Our auction winner will receive a Max R. Scharf original painting. Painted in 1972, this original piece is called Rock Entertainment from The Early Years paintings. It is approximately 29" x 53". Already framed. Located at Harry's Restaurant and Bar in Downtown St. Louis, MO. 

Prior to Mr. Scharf's death, his original works were selling for $20,000 to $30,000 each.

Excerpt from biography of Mr. Scharf:

You know the feeling when you are in a great mood or something wonderful happens, and suddenly it seems that the world is literally a brighter place? The trees are greener; the sky is bluer, the flowers deeper shades of red, yellow, and pink? The creative genius of fine artist Max Scharf is able to perfectly capture those moments of delight for all eternity on canvas. His paintings sing with harmonious color, radiant light and strong movement. In reference to his use of color, he said, "I always admired the French Fauve artists and the wild colors they used." Characterized by brilliant color, Scharf weaves unique compositions that highlight the relationships of space and contrast in a scene. He magically infuses bold color into unexpected places and objects to convey the feeling he sees and experiences in a scene, creating a deliriously joyful world. His destiny in his work is to create paintings that are jubilant celebrations of color, light, and motion to brighten the day, everyday, for his viewers.

True to the form of the Impressionists, Scharf makes light and exchanges of colored reflections his unifying elements, rather than the traditional methods of drawing and outline. He strives to link the outside world to the soul, focusing on naturalistic forms and employing short brushstrokes with more subtle color relationships. His work reveals scenes of complexity and vitality, giving shape to even seemingly shapeless open spaces and incorporating intense light and bright colors. As a result, his paintings invite the viewer into a world of safety and untouchable bliss with lovely views, sunny landscapes, and engaging waterscapes. They are snapshots of beautifully perfect moments in time and nature. He continues to develop an evolving style and technique of modern Impressionism that is all his own, bringing light and life to both the subject and the viewer, and appropriately earning him the title of "colorist" that he was given in 1974 by Walter Lantz, creator of Woody Woodpecker. Later, the title was suitably extended by a gallery owner into "Impressionist Expressionist Colorist."

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