Pre-Valentine Wonderful Sale

Charles Bunnell Signed Abstract Oil Painting, 1952

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Start price: $500

Estimated price: $1,000 - $10,000

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Description

Keywords: Josef Albers, Ilya Bolotowsky, Abstract Expressionism, Geometric Abstraction, Cubism, Post War, mid-20th century art, American artist, modernist style.

NO RESERVE Charles Bunnell abstract oil painting on Masonite, dated 1952. It features geometric shapes in a bold composition. Signed and dated lower right. Bunnell’s work has been exhibited in several one-man shows including those held at the Kansas City Art Institute; the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center; the University of Kentucky; the Santa Fe Museum; the University of Illinois; the Taos Gallery, NM; the Brodley Gallery, NY; the Antlers Gallery, CO; the Carl Barnett Galleries, TX; the Haigh Gallery, CO; and the Dord Fitz Art Gallery, TX. Bunnell’s work has also been included in exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago; the Carnegie Institute; the Colorado State Fair; the Kansas City Art Institute; and in "Artists West of the Mississippi".

Measurement: Art: 18 3/4 x 23 3/4 in. (47.6 x 60.3 cm.) approx

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