Jack Meanwell Pastel on Paper Abstract Expressionism 1980 Female Nude Gestural

Item Details

Pastel on paper

An original acrylic paint, oil pastel, and graphite drawing on paper by well-listed Abstract Expressionist artist Jack Meanwell (1919 – 2005). This gesture drawing depicts a female nude from behind in flurry of colorful, bold strokes that create soft and sharp texture and movement. This piece has been signed in pencil to the lower center margin; dated 1980.The drawing is not framed or matted, awaiting your choice of presentation.

Jack Meanwell (1919 – 2005) is a renowned Cincinnati artist who painted in a wide spectrum from realism to abstract expressionist art. He was well-known for his dramatic, abstract landscapes painted in bright colors and bold strokes, and his dynamic gestural figure drawings. Meanwell was born in Windsor, Canada, and taught at the Cincinnati Art Academy for over twenty five years. He holds a special place among collected Cincinnati painters. Meanwell is often associated and comparable to fellow Cincinnati painter and abstract expressionist, Paul Chidlaw (1900 – 1989). Their works exhibited together in 2010 at the Mary Ran Gallery, in an exhibit called “Paul Chidlaw and Jack Meanwell – Battle of the Abstract Expressionists.”

Condition

- slight art spotting along edges.

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17CIN501-063