248 Carnations

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This item SOLD at 2016 Apr 02 @ 14:46UTC-7 : PDT/MST
Category Art
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 10,000.00 USD
Estimated at 20,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD
Carnations
Artist: Schmid, RichardDate of Birth: b. 1934
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 8 x 12 inches
Signed: Signed lower left and dated 2004
Verso: Signed, titled and dated verso

Richard Schmid, an excellent candidate for the current post of painter’s painter, might be best known for his figurative work, but his flowers are unmistakable and perhaps, unmatched in our time. In Carnations, Schmid takes this overlooked flower, drooping denizen of buttonholes in rented tuxes at Proms from sea to shining sea, and transforms it into a bravura display of fireworks in red, pink, yellow, white, and green. With an all but dry brush in certain areas, and very few strokes throughout, he makes flowers and leaves explode with a kind of freshness that allows the viewer to see these humble blooms with fresh eyes.