{"product_id":"jack-bush-the-angel-oil-on-masonite-1951","title":"JACK BUSH \"THE ANGEL\" OIL ON MASONITE, 1951","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/collections\/jack-bush\"\u003eJack Bush\u003c\/a\u003e (1909-1977) is known as one of Canada’s most successful abstract artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeginning in the 1960s, he achieved international recognition for his contributions color-field painting, putting him in dialogue with the leading American artists of the day. Bush was championed by the esteemed art critic Clement Greenberg, one of the most authoritative voices in the art world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA graduate of Toronto’s OCAD (Ontario College of Art and Design) and a key member of Painters Eleven, Bush was also hugely influential in the developing Torontos' art scene in the 1960's and 70's. Bush represented Canada at the 1967 Sao Paolo Biennale, and the Art Gallery of Ontario toured a retrospective of his work in 1976. Needless to say Bush experienced tremendous commercial and critical success during the 60s and 70s...which has strongly endured until today. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile Bush is widely renowned for his accomplishments in abstraction, the foundation of his career is defined by nearly three decades of figuration and experimentation. This era encountered a gradual shift during the late 1940s when the artist began to incorporate elements of abstraction, taking inspiration from his American and European contemporaries. Like many of his contemporaries in North America, Bush synthesized both theoretical and aesthetic elements from Cubism and Surrealism. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The Angel\" epitomizes this important period of transition. The painting features a towering figure adorned in a long white tunic, extending an arm outward as they retreat from the depths of a dark and somber forest. The powerful composition is completed with a heavy application of paint that asserts bold geometric shapes and weighted contour lines throughout this piece. The segmented colours and tesselations of planes are perhaps evocative of what Bush was yet to produce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\"The Angel\" comes at a time of deep religious exploration for the artist, when he often incorporated biblical themes into his work in reflection of his Anglican upbringing. This rare painting comes directly from the Estate of Jack Bush. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuestions about this piece? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:troy@caviar20.com\"\u003eContact us\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, call +1.416.704.1720, or\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/pages\/contact\"\u003evisit our Toronto Gallery\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The Angel\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCanada, 1951\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil on masonite\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e60\"H 40\"W (work)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e61\"H 41\"W (framed)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: The Estate of Jack Bush\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote: The price is $65,000 CAD\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jack Bush","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48346975109356,"sku":"09-26","price":65000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0074\/2712\/files\/Caviar20_Jack-Bush-Angel_01.jpg?v=1789148612","url":"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/products\/jack-bush-the-angel-oil-on-masonite-1951","provider":"Caviar20","version":"1.0","type":"link"}