Farnoosh Lanjani Oil Painting after Gustave Courbet "The Stonebreakers"

Item Details

Farnoosh Lanjani (Iranian-American; 20th/21st century)
The Stonebreakers, 1982
Oil painting on unstretched canvas
Signed and dated to the lower left
Artist name and title inscribed on tape to the verso
A copy oil painting after Gustave Courbet’s (French; 1819 – 1877) 1849 painting, The Stonebreakers

Farnoosh Lanjani was born in Tehran, Iran. He studied at Lucknow College of Art and Craft in India before coming to Ohio and receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Columbus College of Art and Design. Farnoosh creates semi-abstract works in oil and mixed media expressing various themes including contemplation, meditation, and love. His work is represented in public collections including commissioned sculptures and murals at Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, and private collections including commissioned portraits.

Condition

- canvas shows indentations, discoloration, and pin-prick holes to the margins of the painting where there were once staples that had attached the work to stretchers; minor scuffing, discoloration, and accretions to paint and canvas; minor curling to canvas from having been rolled.

Dimensions

- measurements of unstretched canvas; sight of painting measures 36.25" W x 23.5" H.

Item #

ITMG551739