Josip-Joska Horvat (Yugoslavian, born 1939). . White Horse . Late 20th century. Reverse oil painting on glass. Signe...

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Josip-Joska Horvat (Yugoslavian, born 1939)

White Horse
Late 20th century
Reverse oil painting on glass
Signed lower left corner
13-1/4 x 15-1/4 inches (33.7 x 38.7 cm)

In his native Croatia, Josip-Joska Horvat began sculpting in 1956. Completely self-taught, he worked as a house painter starting in 1960 and began completing works using the difficult and unforgiving technique of oil on glass, a centuries old medium in the style of his fellow Croatian Ivan Generalic.

In White Horse, Horvat creates a work of folk art with vibrant color and texture. The white horse being the focus of the piece is painted a bright white, almost luminescent due to the painting on glass effect Horvat has manipulated so well. The old woman in the foreground and the small houses provide a sense of perspective while Horvat has given the entire picture a stark backdrop in a leafless forest and multicolored sky.

Provenance:
Jaro Galleries, New York (1978)

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