Rosemarie Bloch Acrylic Painting "Gimme Five," 1997

Item Details

Rosemarie Bloch (Ohio, 1940 – 2024)
Gimme Five, 1997
Acrylic on canvas
Signed to the lower right
Retains artist’s label to the verso

Based for many years in Okeana, Ohio, Rosemarie Bloch was a celebrated regional artist whose work explores the tension between organic chaos and human order. A graduate of the Art Academy of Cincinnati, Bloch studied under the legendary Op Artist Julian Stanczak, a lineage reflected in her masterful manipulation of color and perception. Her signature style often ‘organizes’ accidental paint splashes into rigid, grid-like structures—a visual metaphor for the social, religious, and political boundaries that define and divide modern society. A longtime instructor at the Middletown Arts Center, Bloch continued to produce compelling works that blend Mid-Century technical precision with poignant contemporary commentary.

Condition

- accretions; few areas of paint loss to the edges; scratches and finish loss to the frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; sight measures 68" W x 47" H.

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Item #

ITMGS49155