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CARL HOLTY US 1900-1973 Oil on Canvas Abstract

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CARL HOLTY US 1900-1973 Oil on Canvas Abstract
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Oil on canvas framed. Featuring abstract theme artwork. Signed and attr. Carl Holty (German born American, 1900-1973), on lower right margin. 15.9 x 19.8 in. (40.5 x 50.5 cm). Considered one of the earliest American abstractionists, Carl Holty is known for his painting style that combines European modernism and abstract expressionism. Holty began cultivating an artistic career at the age of 16, but his breakthrough occurred nearly a decade later when he took the advice of his friend Vaclav Vytlacil and studied with the painter Hans Hofmann. He wrote of the experience: "No one had ever talked to me about conceptual drawing . . . Hofmann did. And the world opened up just like that." PROVENANCE: Southern Ontario estate