Ozz França Modernist Oil Painting "Study of City - Composition of City"

Item Details

Ozz França (Brazilian-American, 1928 – 1991)
Study of City – Composition of City, mid-late 20th century
Oil painting on canvas
Signed to the lower right
Title inscribed on label to the lower right of linen spacers

Raised in São Paulo, Brazil, Modern artist Ozz Franca showed his artistic talent at an early age, and had his first solo exhibition at age eighteen. Although he painted a variety of subjects including seascapes, cityscapes, nudes, florals, and children, he is best known for his paintings of Native American women. After studying at the Fine Arts School in Sâo Paulo, he received a scholarship to study in the United States at the University of Utah. Franca then moved to Hollywood where he worked as a cartoon illustrator for Walt Disney. Some of his major projects include illustrations for Lady and the Tramp and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Many of Franca’s fine art paintings feature abstract geometric shapes and form, muted colors, and floating imagery that evokes a sense of mystery and ethereal qualities. Numerous politicians and celebrities have collected his work including Nelson Rockefeller, Frank Sinatra, Jackie Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Sammy Davis, Jr. among many others.

Condition

- light craquelure, scuffing, and accretions to paint; minor indentations to canvas, most visibly towards the lower left where the painting presses against the interior border of the stretchers; discoloration and loose debris to linen spacers of frame; significant flaking and loss to paint of frame, likely due in part to intentional weathering and distress; chipping, abrasions, scratching, scuffing, light discoloration, and accretions to frame.

Dimensions

- measurements of frame; sight measures 47.5" W x 23.5" H.

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Item #

ITMG869057