Louis Papp Oil Painting on Canvas of Abstract Composition

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Louis Papp (American; b. 1930)
Untitled, 1981
Oil Painting on Canvas
Signed and Dated to Verso
22’ W x 28’ H

An oil painting on canvas of an abstract composition by artist Louis Papp (New York; born 1930). The colorful expressive composition exhibits frothy pigments and rough textural impasto, with various vibrant colors concentrated to the lower left area of the composition. The work is signed by the artist and specifically dated ‘12/1 83’ to the stretcher verso. 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.

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18DCC143-082