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Walter Charles Klett
Environs of Rome

1946- 1950

$8,500
£6,457.42
€7,532.25
CA$12,175.93
A$12,352.09
CHF 7,025.76
MX$150,065.14
NOK 82,628.20
SEK 82,914.62
DKK 56,317.34

About the Item

Klett was an in-demand illustrator in the post-war period of the late 1940's and 1950's. and . His work appeared in many of the newsstand magazines at the time. This work is a personal artistic effort. It reflects the avant-garde artistic sentiment of the time. Surrealism. A foreground figure looking out to a timeless and surreal scene, not unlike those depicted by Giorgio de Chirico and Paul Delvaux. oil on masonite, signed lower right, titled verso, presented in a wide polychromed reeded frame with a velvet liner
  • Creator:
    Walter Charles Klett (1897 - 1966, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1946- 1950
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 18.75 in (47.63 cm)Width: 19.75 in (50.17 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    An old layer of damar varnish is yellowing and darkening of colors slightly. Period Frame shows wear with painting chipping and flaking - Liner is brown and needs to be replaced.
  • Gallery Location:
    Miami, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU38536849002

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