PAUL POTGIETER !! Vintage Framed Oil on Board - City Perspective Art by Known SA Artist

FRAMED VINTAGE OIL ON BOARD - CITY STREET PERSPECTIVE ART by THE LATE PAUL POTGIETER - KNOWN SA ARTIST

PAUL POTGIETER WAS A WELL KNOWN AND TALENTED 20th CENTURY SOUTH AFRICAN ARTIST WHO MADE EXTENSIVE AND SKILLFUL USE OF OILS,  PAINTING LANDSCAPES, STILL LIFE AND CITY SCENES OF MAINLY SOUTH AFRICAN SETTINGS WITH OCCASIONAL JAUNTS INTO FOREIGN COUNTRIES WHERE HE ESTABLISHED HIMSELF BY PORTRAYING A VARIETY OF SCENES ON EITHER CANVAS OR BOARD, BEAUTIFULLY DEPICTING THE LIGHTING CONDITIONS BY DABBLING EXTENSIVELY IN COLORS AS HE PROGRESSED THROUGH HIS ARTISTIC CAREER

THE ARTISTS WORK IS SOLD TODAY AT AUCTIONS AND THROUGH PVT DEALERS IN A VARIETY OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES BUT HE REMAINS MOST WELL KNOWN IN THE LAND OF HIS BIRTH , SOUTH AFRICA.   ALTHOUGH SCANT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE CONCERNING THE ARTISTS BIOGRAPHY IT IS THOUGHT/BELIEVED THAT HE HAS PASSED AWAY

THIS LOVELY PAINTING BY THE ARTIST DEPICTS A PERSPECTIVE CITY SCENE OF A PARIS MONTMARTRE STREET WITH THE PEOPLE PORTRAYED IN THE DRESS STYLE OF THE ERA WHICH APPEARS TO BE 1960-1970's MANNER.  THE LIGHT AND CALMING NATURE OF THE SCENE PERMITS THE VIEWER TO FOCUS ON THE STRUCTURES BUILT ALONGSIDE THE ROADWAY AS WELL AS THE TALL AND PROMINENT SPIRES AND DOMES OF THE BASILICA DOMINATING THE SKYLINE BENEATH A SOFT BLUE SKY WHICH IS INFUSED WITH THE GATHERING OF CLOUDS

THE PAINTING IS FRAMED IN A BEAUTIFUL SILVER PAINTED WOOD FRAME WITH A BEADED MOTIF AS A HIGHLIGHT TO THE CENTER.  THE PAINTING IS PROFESSIONALLY WIRED TO BE DISPLAYED

STAMPS/MARKS ETC : THE PAINTING IS SIGNED BOTTOM RIGHT AND THE FRAME HAS A FRAMERS LABEL AT THE BACK

CONDITION : THE PAINTING AND FRAME ARE BOTH IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO CRACKS, DAMAGES, BREAKAGES ETC

SIZE : 49cm LEFT TO RIGHT.....64.8cm TOP TO BOTTOM.....1.8cm THICK

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