Kelly Fearing (American, 1918-2011). Owl, 1966. Pastel on black paper. 17-3/4 x 13-3/4 inches (45.1 x 34.9 cm) (sight). ...

Description

Kelly Fearing (American, 1918-2011)
Owl, 1966
Pastel on black paper
17-3/4 x 13-3/4 inches (45.1 x 34.9 cm) (sight)
Signed and dated lower right: Kelly Fearing / 1966

PROVENANCE:
Marjorie Townley Gallery, Austin;
Private collection.


Kelly Fearing returned from Columbia University in New York to Fort Worth and joined with other modernist artist to help found the lauded Fort Worth Circle. There he established himself as a surrealist and mystical naturalist. While continuing to create his own art, Fearing taught at the University of Texas at Austin from the foundation of the art department to his retirement in 1987. Always experimenting, Fearing often used mixed media or varying textures to add depth to his surrealist and magical works that are enriched with symbolism.

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