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Signed Wolf Kahn, ‘Young Apple Trees & Barn’. Oil on Canvas, circa 1969, Gallery Label
Wolf Kahn (American, 1927-2020) authentic ‘Young Apple Trees & Barn’, circa 1969. Oil painting on canvas, signed lower right. Various labels to verso, one being a gallery label for Gallery Reese Palley, noting title, date, inventory and original price of $1,320. Provenance: Gallery Reese Palley, Atlantic City, NJ. Please refer to photos.
Kahn is a highly collected artist known for abstract landscapes and still life works. His use of color has placed him at the forefront of american representational art, and has made him one of the most highly regarded colorists in the u.s. The unique blend of realism and formal discipline of color field painting sets his work apart. Kahn is an artist who embodies a synthesis of artistic traits – the modern abstract training of Hans Hofmann, the palette of Matisse, Rothko’s sweeping bands of color, and the atmospheric qualities of american impressionism. His work represents a masterful synthesis of illusionistic representation and abstraction.
His focus on such thematic imagery as the tended fields, houses and sturdy barns of new england began in 1966 when he did a work titled ‘First Barn Painting.’ His work may be found in the collections of the metropolitan museum of art; the whitney museum of american art; the museum of modern art; the museum of fine arts, boston; the hirshhorn museum; and the smithsonian american art museum; and the los angeles county museum of art.
Canvas – 31 3/4" high x 51 1/2" wide. Frame – 32 1/2" high 52 1/2" wide.
Condition: Minor wear commensurate with age. Several areas of craquelure related to impact to canvas. Framing appears to be original to the work. Please refer to photos.
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