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Abstracted Lounging Figure 1994 Mixed Media

Name: Abstracted Lounging Figure 1994 Mixed Media
Price: 1450 USD
Availability: InStock

$1,450

Lost Art Salon

San Francisco, CA

Description: This 1994 mixed media on paper figure scene is by Russian-born artist Leo Saal (1912-1996). Saal was born in Petrograd … more This 1994 mixed media on paper figure scene is by Russian-born artist Leo Saal (1912-1996). Saal was born in Petrograd (now Saint-Petersburg), Russia shortly before the Bolshevik Revolution. He endured three years in The Gulag, and was captured by Germany during WWII. He worked in the circus and theater and was trained in photography and filmmaking. He moved to Washington DC when he was invited to work for the CIA in 1953. Throughout all this, and over six decades, Saal managed to draw, sketch, do printmaking, make collages and paint - often inspired by early references to turn-of-the-century Russian paintings. Recurring themes were frequently related to European history, the circus metaphor, mother and child, and the beach. Saal was primarily self-taught and created thousands of pieces with strong influences from Beckman, Picasso, Manet, Feininger, Velasquez and Goya.

1994
Mixed Media on Paper
32.5"x25" framed, 24"x18" unframed

Dated lower right. Excellent vintage condition. Framed in a restored antique wood frame with an eggshell finish using archival matting and spacers behind conservation clear glass. less

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San Francisco, CA

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