{"product_id":"large-vintage-mid-century-modern-expressionist-impasto-portrait-anco-bilt","title":"Large Vintage Mid-Century Modern Expressionist Impasto Portrait - Anco Bilt","description":"This striking original mid-century modernist painting features a bold expressionist portrait rendered in heavy impasto. Using a masterful palette knife technique, the artist created a moody, sculptural surface with deep burgundy and earth-toned abstract elements.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity is verified by the \"Anco Bilt, Glendale NY\" stamps on the 24\" x 36\" wooden stretcher bars and the traditional tack-and-canvas construction, dating this piece to the mid-20th century. While unsigned, the work exudes the confident, gestural hand characteristic of the Post-War era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe piece displays a beautiful, authentic \"craquelure\" (fine surface cracking) throughout the thickest paint layers. This stable crazing adds a desirable vintage patina and storied character, making it a standout addition to MCM or Dark Academia interiors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eItem condition: Vintage. Features stable, age-appropriate crazing and fine surface cracking (craquelure) in the impasto layers. Stretcher bars are in good structural condition.","brand":"MAH","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67964911518000,"sku":null,"price":550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0989\/7246\/7504\/files\/18dd7088-cc24-4aef-87ae-5bd096c62e2e.jpg?v=1791403863","url":"https:\/\/mobileauctionhouse.com\/products\/large-vintage-mid-century-modern-expressionist-impasto-portrait-anco-bilt","provider":"MAH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}