Llyn Foulkes
b. 1934
Carldonna
titled on the reverse
oil on paper
35 x 43 cm ; 13¾x 17 in.
Executed in 1964.
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Llyn Foulkes
b. 1934
Carldonna
titré au dos
huile sur papier
35 x 43 cm ; 13¾x 17 in.
Exécuté en 1964.
Please note that the work was inspected framed. This work is in very good condition.
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Rolf Nelson Gallery, Los Angeles
Artnet Auction, 13 December 2010, Lot 25240
Charles Cowles Gallery, New York
Malle Collection, Paris
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Rolf Nelson Gallery, Los Angeles
Artnet Auction, 13 décember 2010, Lot 25240
Charles Cowles Gallery, New York
Collection Malle, Paris
An American artist from the West Coast, Foulkes exhibited from the 1960s at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles. He became known for his paintings of Route 66 landscapes, which were systematically taken from postcards and old photographs, not from reality.
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Artiste américain de la côte Ouest, Foulkes exposa dès les années 60 à la Ferus gallery de Los Angeles C’est avec ses peintures de paysages de la Route 66 systématiquement tirées de cartes postales et de photographies anciennes, et non de la réalité, qu’il se fit connaître.