Sale 218 Lot 566

AMERICAN SCHOOL
Mid-20th century
Abstract Composition in Ochre and Crimson, 1968
Oil on canvas.
Heavily textured abstract expressionist oil painting built up with thick impasto in warm tones of ochre, burnt orange, and deep crimson, punctuated by bold gestural strokes of black and dark green suggesting organic, reed-like forms. Signed lower right (S. Mark or J. Mark?) and dated. Framed.
28 x 22 inches; frame: 32 x 26 inches
$200-300