American Modernist Abstract Expressionist "Hard Edged" Oil on Canvas Painting by Budd Hopkins, 1967 Drawings & Prints " the grey

"  the grey

the casket is decorated with engraved floral Arabesque and has bands of engraved Arabic calligraphy to the top and the base

the vessel stands on a circular raised foot

the sides of the cabinet are canted & have carved & reticulated brackets

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American Modernist Abstract Expressionist "Hard Edged" Oil on Canvas Painting by Budd Hopkins, 1967 Drawings & Prints " the greyNew York Abstract Expressionist oil on canvass painting, by Budd Hopkins (1931 2011), signed and dated 1967. Hopkins' career spanned over five decades, serving as a bridge between the raw emotion of early mid century abstraction and the clean precision of later movements. Arriving in New York in 1953, Hopkins befriended prominent artists like Mark Rothko, Willem de Kooning, and Franz Kline. Hopkins was very much a key figure of New Yorks initial wave