in the Style of Anthony Robert Klitz, signed Canto.
The … more Mid Century Modern Oil on Burlap over Canvas of London in the Style of Anthony Robert Klitz, signed Canto.
The style of this 1960s piece is very Impressionist-Brutalist.
The stretched canvas over wood is invaded in a vintage gold metal frame.
Anthony (Tony) Robert Klitz Irish, (1917–2000) was a 20th-century. Known primarily for his hazy depictions of London’s cityscapes, Klitz’s works are characterized by their muted palette and blurred edges. Executed with oil on canvas and usually featuring a low, empty horizon dotted with minuscule red, black, brown, and yellow figures, his compositions are framed by a muted city scenes painted with an atmospheric perspective in brown and ochre hues. He showed an interest in architecture early life and initially studied planned on pursuing architecture as a profession, which perhaps informed his later choice of subject matter in his work. Born on September 3, 1917 in Southport, England, he went on to study at the Cheltenham Art College from 1936 to 1939. He died in Dublin, Ireland on September 19, 2000.
Tony Klitz (1917-2000) was a fine art painter living and working in Ireland in the latter part of his long and prolific career. He specialised in urban cityscapes and architectural landscapes with a soft impressionistic style and bold use of colour. He exhibited throughout Ireland and the UK regularly since the 1950s and produced many works in both oil and watercolour. less
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