Description: FANTASTIC ANTIQUE MID-CENTURY MODERN FIGURATIVE IMPRESSIONIST OIL PAINTING ON BOARD BY ESTEEMED CALIFORNIA MODERNIST PAINTER NORMAN KIRK. (American b.1924). THIS WORK DEPICTS A CAPTIVATING SCENE OF A BEARDED MAN PASSIONATELY PLAYING A BASS INSTRUMENT. THE MAN IS PORTRAYED IN A DYNAMIC POSE, FULLY ENGAGED IN HIS MUSICAL PERFORMANCE. HIS BODY LANGUAGE CONVEYS A SENSE OF INTENSITY AND DEDICATION AS HE LEANS INTO THE INSTRUMENT, FINGERS GLIDING ALONG THE STRINGS. SIMPLY AMAZING. SIGNED BY N KIRK. PERHAPS YOU RECOGNIZE THE ARTIST? IT DATES AROUND THE 1950s. EXCELLENT VINTAGE CONDITION. DIMENSIONS: 34” W x 24” H Norman Kirk (Born 1924) is active/lives in California. Norman Kirk is known for Landscape figure painting. Having explored a broad spectrum of styles and media throughout his career of 35 years, Norman Kirk currently devotes his principal work to watercolor landscapes. Kirk skillfully weaves large areas of white paper through his work, enhancing the passages of negative space with delicate pencil work. Since 1982, Kirk has taught watercolor painting at Ventura College. Schooled in the classics at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Kirk continued his studies at the Los Angeles Art Center School of Design, U.C.L.A., and Chouinards. Kirk is a member of the National Watercolor Society, Watercolor West, and the Gold Coast Watercolor Society. Works by Norman Kirk have been exhibited extensively in museums and galleries such as the Ventura County Museum of History and Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the California Museum of Science and Industry. Kirk's work is included in the collections of the National Park Service, the United States Department of Defense, and the City of Ojai. Dimensions
Price: 1500 USD
Location: Pasadena, California
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Artist: Norman Kirk
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Signed By: N Kirk
Size: Large
Signed: Yes
Period: Mid Century
Material: Oil On Board
Item Length: 34 in
Region of Origin: California, USA
Framing: Framed
Subject: Men, Figures, Musical Instruments, Musical Bands & Groups
Type: Painting
Year of Production: 1951
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 27 in
Style: Abstract, Cubism, Impressionism
Theme: Portrait, People, Art, Music
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Production Technique: Oil Painting
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Culture: Modern Art
Handmade: Yes
Item Width: 34 in
Time Period Produced: 1950-1959
