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Lot 0108: ATTR TO FRIEDEL DZUBAS ABSTRACT ACRYLIC PAINTING

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Attributed to Friedel Dzubas, German, American, 1915 to 1994, extra large Magna acrylic painting on canvas depicting an abstract expressionist composition, 1979. Signed, inscribed, and dated, on the backside. Friedel Dzubas was a German born American abstract painter. Friedel Dzubas studied art in his native land before fleeing Nazi Germany in 1939 and settling in New York City. In Manhattan during the early 1950s, he shared a studio with fellow abstract painter Helen Frankenthaler. He began exhibiting his Abstract expressionist paintings at this time. His work was included in the Ninth Street Show in New York City in 1951, and in group exhibitions at the Leo Castelli gallery, the Stable Gallery, and the Tibor de Nagy Gallery among others. After the Ninth Street Show annual invitational exhibitions were held at the Stable Gallery throughout the 1950s. The poster of the second New York Painting and Sculpture Annual at The Stable Gallery in 1953, included an introduction by Clement Greenberg: In the 1960s he became associated with Color field painting and Lyrical Abstraction. He was included in Post painterly abstraction a 1964 exhibition curated by Clement Greenberg. Dzubas was a friend of Clement Greenberg, who in turn introduced him to Jackson Pollock and other artists. Dzubas used Magna paint, an acrylic paint favored by many of the artist's peers over oil paint, from 1966 onward. The artist would apply thick layers of color over washes, scrubbing the paint into the unprimed canvas. Dzubas used staining, brushing and other ways of applying color. His paintings were generally large in size and scale, but he made many very small paintings as well. One of a kind artwork.

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Overall good vintage condition. Signs of age and wear. Refer to photos. Sold As Is.
71 x 71 in. All measurements are approximate.

Auction Date

April 13th, 2024

PRICE WITH BUYER PREMIUM

$21,760.00