Wolf Kahn  Deep Red Sunset, 1991  Pastel on paper  15 x 22 inches, Abstract landscape in pink, yellow , black, and green. Available at Manolis Projects Gallery (Unframed size)
Wolf Kahn Deep Red Sunset, 1991 Pastel on paper 15 x 22 inches, Abstract landscape in pink, yellow , black, and green. Available at Manolis Projects Gallery (Unframed size)
(Detail of frame)Wolf Kahn Deep Red Sunset, 1991 Pastel on paper 15 x 22 inches, Abstract landscape in pink, yellow , black, and green. Available at Manolis Projects Gallery (Unframed size)
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Deep Red Sunset, 1991

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Wolf Kahn (1927-2020)
Deep Red Sunset, 1991
Pastel on paper
15 x 22 inches 

Framed Dimensions: 23 x 30 x 1.50 inches

Wolf Kahn is known for his fusion of color, spontaneity and loose brush strokes, which create the luminous and vibrant atmospheric landscapes and color fields. Kahn’s unique blend of American Realism and the formal discipline of Color Field painting sets his work apart from his contemporaries.

According to his painting student J. Steven Manolis, when Kahn traveled, he always painted with pastels because they were easy to transport. He also started his painting day with a 2-3 hour session of pastels. Kahn would say, "Pastels are my calisthenics before painting with oils on canvas." He would joke, "I breathe, I pastel." He considered pastel to be the "equivalent of dust from butterflies wings." His pastel technique would include placing the pastel on paper and then rubbing and smearing the pastel on the paper with his fingertips.

Almost all Wolf Kahn oil paintings were scaled up versions of an earlier pastel. Most art historians and art critics consider Wolf Kahn to be one of the most significant pastel artists ever, and certainly since Degas.