Reflection
signed and dated 1964 (lower right)
oil on wood
20” x 20” (51 cm x 51 cm)

His human figures, short and squat and flat, tubular limbs and stubby hands and feet, are simply and clearly defined.

Compositionally, Austria’s use of space follows the folk penchant for covering the entire field with elements of different shapes and colors. Such an approach stems from a passion for visually naming the objects of the material world rather than from any obsessive need to fill up vacant space.