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ROBERT PREUSSER, Early Texas o/c, 1965

Currency:USD Category:Art Start Price:2,800.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD
ROBERT PREUSSER, Early Texas o/c, 1965
<B>ROBERT PREUSSER (1919-1996)</B></I><BR><I>Microcosmos,</B></I> 1965<BR>Oil on canvas<BR>36in. x 48in.<BR>Signed lower right<BR>Signed, dated, and titled verso<BR><BR>Bela Bartok's composition for piano Mikrokosmos consists of 153 progressive pieces in six volumes written between 1926 and 1939. While it may be pure coincidence that Bartok also wrote a series of Improvisation pieces, there is no doubt that Preusser drew inspiration from classical and jazz music.<BR><BR>The term Microcosmos from the Greek means small world. This painting constitutes its own small world, completely self contained, its own world, its own universe.<BR><BR>Provenance:<BR>Estate of Robert Preusser<BR><BR><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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