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Alexander RUTSCH (Austrian, 1916-1997) Mixed media painting on wood Board depicting female nude figure, composed of gestural strokes in tones of orange and black. Measures approx 32.8 inches in height by 11.25 inches in width. Painting was purchased directly from the Estate of the artist in Pelham, NY. There are punctures in wood, possibly stylistic or due to found material. Original artwork, portrait art, portraiture, collectible fine art. Alexander Rutsch was born in Russia in 1916 but raised in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. He was a painter, sculptor, philosopher, musician, singer and poet. In 1952, after studying under Josef Dobrowsky, Josef Hoffmann and Herbert Boeckl at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, Alexander Rutsch received a scholarship to study in France. There he made contacts and began collaborations with his contemporaries, Picasso and Dali. In 1954 he exhibited his work at the Salon Artistique International de Saceux and won first prize for abstract painting, the first of may awards received during his prolific career.