I will continue to add to this gallery, as well as the others in this blog, as time and work allow.
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Unfinished Still Life with Skull. Watercolor. Signed; 1970-1982. Dimensions: approx. 16 x 17 inches/41 x 43cm. Even though he signed this one – at the request of his wife and daughter – Ambrose considered it unfinished, yet it has a wonderfully powerful quality that could so easily have been lost, had it been overworked.
Still Life with Skull. Charcoal on newsprint. Signed; 1960s(?). Dimensions: approx. 16 x 18 inches/41 x 46cm. Betty Ambrose, the artist’s wife, oftened said she believed Ambrose was even a better draughtsman than he was a painter. Viewing elegant studies such as this one, with its exquisite control of what can be a fickle medium, it isn’t difficult to see why…
2 comments:
Jamie,
I currently have a signed and dated Portrait (oil) which was painted by your father in 1949.It was purchased at auction in 2001. I was told that the painting is of a woman he met while studying with Jerry Farnsworth in Cape Cod during the summer of 1949. The painting is an amazing representation of expressionism and of Symbolic Naturalism. It's a very powerful work of art. The painting was entered and won first place in an a juried exhibition which was held in Birmingham, Alabama. At one time I had the certificate which was awarded to your father although am unable to now locate it. If you are interested in seeing images I will be happy to forward them to you.
Kind Regards,
Beth Otto
Hi Beth, I've tried to find a way to email you directly but can't seem to do it, ergo replying to your kind email here. I'd love to have copies of the images, if it's n trouble for you. You can email me directly at ja@inorbit.com. And thank you so very much for taking the time to get in touch. Very best wishes, Jamie
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