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Howard Chesner Behrens (American, 1933-2014). "18th Fairway at Castle Harbor" serigraph on paper, 1991. Edition 158 of 300. Hand-signed in graphite beneath image in lower left and numbered in lower right. A beautiful serigraph by American artist Howard Behrens depicting the 18th fairway at Castle Harbour golf course, now known as Tucker's Point Club, in Bermuda. The gorgeous landscape features four golfers playing on a verdant course beside a tranquil, blue sea, lush flowers dot the scene, along with leafy trees, beige-hued sand traps, and serene ponds. All is rendered in Behrens' loose, liberal brushstrokes evocative of Impressionist Masters such as Monet and Cezanne. Size of image: 40.25" W x 29.75" H (102.2 cm x 75.6 cm); of paper: 45.75" W x 35.75" H (116.2 cm x 90.8 cm)
Howard Chesner Behrens was an American popular artist and was regarded as the premier American palette knife artist of his time, with numerous shows in the United States and around the world. His work is found in museums and private collections worldwide. Behrens was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1933. He grew up near Washington, D.C. He began drawing at age seventeen after being confined to bed following a sledding accident. His formal education in art was at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he earned a master's degree in painting and sculpture. Behrens was hired by the United States Government Printing Office, where his father was employed as a printer, and worked there for the next seventeen years. t. His passion for travel, for trying new techniques, and his endless hours of painting after work helped him to create his own style of painting with a palette knife. Behrens was captivated by the bright swirls of color that he could create by applying thick globs of oil paint onto a canvas using a palette knife. Behrens' style developed over time, and he spoke of painting becoming its own subject matter: "I slowly started using the palette knife to paint on canvas," said Behrens. "It started out very fine and thin using very little paint. Then, it got thicker and thicker and heavier and heavier. Finally, the most amazing thing happened - the act of painting became the subject matter." Behrens also developed a method for creation that combined travel, sketching, fine art photography and painting. Creation of paintings that integrate what he calls "big, juicy chunks of paint."
Provenance: Cultural Patina Gallery, Burke, Virginia, USA
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- Condition: Serigraph in overall good condition with clear imagery. Hand-signed in graphite beneath image in lower left and numbered in lower right. Tears and folding to upper periphery of paper that do not affect image. Paper is curved from being scrolled but can be easily flattened.
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