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Chuck Connelly b.1955

Man and Woman Connected to Machine

1984
oil on burlap 45½ h × 37½ w in (116 × 95 cm)
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $1,310
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Signed and dated to verso ‘Chuck Connelly 1984’.
provenance: The Artist | Collection of Caroline Millett, Philadelphia

This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

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Seven Things to Know About Chuck Connelly

1. In his earliest paintings he had an alter ego, Frank Skaboda

2. He also used a black dot as a symbol for his identity 

3. Was the subject of the Emmy Award-winning documentary, The Art of Failure: Chuck Connelly Not for Sale

4. Portrayed by Nick Nolte in Martin Scorsese’s 1989 film, New York Stories

5. Studied at the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia before moving to New York in the late 1970s

6. Recognized as an important member of the New York-based Neo-expressionist painters

7. His works are included in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Portland Museum of Art in Maine, and the Tucson Museum of Art

I’ve tried [abstraction]. I don’t like what I see. I don’t think vision is just how something looks, it’s what you have to say. You’re in service to the people. It’s your duty to teach them something besides how to look at objects and meditate on their Karma.

Chuck Connelly

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