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Xavier Gonzalez, Early Texas Art, o/c, 1950s

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Xavier Gonzalez, Early Texas Art, o/c, 1950s
<B>XAVIER GONZALEZ (1898-1993)</B></I><BR><I>Bread and Roses</B></I>, 1950s<BR>Oil on canvas<BR>24 x 30 inches (61.0 x 76.2 cm)<BR>Signed lower right<BR><BR> Xavier Gonzalez was one of the most versatile and accomplished Texas artists. In the 1920s, his art was impressionist, in the 1930s regionalist, and in the 1940s modernist and surrealist; in the 1950s abstract expressionist. After yielding to complete abstraction, Gonzalez then chose to embrace all of these styles, and he switched back and forth effortlessly.<BR><BR>Xavier Gonzalez signed the back of this canvas, <I>Xavier Gonzalez A. N. A.,</B></I> which stands for Associate National Academician. He was later awarded full Academician from the National Academy of Design, an honor few Texas artists have achieved.<BR><BR>In this painting, Gonzalez returns to the realist tradition with a painting of one of his favorite subjects, the white rose.<BR><BR>Provenance:<BR>Estate of Xavier Gonzalez<B>Condition Report:</B> Excellent condition with no restorations. Period frame in excellent condition.<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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