Douglas Denniston (Arizona, 1921-2004) oil on canvas painting titled "The Pink Quilt" depicting a nude brunette woman reclining in a chair covered by a pink quilt, a blue shawl draped over her torso and left arm. Signed and dated "Denniston '64" lower right. Eric Firestone Gallery, Scottsdale and Tucson, AZ paper label, en verso. Housed in a wooden frame. Sight: 33 1/2" H x 45 1/2" W. Framed: 35" H x 46 3/4" W. Provenance: Estate of Russell McAdoo, Murfreesboro, TN. Note: Additional documentation included with the work indicates it was exhibited in an exhibition titled "Douglas Denniston" at the University of Arizona Art Gallery in 1965. Biography: Douglas Denniston studied painting with Raymond Jonson and co-founded the Transcendental Painting Group with Emil Bistrram in 1938. In 1945 he came to New Mexico and became involved in the Santa Fe/Taos Art Movement. His work during this period was mainly abstract. By the 1950s, when he began a teaching position at the University of Arizona, he began working in a more representational style. His work has been exhibited at MOMA, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Butler Institute of American Art.

Overall very good with light craquelure. Minor areas of paint rubbing, largest 2", to edges of canvas.