Butler's in Love - Postcard Blue Trompe L'Oeil 2014 27x23

Year2014

Not Signed 

Condition Excellent 

Framed without GlassOptical illusion the tape and chalk drawing are pa 

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Story / Additional InfoPainted on a real Chalk board or 'Black Board' Including the painted illusion of tape, shadow and chalk outline of the butler. All imagery is 100% painted. The entire surface is Trompe-loeil an art technique that uses realistic imagery to create the optical illusion that the depicted objects exist in three dimensions. The only 3-d object is the chalk resting to the right side. A short film was made based on his work the Butler's in Love; Stock played The Magician. 

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LID104432

Mark Stock - United States

Art Brokerage: Mark Stock American Artist: b. 1951-2014. Mark Stock was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1951. The son of an Army officer, Stock lived in many states across America before settling in St. Petersburg, Florida. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of South Florida in Tampa where he studied under Theo Wujcik. Upon graduating in 1976, Stock was hired to work at Gemini G.E.L. in Los Angeles as a lithographer. In 1977, Stock began studying ballet and modern dance. His work expanded to include designing sets for various Los Angeles-based dance companies. Stock started to paint the figure in 1983 and has become widely known for his narrative paintings. Sadly, the artist died March 31, 2014.