{"product_id":"original-irwin-brown-surrealist-portrait-painting","title":"Original Irwin Brown Surrealist Portrait Painting","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-size: 20px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-feature-settings: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-kerning: none;\"\u003eAn unusual original mixed-media portrait attributed to California artist Irwin H. Brown (1928–2020), depicting an elderly gentleman peering upward from the bottom of a dramatically elongated composition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-size: 20px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-feature-settings: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-kerning: none;\"\u003eThe artist’s playful treatment of proportion transforms an otherwise traditional portrait into something decidedly unexpected. The carefully rendered face occupies only the lowest portion of the painting, leaving an expansive field of warm ivory above.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-size: 20px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-feature-settings: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-kerning: none;\"\u003eExpressive eyes, fine strands of hair, and exaggerated facial features are developed through delicate linework and softly layered washes of sepia, ochre, charcoal, and warm brown. The result is a composition that balances technical detail with a wonderfully offbeat sense of humor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-size: 20px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-feature-settings: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-kerning: none;\"\u003eSigned IRWIN in the upper right corner, the painting retains a vintage artist label on the reverse featuring Brown’s photograph and San Pedro, California address.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-size: 20px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-feature-settings: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-kerning: none;\"\u003ePresented in a substantial dark-stained wood frame, the unusually narrow proportions make this an especially interesting piece for a hallway, gallery wall, or thoughtfully collected interior.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-size: 20px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-feature-settings: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-kerning: none;\"\u003eA distinctive example of twentieth-century American figurative art with surrealist and illustrative influences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-size: 20px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-feature-settings: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-kerning: none;\"\u003eAvailable from Secondhand Stories, an independent vintage furniture and art shop based in Trenton, New Jersey.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 13”W × 31”H × 1”D, framed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: age appropriate wear, vintage finish worn, scuffs\/scratches, edge wear, discoloration, see photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShipping: FREE LOCAL PICKUP FROM 08610 NJ- SHIPPING cost is a a PLACEHOLDER and varies based on location- blanketwrap shipping quotes can be provided    - please send zip code BEFORE purchase for more information! Orders placed without prior discussion of shipping cost will be cancelled and refunded within 24 hrs as per customer\/seller agreement.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"secondhand stories","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49386783998174,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/2808\/7262\/files\/antique_vintage_irwin_oldman-art_2.jpg?v=1794232292","url":"https:\/\/www.secondhandstoryshop.com\/products\/original-irwin-brown-surrealist-portrait-painting","provider":"secondhand stories","version":"1.0","type":"link"}