Encuentro
Rafael Ferrer
"Encuentro," is inspired by the tropical landscapes of the Carribean. In the foreground two naked bathers wade in the bright blue water on a deserted beach surrounded with palm trees. A native man clothed in a bathing suit stands in a nearby boat. With his expressive gestural painting and riotous color, Ferrer presents an ambiguous erotic and psychological tension in the narrative of this painting.
Artist
Date of Birth
(b. 1933)
Date
1983
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
80 x 60 in. (203.2 x 152.4 cm.)
Accession #
2006.26
Credit Line
Robert and Frances Coulborn Kohler Collection
Copyright
© Rafael Ferrer / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Category
Subject
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