Louis Papp Mixed Media Painting on Canvas of Abstract Composition

Item Details

Louis Papp (American; b. 1930)
Untitled, 1988
Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
Signed and Dated to Verso
30’ W x 40’ H

A mixed media painting on canvas of an abstract composition by artist Louis Papp (New York; born 1930), created in 1988. Composed of various pastel hues, this expressive composition exhibits frothy pigments and thick gestural impasto, with areas mixed with a rough binding medium and highly protruding clusters concentrated to the lower area of the composition. The work is signed by the artist and specifically dated ‘Autumn 1988’ to the canvas verso and stretcher bars. It remains unframed.

Louis Papp is a New York-based artist known for his abstract, mixed media paintings. His works are often comprised of aggressive gestural brushstrokes and textural impasto rendering large-scale expressionistic compositions. In the 1970s and 80s, he was a member of the Art Students League, a renowned and respected art school headquartered in Manhattan.

Condition

- dust on the textured surface of the work.

Dimensions

Item #

18DCC143-906