Frank Knowing Mixed Media Sculpture With Paper and Wood

Item Details

A mixed media sculpture by Frank Kowing (1944-2016), created in 2006. The work depicts a face using bright paint and found objects to create a composition. Signed and dated towards the bottom of the foam core element. Presented without a hanging wire.

Frank Kowing is an outsider artist based in Maryland with a larger than life reputation, the bulk of his focus being mixed media works, many grand in scale and with three dimensional quality. He has participated in a vast array of group shows and exhibits since his first shows in the 1970s in New York City. His education, after service in Vietnam with the US Army, was extensive and included the Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam, Netherlands and several fine art institutions in Pennsylvania.

Condition

- work could benefit from a dusting.

Dimensions

- measurements of complete work.

Item #

17BAL087-023