Alfred Rogoway (1900-1990):?
The Artist, The Man

For 65 years, Alfred Rogoway gave physical form to what he felt and imagined. Like many abstract expressionists, Rogoway drew on subconscious forces. Scenes from his own inner consciousness were portrayed on canvas with depth and sensitivity. He truly painted as most men only dream.

" He was a fool about dancing... He cultivated a sort of 'shuffle off to Buffalo' swing which, when combined with just the right (dirty) leer, gave him the look of Priapus with a cannon cracker up his ass... It required only a cup full [of wine] to put him in the mood.? Sometimes he danced without moving from the spot, just shaking his rubbery members like a deboned sardine.? At times he disarticulated so perfectly that he resembled an octopus in the throes of ecstasy."

Henry Miller describing his friend "Rog"
?from his novel "Big Sur and the
?Oranges of Heironymous Bosch" 1957

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"Dueling Instruments"
38" x 32"
Oil on Board

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"Lullaby"
51" x 28"
Oil on Canvas

"Dreamscape"
44" x 37"
Oil on Canvas

"Evening Rider"
31" x 23"
Oil on Board

"Superstition"
36" x 30"
Oil on Board