Tom Secrest

Lot 1047: Tom Secrest (Louisiana, Contemporary)

Name: Tom Secrest (Louisiana, Contemporary)
Brand: New Orleans Auction Galleries
SKU: 8f8c6ee312

Est: $1,400 USD - $1,800 USD

New Orleans Auction GalleriesNew Orleans, LA, USFebruary 24, 2013

Item Overview

Description

Tom Secrest (Louisiana, Contemporary), "Untitled", acrylic on canvas, unsigned, 28" x 22". Unframed. A native of Columbus, Ohio, Secrest has spent most of his life in Lafayette Louisiana where he was a professor of Visual Arts at the University of Louisiana until his retirement. An accomplished printmaker and draughtsman, SeacrestÆs work seamlessly melds the psychological and fantastical. There is an intentional ambiguity as to subject, meaning, and symbolism, resulting in works which suggest the visionary and verge on the dystopian. This feeling is enhanced by his frequent use of self-portraiture in his compositions. As the artist himself has stated, ôThe issue of reality had little interest in me. To be the dreamer and escaping person has long been my way of living.ö His works are in numerous private and public collections, including the New York Public Library, the New Orleans Museum of Art, and the College of William and Mary. References: Hancock, ôTom Secrest û Exhibition Catalogueö, CUE Art Foundation. New York, 2008

Artist or Maker

Tom Secrest

Auction Details

February Estate Auction

New Orleans Auction Galleries

February 24, 2013, 10:00 AM CST

333 St. Joseph Street, New Orleans, LA, 70130, US

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