Highly Original Mid Century Abstract Oil Panting Signed Stephen Sacklarian 1889-1983 -Dated 1965 - Art is 12” x 16” and original frame is 13.75” x 18” - three mysterious figures possibly a design for sculpture

Stephen Sacklarian 1889-1983 Sacklarian's paintings are in over 60 museums around the world including The Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American Art, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Minneapolis Museum of Art, The Everson Museum of Art, The Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, The Royal Fine Arts Center, Brussels, Belgium and The Museo National de Arte, La Paz, Bolivia.

Sacklarian studied art at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, the T- Square Club-School for Architects, The Philadelphia College of Art, the Fleisher Memorial Art School, and in private study with the famous sculptor, Paul Manship.

Over a long and productive career, during extensive travel, Sacklarian visited with Picasso, Henry Moore, Gorky, Matisse and other prominent artists. Sacklarian would always tell anecdotes and speak fondly of the times he visited their studios. Sacklarian was artist-in-residence at Notre Dame University. He was also a guest lecturer at numerous other Universities. Sacklarian received numerous awards and honors throughout his long career.

Sacklarian's artistic world is populated with amorphous figures and whimsical forms that often float against bright, angular backgrounds or subtle dark fields of color. Sacklarian is quite sophisticated in his use of color, perspective, and composition. Each painting is unique and unusual. Some are brooding; most are charming and full of mischievous humor. Many have sly sexual references. Sacklarian's palette favored bright rich colors. He is considered by critics to be a true master painter

Sacklarian's paintings have sold at auction at Phillip's, Christie's and Sotheby's.