PETER DEAN (1934 - 1993) | Lady and the Centaur, 1968

oil on board; signed and dated '68'

Collection of the Artist
Acquired from the above by the present owner 

This work is in very good condition overall. There is minor, stable cracking to the yellow passage in the center of the board. Under Ultraviolet light inspection there is no evidence of restoration. Please note this work has not been inspected out of its frame. Framed.
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Peter Dean was a figurative and abstract artist who was concerned with depicting the socio-political climate of the 60s and 70s. His art is apocalyptic with sometimes violent undertones, which is a stark contrast from the cool and analytic art of the time, such as Minimalism and Pop. Dean was born in 1934 Berlin to Jewish parents, and immigrated to New York to flee the Holocaust. In 1969 Dean co-founded Rhino Horn, an artist group which produced socially critical art. Dean’s art is featured in many important collections, including the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, the Milwaukee Art Museum, Wisconsin, and the National Gallery of Art D.C.