ARTIST: American 20th century, Alexander Gore

TITLE: Figural Abstract

YEAR: 1997

MEDIUM: Mixed media on heavy paper. Heavy paper applied to board

SIGNATURE: Lower right

ART SIZE: 11x8 inches / 28x20 cm

BOARD SIZE: 16x9 inches / 41x23 cm

CONDITION: Few minor paint losses. No visible inpaint under UV light.

DESCRIPTION: Original 1997 mixed media painting on heavy paper by Alexander Gore, featuring a stylized modernist figural composition executed in bold black contour lines and richly textured layered pigments. The work combines expressive abstraction with symbolic figuration, enhanced by granular surface treatment and earthy reds, greens, and ochres. The tactile quality and strong graphic structure reflect late 20th-century modernist sensibilities. Signed along the lower edge and dated 1997, this authentic studio work represents a compelling example of Gore’s expressive figurative language and would appeal to collectors of modernist and outsider-influenced art.

BIOGRAPHY: Alexander Gore is a late 20th-century modernist artist active during the 1980s–1990s, known for expressive figurative compositions that merge abstraction with symbolic form. Working primarily in mixed media on paper and board, Gore developed a distinctive visual language characterized by bold black contour lines, primitive stylization, and richly textured surfaces. His work reflects an interest in psychological presence and archetypal imagery, often presenting solitary figures rendered in earthy tonal palettes with tactile, layered pigment application.

Active in the final decades of the twentieth century, Gore’s studio practice emphasized materiality and surface texture, frequently incorporating granular media and heavy paper supports. His compositions bridge modernist figuration and outsider-influenced aesthetics, resulting in works that feel both raw and deliberate. Today, his paintings appeal to collectors of expressive modernist and figurative abstraction.

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