The Three Philadelphians, Large-Scale Modern Figurative Cityscape by Dick Crispo

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The Three Philadelphians, Large-Scale Modern Figurative Cityscape

Bold color creates tension and arrests the eye of the viewer in Dick … Read more The Three Philadelphians, Large-Scale Modern Figurative Cityscape

Bold color creates tension and arrests the eye of the viewer in Dick Crispo's "Porto Rican Trilogy." (Puerto Rican). Saturated colors are achieved through layering and painterly application. Among the three figures is Roberto Clemente of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Signed and dated upper left "D. Crispo '80" and 1981 on a label on verso.
Displayed in a gunmetal gray frame.
Image size: 30"H x 40"L.

An award-winning artist, Crispo has studied at the Carmel Art Institute under John Cunningham and Sam Colburn. He has also studied at the Monterey Peninsula College, Hartnell College in Salinas, and the University of California, Santa Cruz. Known for his abstract like figurative work and landscapes, Crispo has produced over 60 murals throughout the United States. His most important work may be the mile-long mural at the Soledad State Prison in Soledad, California. He paints both indoors, and en plein air. Crispo has been an artist member of the Carmel Art Association since 1969 and has served on its Board of Directors on a couple of occasions. He is also a member of the Artists Equity, Art Workers United, and the Monterey Peninsula Art Foundation.

His works have been exhibited in a one-man show at the Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art (1997), Oakland Museum of Art, Harrison Memorial Library in Carmel, Library of Congress, Print Club of Philadelphia, Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, and the Museum of Modern Art in Mexico City.
Signed and dated upper left "D. Crispo '81" and on label on verso. Gunmetal gray frame. Framed. Image, 30"H x 40"L. See less