Philip & Kelvin LaVerne Illuminated "Chan" Engrave Painting 1960s (Signed) - SOLD
Evan Lobel
"Chan" painting in engraved bronze and pewter with hand-painted colorful enamels, hand-brazed sculptured bronze frame, and integrated patinated bronze picture light by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, American 1960's. Signed “Philip and Kelvin LaVerne” on bottom center with gallery label on back. Hand-brazing the sculptured frame for this artwork adds another artistic element to the artwork.
Reference:
ALCHEMY: THE ART OF PHILIP AND KELVIN LAVERNE written by Evan Lobel with Kelvin LaVerne, published by Pointed Leaf Press in 2024, this Chan engraved painting is shown on page 52 in the section titled Historical Civilization Series . The caption reads, “This CHAN engraved painting has a hand-brazed sculptured frame with an integrated light and dates from the 1960s. The LaVernes incorporated lights in some of their paintings. The lights were patinated to match the rest of the work.”
W: 48.5 inches
D: 8.5 inches at light
H: 38.5 inches
Condition: Excellent
SOLD
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