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Reginald K. Gee
FRUGALNOMICS Signed Oil Pastel, Interior Conceptual Portrait, Math, Bicycle

1997

About the Item

FRUGALNOMICS is an original oil pastel drawing on brown paper grocery bag by the self taught African American artist Reginald K. Gee, born April 28, 1964, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Gee is known for his Visionary Art filled with comical, expressive faces, figures, and colorful, surreal landscapes and seascapes. He is of African and Native American (Blackfoot/Choctaw) descent. FRUGALNOMICS is an simple geometric interior scene depicting a single blue headed figure dressed in white standing in the green foreground pointing towards a white panel displaying some obtuse black math calculation markings. A small orange bicycle is visible to the right, dark grey walls open in the center suggesting outside space or landscape in the distance. (maybe the calculations written down are being pushed right out the window!?) Fascinating and witty, Reggie Gee's imagination is truly unique! FRUGALNOMICS is in excellent condition, UV protection archival framing, natural wood dark grey finish frame. Drawing size - 16.75 x 11.75 in Frame size - 23 x 17.75 in Year - 1997 According to Contemporary American folk art: the Balsley Collection: “His paintings are figurative, abstract, surreal and narrative; they express, through the use of uninhibited color, the artist's views of contemporary society.” In this book, Gee is quoted as saying, “A good piece of art is like a splendid city. It will continually offer and you hardly receive the entirety." Upscale Magazine featured Gee in its April 2010 issue, “A Man Apart. Reginald Gee Draws Inspiration From The Human Experience.”
  • Creator:
    Reginald K. Gee (1964, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1997
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 23 in (58.42 cm)Width: 17.75 in (45.09 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    16.75 x 11.75 inches, framed size: 23 x 17.75 inchesPrice: $1,975
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  • Condition:
    Excellent condition, archival framing, small scratches on frame, signed on reverse by the artist Reggie K. Gee., one of a kind original drawing.
  • Gallery Location:
    Union City, NJ
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU83234568051
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