John Ulbricht

JOHN ULBRICHT (Havana, Cuba, 1926 - Palma de Mallorca, 2006).
"Still life of fruits", 1999.
Oil on canvas.
Signed in the lower right corner. Signed, dated and titled on the back.
Measurements: 73 x 92 cm; 100 x 119 cm (frame).

John Ulbricht grew up in Chicago, where he began his artistic training. He settled with his wife on the Spanish island of Mallorca in 1954, not to leave it as a residence until his death, even though he came here for the first time on a "Grand Tour" that he had undertaken with his wife, also a painter Angela von Newman, "looking for Mediterranean light in non-African spaces" (they passed through Mexico and Denver). He is known, above all, for his "macro" portraits of characters (because of the size of the work) and for his landscapes and views with objects (not exactly still lifes in the traditional baroque line), with a style immersed in the avant-garde but always maintaining a closeness to realistic painting (not as a style, but maintaining figuration).his work has been seen in Palma de Mallorca, Menorca, etc., His work has been seen in Palma de Mallorca, Menorca, etc., and is preserved in private collections (especially portraits) and mainly in Spanish institutions (Collection of the City Council of Palma de Mallorca, in the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Santander, etc.).