Alexis Preller South African 1911-1975 Sea Amphora signed and dated 62 oil on panel 51 by 38cm
This work, Sea Amphora, was exhibited as part of a series of four works titled, Sea Amphora, Sun Amphora, Earth Amphora and Winged Amphora , at the Pieter Wenning Gallery in 1962. This was an unexpected departure in concept and handling of a newly introduced classical Greek theme, a new dimension in Preller’s mythography. He had long been fascinated by Grecian art, was widely read and very knowledgeable about the ancient culture, although his only previous use of Grecian subject matter in a major painting had been in Wounded Sculpture (1947). The new works projected an altogether different mood. In this painting, an amphora or vessel-like form floats rather flatly on an azure blue background. A stark tonal rendition of a bearded head of Poseidon, from a famous ancient Greek bronze, is imposed on the golden-ochre urn form.
Alexis Preller South African 1911-1975 Sea Amphora signed and dated 62 oil on panel 51 by 38cm
This work, Sea Amphora, was exhibited as part of a series of four works titled, Sea Amphora, Sun Amphora, Earth Amphora and Winged Amphora , at the Pieter Wenning Gallery in 1962. This was an unexpected departure in concept and handling of a newly introduced classical Greek theme, a new dimension in Preller’s mythography. He had long been fascinated by Grecian art, was widely read and very knowledgeable about the ancient culture, although his only previous use of Grecian subject matter in a major painting had been in Wounded Sculpture (1947). The new works projected an altogether different mood. In this painting, an amphora or vessel-like form floats rather flatly on an azure blue background. A stark tonal rendition of a bearded head of Poseidon, from a famous ancient Greek bronze, is imposed on the golden-ochre urn form.
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