Original, Signed Mid-Century Oil Painting of Mexico City by w.t. Carlsen

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Just masterful! This is an original, signed painting of Mexico City by W.T. Carlsen. The image is finely detailed and … more Just masterful! This is an original, signed painting of Mexico City by W.T. Carlsen. The image is finely detailed and accented by areas of extremely thick paint. You can feel the kinetic energy of the scene.

Oil paint on board.

So who was W.T. Carlsen? Wagn Carlsen, better known as W.T. Carlsen, grew up and studied art in Denmark. He moved to Canada in 1954 and, later, the U.S. He achieved success as a commercial artist and illustrator early in his career. After moving to North America, he became well-regarded for his cityscapes. He exhibited in Canada, the U.S., and Mexico, and won multiple awards. While information on him is rather slim, I was able to find out that he eventually moved to New Jersey where focused on landscapes. He also spent at least five years working a frame shop in New Jersey.

I currently have four works by Carlsen in my collection, one of which I will never sell. Since I've been able to view a body of his work, I've noticed that he tends to work within a very defined color palette, which I have come to view as his signature style.

This piece also has another quintessentially Carlsen element, which is the wooden frame painted in metallic tones and the painting sort of "floating" within. I assumed he did the framing himself. less