Carlos and the Fishes
1990
A vibrant expressionist painting depicting a reclining figure with striking yellow skin and red lips. The subject, Carlos, is juxtaposed with a fish tank containing goldfish and a surreal cluster of pale, eye like creatures, creating a dreamlike and psychologically charged scene. The artist employs a bold color palette and strong, angular lines to define the form.
- Medium
- Acrylic on canvas
- Dimensions
- Signed
- Yes
Collectors with works by Tony DeCarlo
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Francis Bacon
British-Irish · b. 1909
Bacon's figurative paintings share the same psychologically charged atmosphere and distorted human forms seen in this work, with bold angular lines defining figures against unsettling surroundings. His portraits similarly use jarring color contrasts and expressionist techniques to create dreamlike tension between subject and environment.
Neo Rauch
German · b. 1960
Rauch's surrealist figurative paintings feature reclining and isolated figures placed within dreamlike interior scenes filled with strange symbolic creatures and objects, closely mirroring the psychologically charged juxtaposition of Carlos with the surreal eye like creatures in this piece. His bold color palette and expressionist handling of form also align strongly with this work.
Philip Guston
American · b. 1913
Guston's later figurative work employs bold cartoonish outlines, vivid unnatural skin tones, and recurring symbolic objects clustered together in psychologically loaded scenes, directly paralleling the yellow skinned Carlos surrounded by surreal fish and eye like forms. His expressive brushwork and unsettling yet darkly playful imagery share the same mood and visual language as this painting.
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