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Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Abstract Village" oil on canvas, n.d. A fabulous painting by Harold Frank titled "Abstract Village" with a composition that is on the one hand abstract but on the other hand suggests a landscape. A patchwork of vibrant colors created with staccato brushstrokes superimposed by sweeping horizontal bands of pastel hues, all framed by a muted turquoise border, conjures a landscape viewed through a window. One might imagine meandering through a colorful field of flowers until arriving at a body of blue water with a colorful sunset or sunrise beyond OR perhaps that is not body of water, but merely part of the magnificent sky comprised of banded azure, peach, aqua, and pink hues. Size: 19.25" L x 33.5" W (48.9 cm x 85.1 cm)

Harold Frank immigrated with his family to the US through Ellis Island. Growing up in the tenements of the Lower East Side in New York City during the era of the Great Depression and World War II, Frank found Abstract Expressionism to be the ideal means to explore the angst of his world. He once stated, "I can live with the abstract. Life is a mystery."

Frank studied at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, the Pratt Institute, the Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include DeKooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, and still-life paintings, figures and head studies were the predominant theme of his oeuvre.

For more about Harold Frank, see Sandie Stern's monograph "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001).

Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased from artist on June 25th, 1973

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Some expected surface wear with a few minor scuffs/abrasions and areas of craquelure commensurate with age. Verso and edges of canvas have darkened with age. Some paint drips on the verso and edges of the canvas. Overall, the painted composition is still vivid with brilliant color.