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Gambling Man

Artist:Virgil Finlay
Date:1966
Medium:Mixed Media on Masonite
Dimensions:Sight Size 10" x 15" Framed 15" x 20"
Condition:Excellent
Original Use:Fine Art
Full view of artwork
Full view of artwork
The artist's signature and date lower right
The artist’s signature and date lower right
Smartly framed in stepped wood frame
Smartly framed in stepped wood frame

An inventive example of modern abstract art by the prolific pulp artist Virgil Finlay, signed and dated 1966 and titled on verso “Gambling Man.” This is done in mixed media – oil paint on masonite, with pen and ink, and raised translucent glowing drips that add a spatial dimensional feel. A juxtaposition of planes and levels that create another dimension as if you are looking deep into the painting. Notations found on the back of the painting in Virgil Finlay’s handwriting read “The buttons of the jailer,” January 6, 1966, on reading Brian Moore Coffey. Smartly framed and ready to hang.

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Frame corner profile detail
Frame corner profile detail

Modernist and inventive in style this unusual example deftly shows the technical mastery and imagination of this important American illustrator.

Above: Verso view before framing
Above: Notations on the artist’s inspiration for the image

Gambling Man

Artist: Virgil Finlay

Filed Under: Fine & Decorative Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1960s, abstract, american, illustration, modernist, psychedelic, pulp, science fiction, Virgil Finlay
Added to Gallery: November 6, 2016

 

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