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The Mary Troy Pieta Oil | Joachim Probst

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The Mary Troy Pieta

Name: The Mary Troy Pieta | Joachim Probst
Brand: RoGallery
SKU: 75726

Joachim Probst

$9,500

American (1913–1978)

Date: 1969
Oil on Canvas, signed verso
Size: 60 x 50 inches
Frame Size: 67 x 57 inches

$9,500

Framed

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about The Mary Troy Pieta

A dark, fantastical take on the classic Pieta sculpture by Michelangelo of Mary holding Jesus.

Set in a somber interior the painting is quite grand in scale at 50 x 60 inches from 1969. Framed as shown in a black wood frame with gold bevel.

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About The Artist: Joachim Probst

“I was born September 1, 1913, in New York City. Self-taught. Through my endeavor to seek self-esteem, I became a misanthrope with a firm hand on delusion. This brilliance soon introduced me into poverty, and with so fearful a future granted me, I coined and struck this phrase, ‘Art is the stand against decay.’ And with this in mind, I entered my paradise of immortality. And with this paradise came my hell. And in hell I called...

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About The Medium: Oil

Process of painting with pigments with a medium of drying oil as the binder. Commonly used drying oils include linseed oil, poppy seed oil, walnut oil, and safflower oil.

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