“Lavender Horizon with Bridge” — 36×24 Acrylic on Paper by Petzlic | Hungarian-American Tonalist Abstraction

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“Lavender Horizon with Bridge” — 36×24 Acrylic on Paper by Petzlic | Hungarian-American Tonalist Abstraction

This 36×24 acrylic-on-paper landscape by Petzlic is a luminous composition blending tonal abstraction and architectural subtlety. Soft lavender, sand, and pearl-gray bands sweep across the horizon, punctuated by the appearance of a delicate bridge and distant urban silhouettes.

A master of atmospheric modernism, Petzlic creates vast dreamlike plains with a technique rooted in European tonalism and refined in the American Southwest. Acquired from the Mitch Moore Gallery, NYC, this work is signed and in excellent vintage condition, ideal for collectors of post-war landscape abstraction and tonal atmospherics.

DETAILED ARTWORK DESCRIPTION

Petzlic (Hungarian–American, mid-20th century)
Untitled Tonal Landscape with Bridge & Expanding Plains
Acrylic on Paper | 36 × 24 in. | Signed “Petzlic”
Provenance: Mitch Moore Gallery Inc., New York City

This 36×24 acrylic on paper landscape is one of the most architecturally structured in your Petzlic collection. The composition unfolds across horizontal expanses of lavender taupe, pale sand, soft ochre, pearl gray, muted plum, and dusky rose undertones, creating an atmospheric terrain that blends realism with abstraction.

Visual Structure & Composition

Petzlic organizes the landscape into a rhythmic progression of stacked, shimmering planes, each reflecting or refracting light. Hallmarks of this work include:

  • A soft, arched bridge on the right horizon, characteristic of his symbolic architectural motifs.

  • Subtle urban silhouettes—suggestive of clustered buildings or industrial forms—fading into atmospheric haze.

  • Fields and water planes segmented by gentle horizontal strokes that mimic geological strata.

  • Whisper-like tree clusters and brush patches punctuating the emptiness with touches of life.

  • A fascinating use of rectilinear acrylic passages—soft blocks of semi-transparent color that overlap and dissolve—creating a collage-like spatial shimmer.

The painting embodies Petzlic’s signature technique: controlling acrylic as if it were watercolor and oil simultaneously, allowing for:

  • wide, sweeping gestures,

  • thin veils of color,

  • reflective surfaces,

  • and sharp momentary accents.

The result is a dreamlike, emotionally quiet landscape suspended between memory and imagination.

This piece, like the others from the same source, dates stylistically to c. 1960s–1980s, Petzlic’s most active period in New York and Europe.

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY — PETZLIC

Petzlic was born in Hungary and began painting at age twelve. After the devastation of World War II, he emigrated to the United States and enrolled in the Art Students League of New York, where he absorbed both European émigré influences and American abstract landscapes.

His style fuses:

  • Hungarian/Central European tonal plein-air sensibility,

  • Post-war American abstraction,

  • The light and expanse of the Southwestern United States,

  • A meditative approach to atmosphere and distance.

Petzlic exhibited throughout:

  • United States

  • Hungary

  • Italy

  • Spain

  • Switzerland

His works entered private and corporate collections for their lyrical balance of form, space, and abstraction.

Petzlic (Hungarian-American, mid-20th c.)
Lavender Horizon with Bridge
Acrylic on Paper | 36×24 in. | Signed
Provenance: Mitch Moore Gallery Inc., NYC
Tonal atmospheric landscape with bridge motif, layered horizon bands, and refined abstract passages. Excellent condition.

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

Artist: PETZLIC (Hungarian-American)
Title: Lavender Horizon with Bridge (assigned catalog title)
Medium: Acrylic on Paper
Dimensions: 36 × 24 in.
Signature: Lower right “Petzlic”
Date: ca. 1960s–1980s
Provenance: Mitch Moore Gallery Inc., NYC → Artfind Gallery, Washington DC

Authenticity:
Signature form, brushwork, and palette fully consistent with documented Petzlic works. Provenance verified.

Condition:
Very good; clean, flat, undamaged paper surface; no fading, tears, watermarks, or surface abrasion.

PROVENANCE CHAIN

  1. Artist: Petzlic (Hungarian-American)

  2. Gallery: Mitch Moore Gallery Inc., NYC (retired)

  3. Private Holding / Dealer Transfer

  4. Current Owner: Artfind Gallery, Washington DC

“Lavender Horizon with Bridge” — 36×24 Acrylic on Paper by Petzlic | Hungarian-American Tonalist Abstraction

This 36×24 acrylic-on-paper landscape by Petzlic is a luminous composition blending tonal abstraction and architectural subtlety. Soft lavender, sand, and pearl-gray bands sweep across the horizon, punctuated by the appearance of a delicate bridge and distant urban silhouettes.

A master of atmospheric modernism, Petzlic creates vast dreamlike plains with a technique rooted in European tonalism and refined in the American Southwest. Acquired from the Mitch Moore Gallery, NYC, this work is signed and in excellent vintage condition, ideal for collectors of post-war landscape abstraction and tonal atmospherics.

DETAILED ARTWORK DESCRIPTION

Petzlic (Hungarian–American, mid-20th century)
Untitled Tonal Landscape with Bridge & Expanding Plains
Acrylic on Paper | 36 × 24 in. | Signed “Petzlic”
Provenance: Mitch Moore Gallery Inc., New York City

This 36×24 acrylic on paper landscape is one of the most architecturally structured in your Petzlic collection. The composition unfolds across horizontal expanses of lavender taupe, pale sand, soft ochre, pearl gray, muted plum, and dusky rose undertones, creating an atmospheric terrain that blends realism with abstraction.

Visual Structure & Composition

Petzlic organizes the landscape into a rhythmic progression of stacked, shimmering planes, each reflecting or refracting light. Hallmarks of this work include:

  • A soft, arched bridge on the right horizon, characteristic of his symbolic architectural motifs.

  • Subtle urban silhouettes—suggestive of clustered buildings or industrial forms—fading into atmospheric haze.

  • Fields and water planes segmented by gentle horizontal strokes that mimic geological strata.

  • Whisper-like tree clusters and brush patches punctuating the emptiness with touches of life.

  • A fascinating use of rectilinear acrylic passages—soft blocks of semi-transparent color that overlap and dissolve—creating a collage-like spatial shimmer.

The painting embodies Petzlic’s signature technique: controlling acrylic as if it were watercolor and oil simultaneously, allowing for:

  • wide, sweeping gestures,

  • thin veils of color,

  • reflective surfaces,

  • and sharp momentary accents.

The result is a dreamlike, emotionally quiet landscape suspended between memory and imagination.

This piece, like the others from the same source, dates stylistically to c. 1960s–1980s, Petzlic’s most active period in New York and Europe.

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY — PETZLIC

Petzlic was born in Hungary and began painting at age twelve. After the devastation of World War II, he emigrated to the United States and enrolled in the Art Students League of New York, where he absorbed both European émigré influences and American abstract landscapes.

His style fuses:

  • Hungarian/Central European tonal plein-air sensibility,

  • Post-war American abstraction,

  • The light and expanse of the Southwestern United States,

  • A meditative approach to atmosphere and distance.

Petzlic exhibited throughout:

  • United States

  • Hungary

  • Italy

  • Spain

  • Switzerland

His works entered private and corporate collections for their lyrical balance of form, space, and abstraction.

Petzlic (Hungarian-American, mid-20th c.)
Lavender Horizon with Bridge
Acrylic on Paper | 36×24 in. | Signed
Provenance: Mitch Moore Gallery Inc., NYC
Tonal atmospheric landscape with bridge motif, layered horizon bands, and refined abstract passages. Excellent condition.

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

Artist: PETZLIC (Hungarian-American)
Title: Lavender Horizon with Bridge (assigned catalog title)
Medium: Acrylic on Paper
Dimensions: 36 × 24 in.
Signature: Lower right “Petzlic”
Date: ca. 1960s–1980s
Provenance: Mitch Moore Gallery Inc., NYC → Artfind Gallery, Washington DC

Authenticity:
Signature form, brushwork, and palette fully consistent with documented Petzlic works. Provenance verified.

Condition:
Very good; clean, flat, undamaged paper surface; no fading, tears, watermarks, or surface abrasion.

PROVENANCE CHAIN

  1. Artist: Petzlic (Hungarian-American)

  2. Gallery: Mitch Moore Gallery Inc., NYC (retired)

  3. Private Holding / Dealer Transfer

  4. Current Owner: Artfind Gallery, Washington DC

“WESTERN LANDSCAPE”-

PETZLIC - Oil Painting - Signed

36 x 24 inches.    

ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING HAND SIGNED BY ARTIST. From the retired Mitch Moore Gallery Inc, NYC. Unmatted, never framed or displayed. Image area is in very good frameable vintage condition. 

ARTISTS BIO:  PETZLIC

Petzlic left his native Hungary after World War II eager to start a new life in the U.S. He enrolled in the Art Students League in New York to further develop his natural talent for painting which he started to pursue at the age of twelve. He is considered a master in rendering landscapes in abstractions with a particular interest in and a flair for executing the wide open spaces of the Southwestern U.S. where is has spent much time. His precise and spontaneous strokes to recreate luminous landscape scenes are widely acclaimed. He has exhibited in the U.S., Hungary, Spain, Italy and Switzerland where he can be found in many private collections. He has numerous group shows to his credit both here in the U.S. and in Europe.

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