Jack Meanwell Mixed Media on Paper Male Figural

Item Details

Pastel, charcoal

An original pastel and charcoal drawing on paper by well-listed Abstract Expressionist artist Jack Meanwell (1919 – 2005). This painting depicts a gestural nude male figure expressed in black and brown thick strokes; featuring some typical elements in Meanwell’s work through the use of bold colors, a variety of textures, and thick strokes. This piece has been signed in pencil to the lower left corner. 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

- signed to the lower left corner; undated.

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Item #

17CIN501-156