Pecoraro, Antonio (born 1938). Lady with Umbrella. (1970s – 80s)

Oil, canvas

60.5 x 41 cm

Lower right – A. Pecoraro

On the reverse – VSAX A. Pecoraro

The artist, who was born in New York, graduated from the Naples Institute of Arts. He created impressionistic landscapes, later city views and exquisite ladies.

His works have been exhibited in multiple exhibitions and today the works of this author are in private collections around the world

Abstract Expressionism dominated in the 1950s as a chief method of painting, and explored ideas about the sublime and spirituality. Artists endeavoured to focus on painting’s formal properties, and Action Painting took inspiration from the political freedoms of the United States. During the Post War period, New York City became the international focus for Modernism. During the Second World War, many artists had travelled to the city after having fled in exile from Europe, which culminated in a merging and amalgamation of abilities and ideas. Whilst in New York, influential Europeans such as Piet Mondrian, Josef Albers and Hans Hoffmann provided inspiration for American artists, and influenced cultural maturation in the United States for many subsequent decades. Significant artists of this period included Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, Frank Kline, Barnett Newman, Clyfford Still and Adolph Gottlieb. In later revisions, the contributions and efforts of female artists such as Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell, and Louise Bourgeois have been celebrated, amongst many other female creatives.