Description:
Alex von Svoboda was born in Austria in 1929 and studied art in Paris, Rome and Vienna. After WWII Alex emigrated to Canada and resumed his work. In 1957-1958 Alex entered into a partnership with the artist York Wilson who had been given the assignment to produce five 20-by-5-foot panels of mosaics to illustrate the theme 'Communications' for Bell Canada. The 'Communications' mosaics incorporated symbols, similar to the earliest Lascaux cave drawings.
During the following year in 1959 Alex created the painting above.
Condition:
Excellent
Dimensions:
The painting consists of 5 panels, each of which is 42" x 79". Allowing for a 1.5" gap between each panel, the complete work is 18 feet wide, and 6.5 feet high.
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