Untitled (Abstracted Head) by John Brown
John Brown
Untitled (Abstracted Head)
oil on board
signed and dated 1990 on the reverse; unframed
18 x 16 in ( 45.7 x 40.6 cm )
Auction Estimate: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $960.00
Sale date: February 25th 2025
Provenance:
The Estate of Jaan Põldaas
The Estate of Jaan Põldaas
Fellow abstractionist and studio mate, John Brown (1953-2020), was known for a slow painting process of applying oil paint to a panel and scraping it off to leave a residual history of the work, taking up to a year to create some of his paintings. Seemingly an opposite approach to Poldaas’, who decided on the parameters of a painting before execution, worked serially, and sometimes on several canvases at once. They shared a dedication to a deeply meticulous practice. Brown met Poldaas at Mercer Union, where he became active and a board member in the 1980s.
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