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Bo Bartlett — Giant
Bo Bartlett

Giant

A monumental figure dominates the canvas in Bo Bartlett's *Giant*, rendered in his signature style of luminous, large-scale realism that draws equally from American regionalism and mythic storytelling. The oil painting's earthy, rich tones and masterful handling of light imbue the subject with an almost archetypal presence, blurring the line between the ordinary and the legendary. Presented in the artist's chosen frame, the work stands as a meditation on scale, humanity, and the quiet power found in the familiar.

Medium
oil on canvas, in artist's chosen frame

🔨 Auction Lot

A Life of Discovery: Works from The Allan Stone Collection | Contemporary Art Online

December 3, 2018

Estimate: $10,000$15,000

Lot 34

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Bo Bartlett, Giant

A monumental figure dominates the canvas in Bo Bartlett's *Giant*, rendered in his signature style of luminous, large-scale realism that draws equally from American regionalism and mythic storytelling. The oil painting's earthy, rich tones and masterful handling of light imbue the subject with an almost archetypal presence, blurring the line between the ordinary and the legendary. Presented in the artist's chosen frame, the work stands as a meditation on scale, humanity, and the quiet power found in the familiar.

Medium
oil on canvas, in artist's chosen frame
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Bold, Figure, American, Portrait, Narrative, Realism, Large Scale, Figurative, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary

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