"Bucks County" House, Barn & Yard 12" x 16" Oil Painting-1940s/50s-Louis Bosa

Description: This is a 12 by 16 inch (image size) Louis Bosa(1905-1981) wonderful oil painting on masonite entitled on the back Frank Oehlschlaeger gallery label, "Bucks's County." It depicts a a house, barn and yard with trees. It likely is a depiction of what became his Upper Black Eddy, Pa. "Casa Bosa" home with the barn that became his studio. Bosa did it around the 1940s or 1950s. With the frame, which shows very light wear, it measures 19 by 24 inches. The painting is in excellent condition. See the above condition report as well as the photos. It is signed. It will be shipped via UPS for $40. (Please be advised: I sell artwork, that is paintings and works on paper. If a frame or mat is included with the artwork, it should be considered an extra, a throw-in, no matter how appealing or unappealing the frame or mat may be to you. You are offering for/purchasing the artwork. Considered this way, you will not be disappointed if the frame or mat is not to your liking. Many buyers want to replace the frame or mat anyway and offer accordingly.) Born in Codroipo, a small village only a few miles from Venice, Italy in 1905, the son of a stonemason. Bosa emigrated to the U.S. at age 18 after studies at the Accademia della Belle Arti in Venice and became an American citizen. He then studied under John Sloan, of the Ashcan School, at the Art Students League in New York. A distinguished painter, Louis Bosa's work has been likened to that of artists ranging from Pieter Breughel the Elder to one of his mentors John Sloan and the Ashcan School. His style was, however, distinctively his own. Bosa was a close observer of the human condition. His paintings, which are in all media including primarily oil but also gouache, watercolor, ink, etc, often focus on people and street scenes from his native Italy and New York neighborhoods as well as rural scenes from and around Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Bosa was known to have followed his subjects, making many sketches and mental notes, and combining his observations in the final work to create visionary, whimsical, fantastical images. The subjects of his paintings are highly stylized and expressionistic, and often border on caricature. "People are so funny at times they are sad," he said: The people in his paintings are accessible and portray human emotion and everyday life, conquering such concepts as mortality, humility and sometimes futility. His work often reveals comedy in the midst of tragedy. Many of his paintings include whimsical images of nuns riding bicycles, monks flying and similar authority figures engaged in mundane activities. He painted the streets and characters of the city, including many of New York. His artist friends included Jackson Pollack, Robert Philipp and Isthak Holtz, to name just a few. He traveled extensively through Europe and often returned to his native Italy. He died in Doylestown, Pa. in 1981.

Price: 695 USD

Location: Westfield, New Jersey

End Time: 2024-11-22T23:22:39.000Z

Shipping Cost: 40 USD