Wilderness. Oil on linen canvas. 762x609 mm; 30x24 inches. Signed and dated in graphite, upper edge verso. 1993.
Provenance: estate of the artist.
Illustrated: Larry Elder Art Consultancy, "Carl Plansky Painter and Printmaker Without Compromise or Regret," pg: 71.
Carl Plansky's paintings maintain perfect color, compositional elegance, and highly expressive brushwork. Inspired by nature and his surroundings, he expressed the daily habits of life to oil. As a respected and influential teacher, he guided students at numerous colleges and universities - returning to the New York Studio School in 2004 as a faculty member.
Plansky is the founder and principle of Williamsburg Handmade Oil Paint. He began making small batches of handmade paints in the 1980s for himself and his artist friends. Milton Resnick struck a deal with Plansky in which he would give Plansky his oil-making equipment in exchange for Plansky providing paint for him for the balance of his life. The production of these paints would eventually lead to the formation of Williamsburg Oil Paint for Artists, now widely regarded as one of the premier oil paint makers in the world
Carl Plansky, artist, teacher, paint maker, maintained studios in Brooklyn and East Meredith, New York and Budapest, Hungary. Born in Miami Beach, Plansky studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art and moved to New York in 1970 to attend the New York Studio School. Joan Mitchell, a friend and mentor, in her studio in Vetheuil, France, during the late 1970s and early 1980s. His work was greatly influenced by Mitchell.
In addition, Plansky was associated with Grace Hartigan, Elaine de Kooning, Milton Resnick, and other abstract expressionist painters who offered encouragement and support in his early years as a painter in New York City. Plansky and Hartigan remained friends until her death in 2008.
