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Listed Artist Felix Bronner Large 36" By 36" Geometric Abstract Oil On Canvas
Listed Artist Felix Bronner Large 36' By 36' Geometric Abstract Oil On Canvas

Listed Artist Felix Bronner Large 36" By 36" Geometric Abstract Oil On Canvas

Winning Bid
on 02/28/21
$245.00
Item #775235
Lot #5 of 125
Item Description

A great estate fresh oil on canvas painting by listed artiest Felix Bronner. The canvas measures 36"by 36" and is signed on the back of the stretcher.

Artist Bio:
Atop the broad doorway of Felix Bronner's painting studio are three commands written on crisp white cards in thick black marker: "search," "investigate," and "stay with it." These are words for a scientist to live by, especially one who, like Bronner, has made significant contributions to his field. But for Bronner, those words are about art, not science.

Bronner, 85, is a professor emeritus at the University of Connecticut whose distinguished career investigating calcium homeostasis, transport and metabolism continues today. He is co-editing the third in a five-volume series, Topics in Bone Biology, published by Springer, UK. And he is an accomplished artist working in oils with nearly 1,000 paintings to his credit.

Bronner first picked up a brush in the late 1970s, taking classes at the local high school, then the West Hartford Art League, eventually moving on to private lessons. He's more than a recreational painter -- at a teacher's encouragement, Bronner entered his first juried show, the prestigious Silver Mine Show, in 1985, and was accepted. Since then, he's won awards for painting and drawing, had dozens of one-man shows, and been chosen for several other juried shows.

On a tour through the West Hartford home he shares with his wife Leah, Bronner points out favorite works. A still life with a guitar and a vase from 1979 is "the first painting I did that I think was half worth anything," he says. Three- and four-foot square abstracts mixing rectangles, circles and stripes in muted shades of blue, purple, green and gray; small collages of paint, paper, and type in hot colors and vibrant shapes; softer-edged paintings blending abstraction and cityscape -- all that, and more, are on display. Kandinsky and Matisse are among his inspirations, along with "the whole abstract expressionist school."

Condition

Consistent with age and use.

Seller Info
Clearing House Estate Sales
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