Pastel

Beautiful pastel work of a man in a coat and tie walking along the street with a dramatic shadow. The visible strokes imbue the work with an expressive energy. Signed and dated by the artist William Clutz 1986.

He was born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in 1933. He grew up in Mercersburg where he attended Mercersburg Academy and later the University of Iowa. He lived in Manhattan from 1955 to 1996. Clutz is known for urban paintings, pastels, and charcoal drawings of pedestrians in light. Clutz was recognized as a significant proponent of abstract figuration in the renewed interest in figuration of the late 50's and 60's.

H 49.5 in. x W 39 in. D 1.75

H 40 in. x W 29.5 in.