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Fletcher Benton (American/California, b. 1931), "Untitled #5", 1989, varnished steel, signed and dated on inner curvature, h. 22 in., w. 51 1/2 in., d. 20 in., pedestal, overall h. 41 1/2 in. Provenance: Collection of Michael Brown and Linda Green, New Orleans. Ill.: Lucie-Smith, Edward. Fletcher Benton. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1990, p. 288. Note: Bulgarian-born painter Peter G. Ray has a modernist sensibility that is evident in the execution of his splendidly vivid canvases. Ray shows remarkable control of his improvisational style in how he manipulates the drips and scrapes of paint, creating works rich in energy with anthropomorphic tendencies. This is particularly evident in the canvas offered here. The colors practically vibrate against one another as they swirl and meld into a borderline synesthetic visual cacophony.