Robert Gwathmey

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 USD

Sold

21,250 USD

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Description

Robert Gwathmey
Harvesting (Four Figures)
signed Gwathmey (center right)
oil on canvas

Provenance

Terry Dintenfass Gallery, New York
Private Collection, Philadelphia

Catalogue Note

The present work showcases Gwathmey's signature style of melding abstraction with social realism. Through his use of stark black outlines and flat planes of bright color, the artist lends his subjects, African-American agricultural workers in the south, a powerful presence without romanticizing the hardships they faced.