Louis Recchia (b. 1949). "Fancy Dresser" mixed media, 1990. Artist, title, and date on verso. A whimsical mixed media piece by Louis Recchia with reverse painting and collage elements as well as an elaborately decorated frame. The composition features a young woman - wearing a mini dress, a beaded necklace, drop earrings, and purple hair drawn into a ponytail - flanked by a friendly crocodile donning a dresser over his torso and purple pants, and none other than Bugs Bunny. The trio stands in a bizarre landscape comprised of pink tulips growing from a polka dotted ground with striped and dotted papers embellishing the background. Adding more drama to the scene are reverse painted fiery flames, gold glitter and black ink zigzag motifs, and oversized cactus plants. Recchia's artistic energy extends to the frame with abstract expressionist drips and swirls of paint and glitter against a black ground as well as a toy horse, an artificial flower, and a ceramic heart. Size: 15.25" L x 12.25" W (38.7 cm x 31.1 cm) Size: 21.125" L x 17.125" W (53.7 cm x 43.5 cm)

About the artist: "Louis Recchia has been producing contemporary art in Denver for over three decades. Over the years, his paintings have been shown in many places including the Museum of Modern Art, Vienna; the Brooklyn Museum, New York; and the Denver Art Museum.

'The central theme in my work is the question of who we are. It explores the emotions and relationships of individuals to each other as well as to society.'

'The found objects in my work are used much as an anthropologist might study the artifacts of past cultures, giving insights to who these people were. The things we make, value and then discard reveal more about us than words ever could. The ubiquitous use of mirrors in my work reinforces this theme of looking at ourselves; though the image is invariably distorted and fragmented.'"

Provenance: private Goldstein collection, Denver, Colorado, USA. The Goldstein's have amassed their collection over the past six decades.

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Artist, title, and date handwritten on verso. Fit with suspension wire.