Size: 27.5 x 39

Joe Downing was an American (active in France) painter who was born in 1925. Much like his muse Picasso, he experimented with different art forms and media, boasting his skill and helping him to define his own style. Though he ultimately considered himself a painter, Downing’s work ranges from painting, collage, sculpture, and often times a combination thereof. Carving out his own little place in the world, Downing lived the ultimate life of an artist and left behind a body of work representing his optimistic and creative view of the world.

Downing’s work is owned by private collectors across the globe, as well as museums such as the Paris Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian Institution, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Art Gallery of New South Wales, as well as the Kentucky Museum, the Speed Museum, and the Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, all in Kentucky. At one point in time, he was one of only three American artists to have exhibited at the Louvre. His natural draw toward creative expression also led Downing to write poetry, and publish several books throughout his long career, gaining him the title of “Poet of Color and Light”.

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