Colorful, complex large-scale collage composition in horizontal format.

Untitled

Artist Larry Connatser (American, 1938 - 1996)

Datec.1965

Mediumacrylic on paper panels mounted on Masonite

DimensionsImage: 48 × 96 inches (121.9 × 243.8 cm)
Framed: 49 5/8 × 97 3/8 × 1 5/8 inches (126 × 247.3 × 4.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Larry Connatser Trust.

Object number2002.6.1

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Copyright© Estate of Larry Connatser. The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextLarry Connatser was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, which he considered his hometown. He received a degree in literature and philosophy at Vanderbilt University in 1961. In 1962, without benefit of art training, he began painting in Chicago. He returned to the South in 1971, moving to Savannah, where he maintained a residence even after 1984 when his career and interests took him back to Atlanta. A prolific artist, Connatser is credited with about 2,500 paintings. His works appear in numerous regional museums, public buildings, and corporate and private art collections. This untitled painting is a composite picture of greater Atlanta seen from many perspectives. In 1965, when Connatser was living in Chicago, his father had major surgery, and the artist went to Atlanta to stay with him through his recovery. Connatser enjoyed taking long walks through the city. Noting sweeping architectural views as well as human activity, the artist painted his impressions on small pieces of paper, none larger than nine by twelve inches, which he then mounted together to form a larger painting. Additional painting was required once the images were in place. Rendered in brilliant colors, the work is organized into rhythmic patterns, with greens, yellows, red, and black predominating. Small figures are set among the image’s biomorphic and geometric patterns, which swell into shapes that create the impression of perspective.

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