Description: FANTASTIC VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN HARD-EDGE OIL PAINTING ON BOARD. (CIRCA 1960s). THIS WORK DEPICTS A CLASSIC CHECKERBOARD PATTERN RENDERED WITH ALTERNATING BLACK AND WHITE SQUARES, CREATING A STRIKING GEOMETRIC COMPOSITION. AMIDST THE MONOCHROMATIC BACKDROP, ONE SQUARE STANDS OUT WITH A BOLD RED ACCENT, ADDING A DYNAMIC FOCAL POINT TO THE ART WHERE THE ORDINARY BECOMES EXTRAORDINARY. SIMPLY AMAZING. THERE’S A REMANENT OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE A FADED ILLEGIBLE SIGNATURE IN THE LOWER LEFTHAND CORNER, I CANNOT SAY FOR CERTAIN. PERHAPS YOU RECOGNIZE THE ARTIST? IT DATES AROUND THE 1960s. GOOD OVERALL CONDITION. MILD SCRATCHES AS SHOWN. DIMENSIONS: 30” W x 24” H History of the checkerboard pattern. Bronze Age pottery displayed the staggered square design in pieces from as early as 1500 BC. The design can even be found in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. Once stone and tile began being used to make floors, the ancient Romans began incorporating the design into their buildings.
Price: 900 USD
Location: Pasadena, California
End Time: 2024-12-12T01:02:39.000Z
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Size: Large
Period: Post-War (1940-1970)
Material: Oil On Board
Item Length: 30 in
Region of Origin: California, USA
Framing: Framed
Subject: Checkerboard
Type: Painting
Year of Production: 1960s
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 24 in
Style: Abstract, Checkerboard, Cubism, Modernism
Theme: Modern Art, Art
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Production Technique: Oil Painting
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Culture: Modern Art Modernism
Handmade: Yes
Item Width: 30 in
Time Period Produced: 1960-1969
