MEASURMENTS:31"HX42"W FRAMED, MINT CONDITION/"in the style of" Ellis Wilson was an African-American artist associated with the Harlem Renaissance. According to artist, Samella Lewis, "Wilson always produced fully accomplished and sophisticated design patterns...Making bold use of color, his paintings reflect a coherent and personal style that combines aspects of Expressionism with contemporary Realism. His vigorous distortion of form, one of the aspects of Expressionism, is evident in such compositions as Bird Vendor. Although Wilson had several exhibitions and won several prizes for his paintings he never became wealthy. /Private collection, no documentation.