{"product_id":"chicago-chi-oil-on-canvas-abstract-1970s-copy","title":"‘CHI CHICAGO’ OIL-ON-CANVAS CITYSCAPE BY NORMAND ROY (1967)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn imaginative, nighttime  Chicago cityscape with towering buildings. Strong, dark, linear elements denote the skyline, while the foreground presents a creative interpretation of the prominent lakefront landmark, Navy Pier. Intricate cross-hatchings recall the city’s Art Deco architecture, and Atomic Age “sparkle-stars” on the building peaks add a touch of whimsy, evoking an urban Xanadu. This fantasia—in the sense of an unrestrained invention—is signed (quite eccentrically) “Roi des Losiers [sic].” Having been separated from its original frame at some point, the painting is presented simply in its cloth-covered, gold-tone liner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNORMAND J. ROY\u003c\/b\u003e either served as the agent for, or was himself in actuality, the Mid-Century American artist, known for his abstracted cityscapes, who painted under the \u003ci\u003enom de brosse\u003c\/i\u003e Schevaune Roi des Losiers [sic]. A business card stapled to the stretcher bar of the latter’s 1967 work, \u003ci\u003eCHI CHICAGO\u003c\/i\u003e, doubles down on the apparent misspelling of the alias.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSchevaune is perhaps a playful French take on the Irish name Siobhan, while Roi des Losiers is likely a misspelling of \u003ci\u003eRoi des Loisirs\u003c\/i\u003e, which translates to King of Leisure. The card lists a phone number and a San Diego, Calif., address for Roy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist – \u003cb\u003eUNKNOWN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeriod\/Year – \u003cb\u003e1967\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrigin – \u003cb\u003eU.S.A.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStyles\/Movements – \u003cb\u003eMID-CENTURY MODERN; ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMedia – \u003cb\u003eOIL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupport – \u003cb\u003eCANVAS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColors – \u003cb\u003eSLATE, CHARCOAL, IVORY, APRICOT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition – \u003cb\u003eExcellent vintage condition. May show minor signs of previous ownership and use.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions – \u003cb\u003e21 ¾\" H × 41 ½\" W × 1\" D\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MODERN REDUX","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082691035323,"sku":"ART064","price":1650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2159\/9561\/files\/210983273_1_x.webp?v=1759969594","url":"https:\/\/modernredux.myshopify.com\/products\/chicago-chi-oil-on-canvas-abstract-1970s-copy","provider":"MODERN REDUX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}