Colorful Abstract Oil Painting on Paper by Martin Rosenthal

Description

This freshly-framed oil painting on paper signed by the artist is a vibrant and dynamic composition of textures and shapes, … more This freshly-framed oil painting on paper signed by the artist is a vibrant and dynamic composition of textures and shapes, and a wonderful example of mid-century abstract expressionism. Martin Rosenthal was committed to his craft, and left behind a prolific body of work.

Born in 1899 in Woburn, MA, he studied at the Art Students League in New York with Robert Henri and Boardman Robinson, and as George Luks' associate at the Luks School of Painting. He also taught at Luks' summer home.

In the Modern Art Exhibition of 1934, Rosenthal's work was singled out by critics from exhibited pieces by Chagall, Modigliani, and Pissarro. Rosenthal exhibited little from the late 1930s until the early 1960s, although he continued to paint. He spent the greater part of his life in New York City, but traveled to Madagascar, Spain, and Japan.

In later years Rosenthal painted in the basement of a small home he shared with his mother and aunt in Queens, New York. In time, the abstract works began to grow larger in size and brighter in color - as if to mock the artist's surroundings. There is no hue he did not use, no rhythm he did not capture. These works were never seen until after Rosenthal's death in 1974.

Artwork dimensions
13" x 19.25"

Framed dimensions
16" x 22.375" less