A colorful and detailed abstract painting by Leon Kelly. He used a broad range of saturated colors that distinguishes his paintings from those of other Surrealists and his creatures, even when they remain close to life (with birds), convey Kelly’s intensely-personal vision.
A beautiful painting of a candle with flames.
We are proud to offer this Masterwork by "The American Surrealist." It comes directly from the Estate of paintings which we have acquired. Powerful, emotive and riveting as explosive color, form and vision merge into a synchronous Symbolism. A work of genius!
A painting by Leon Kelly of an interior scene of a family of 4 sitting around a table.
A detailed and colorful painting of the Mallorcan mountains by Leon Kelly.
Provenance: Descended in the artist's family to current owner
A beautiful painting of a blue heron in water during sunset by Leon Kelly.
This exemplary Surrealist painting by Kelly embraces and exhibits his brilliant orchestration of color, form and abstraction in a synchronous work where time and space intersect but remain as separate entities.
A most colorful abstract painting of a glass and a lemon by Leon Kelly.
This Precisionist work by Kelly comes from the Estate of his paintings which we acquired. It illustrates a Masterful complexity of form, color and definition. A spectacular example of his late 1940's period style.
An elegant painting of a waiter holding a tablet with glasses in the foreground and a violin player in the background on stage of a concert hall.
a mesmerizing painting of a stallion. Kelly used a darker palette and plentiful swirls to create this surrealism painting.
Kelly’s most original paintings are the group showing anthropomorphized but imaginary beings, often with insect-like heads and appendages, which in the 1950s he began to set against backgrounds that resembled geometric abstract paintings. He used a broad range of saturated colors and texture.
A dramatic painting by Leon Kelly of fishing boats during sunset. Kelly used a thick and heavy paste to create this very textured painting.
A beautiful and colorful abstract landscape painting of the night by Leon Kelly.
In this work, Kelly exhibits the influence and flavor of Cezanne in a Post Impressionist mode while retaining his complex individuality and stylistic character.
Kelly’s most original paintings are the group showing anthropomorphized but imaginary beings, often with insect-like heads and appendages, which in the 1950s he began to set against backgrounds that resembled geometric abstract paintings.
Kelly experimented with imagery that seemed exaggerated in both scale and shape. His depiction of large, anthropomorphic insect-like creatures and unearthly figures seemed illogical but were rendered in such detail and clarity that they seemed to really exist.
Kelly experimented with imagery that seemed exaggerated in both scale and shape. His depiction of large, anthropomorphic insect-like creatures and unearthly figures seemed illogical but were rendered in such detail and clarity that they seemed to really exist.
A stunning painting by Leon Kelly. This painting is showing 3 nude men reaching down from above. Extremely well executed.
Kelly experimented with imagery that seemed exaggerated in both scale and shape. His depiction of large, anthropomorphic insect-like creatures and unearthly figures seemed illogical but were rendered in such detail and clarity that they seemed to really exist.
Kelly’s most original paintings are the group showing anthropomorphized but imaginary beings, often with insect-like heads and appendages, which in the 1950s he began to set against backgrounds that resembled geometric abstract paintings.
A beautiful and colorful painting by Leon Kelly.
Kelly experimented with imagery that seemed exaggerated in both scale and shape. His depiction of large, anthropomorphic insect-like creatures and unearthly figures seemed illogical but were rendered in such detail and clarity that they seemed to really exist.
