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HOWARD RACKLIFFE Arabesque.
Gouache on paperboard, circa 1970. 438x445 mm; 17 1/4x17 1/2 inches. Signed in ink, lower right recto, and titled in ink, verso.
Gifted by the artist to the current owner, private collection, Connecticut.
Rackliffe (1917-1987) was a self-taught artist who left school as a teenager to dedicate himself to the development of his art. He lived between New York and New Britain, Connecticut, adopting an abstract style that gained him popularity. In addition to his work in the visual arts, he pursued poetry, musical composition and modern dance. In 2017, the New Britain Museum of American art celebrated his centenary with a retrospective of his work.
