RAIMONDS STAPRANS (B. 1926)Coalinga, 1992signed and dated 'STAPRANS-92' (lower right); titled ''COALiNGA' (on the reverse)oil on canvas44 x 48 in.111.8 x 121.9 cm.For further information on this lot please visit theArtist or Maker: RAIMONDS STAPRANS (B. 1926)Provenance: ProvenanceLauri Hoffman Fine Arts, San FranciscoAcquired directly from the above by the present owner in 1992'Raimonds truly is an outlier. He is even suspicious of the term artist and prefers to be called a painter. But his work disputes that characterization. The artfulbination of realism and minimalism that informs the mainstream of his work [...] stands apart from these means as employed by most other artists.' - Paul J. Karlstrom ('Full Spectrum: Paintings by Raimonds Staprans: The Staprans Enigma', Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, 2017, p. 205)