Philip R Perkins oil on masonite with Gallery Oehlschlaeger label on back, frame size 24.5" x 19", image size 16" x 9", condition, the painting is in excellent condition with no issues and signed in the upper left hand corner, the frame has a few losses to the inside edge. Born in a small town in Illinois, Philip R. Perkins (1914-1968) became a painter widely acknowledged for his post-war style painting. He used flattened planes and black outlines to form landscapes and figures very much in the style of Paris artist Bernard Buffet.Perkins studied at the Chicago Art Institute from 1926 to 1931. In 1932 he moved to Paris, France and studied with Jean Marchaud and Louis Marcoussis until 1934. He continued his studies from 1934 to 1937 with Fernard Leger. In 1934 he exhibited his work at the Salon d'Automne and the Salon des Tuilleries in Paris, France.Philip R. Perkins left Paris in 1940 and moved to New York City where he shared a studio with Surrealist artist Yves Tanguy until 1945. He had solo Exhibitions at the Marquie Gallery, New York in 1944, 1946 and 1947. In the later part of 1947 Perkins moved back to Paris, France and participated in the International Surrealist Exhibition, at the Galerie Maeght.In 1951 Philip R. Perkins moved back to New York City and held an exhibition at the Samuel Kootz Gallery. He was then represented in Chicago and Florida after that exhibition by the well-known Oehlschlaeger Galleries from the early 1950,s thru 1960's.Studied:Art Institute of Chicago, 1926-31?With J. Marchaud, Louis Marcoussis and F. Leger in Paris, 1932-37Exhibitions:Salon d' Autombne & Salondes Tuilleries, Paris, 1934Marquie Gallery, New York City 1944, 1946, 1949Galerie Maeght, International Surrealist Exhibit, 1947Randall Gallery, New York City 1973 (retrospective)Samuel Kootz Gallery, New York City, 1951References:Falk (ed.) Who Was Who in American Art 1564-1975Mallett, Mallett's index of Artist International- BiographicalDunbier (ed.) The Artists Bluebook; 34,000 North American Artists to march 2005Work:Guggenheim MuseumButler Institute of American Art, OhioGeorgia Museum of ArtNorth Carolina Museum, RaleighDe Saisset Museum, Santa Clara, CaliforniaJoslyn Memorial Museum Omaha, Nebraska

Very good condition to painting with no issues, the frame has some losses to the inside edge.