John Johannsen
California,1929-2013
Post impressionist depiction of an array of pink and blue bachelor's button flowers nestled in a yellow vase housed in a finely carved wood frame. Johannsen studied at the Rudolph Schaeffer School of Design before getting a job as a designer for Saks Fifth Avenue. His art and design were featured in Life magazine, Vogue, Paris Vogue, Better Homes and Gardens and The New York Times.
Oil on board,Board 20" x 24".Frame 23 1/8" x 27 1/8"
Signed and dated "Joh '80" lower right, label marked "Bachelor Buttons John Johannsen" on verso.
From the collection of an Uxbridge, Massachusetts estate.

Some light wear around rabbet, would benefit from a cleaning, frame with losses to finish, otherwise good condition.