James L. Bruch Abstract Oil on Canvas Painting

An oil on canvas painting by the American artist James L. Bruch (1942-2023). Unsigned, this colorful abstract landscape has a teal blue and white striped sky above a green and orange ground. Two orange orbs with blue and white line detail converge toward an red figural silhouette with telescoping head. The painting is displayed in a black wooden frame estate stamped verso. Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, James Bruch (1942-2023) pursued his artistic talents at the University of Notre Dame, graduating cum laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1964. Thereafter, he received his Master of Fine Arts from the University of Southern California in 1967. While in school, Bruch focused his attention on painting bright scenes and recreating masterworks in pencil. From the ‘70s-’90s, he built his advertising career, garnering recognition for his efforts along the way. Upon retirement, Bruch immediately returned to decades-old ideas of colorful abstraction, which he had reimagined throughout his lifetim