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John-Franklin Koenig (1924-2008) Porte d'Armor [diptych] 1992 Mixed media on canvas, one signed, titled and dated on back Dimensions of each canvas 150 x 50 cm Overall dimensions 151.50 x 101 cm Condition report: Framed in the same frame John Franklin Koenig, an American artist, discovered France with the Allied Liberation troops during the Second World War. He settled in Paris in 1948 and remained there for over thirty years. In the 1950s, he helped found the Galerie Arnaud, and at the same time edited the magazine Cimaise. Faithful to the practice of non-figurative art, he attracted the attention of art critic Michel Ragon, who considered him a major figure in abstract landscape painting, alongside Martin Barré and James Guitet. According to Pierre Restany, he is one of the few designers of imaginary spaces. His works are now housed in the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Angers and the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Nantes. (MLD)

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John-Franklin Koenig (1924-2008) Porte d'Armor [diptych] 1992 Mixed media on canvas, one signed, titled and dated on back Dimensions of each canvas 150 x 50 cm Overall dimensions 151.50 x 101 cm Condition report: Framed in the same frame John Franklin Koenig, an American artist, discovered France with the Allied Liberation troops during the Second World War. He settled in Paris in 1948 and remained there for over thirty years. In the 1950s, he helped found the Galerie Arnaud, and at the same time edited the magazine Cimaise. Faithful to the practice of non-figurative art, he attracted the attention of art critic Michel Ragon, who considered him a major figure in abstract landscape painting, alongside Martin Barré and James Guitet. According to Pierre Restany, he is one of the few designers of imaginary spaces. His works are now housed in the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Angers and the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Nantes. (MLD)

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