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Cletus Johnson b.1941
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Cave of the Stars IV

1984
painted wood, museum board, clear and frosted plastic, filigree and electrical components in artist's shadowbox 24½ h × 33¼ w × 11½ d in (62 × 84 × 29 cm)

estimate: $2,000–3,000

result: $4,788

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I didn’t want to do what other people were doing… If I had begun painting, my work would have been like Edward Hopper’s. There is an element of Hopper in my work – my work is very much about the same isolated sensibility, the deserted spaces, the play of shadows and light.

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Cletus Johnson b.1941
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Cave of the Stars IV

Cave of the Stars IV

I didn’t want to do what other people were doing… If I had begun painting, my work would have been like Edward Hopper’s. There is an element of Hopper in my work – my work is very much about the same isolated sensibility, the deserted spaces, the play of shadows and light.

Cletus Johnson

Cletus Johnson b.1941 follow artist

Cave of the Stars IV

Cave of the Stars IV

I didn’t want to do what other people were doing… If I had begun painting, my work would have been like Edward Hopper’s. There is an element of Hopper in my work – my work is very much about the same isolated sensibility, the deserted spaces, the play of shadows and light.

Cletus Johnson

Cletus Johnson b.1941
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