Contemporary oil on canvas, 1964. Signature and date at lower right; signature is difficult to decipher. A fabulous mid-century modern painting depicting an artist's studio. The composition includes a blank canvas on an easel in the center; a stand for holding paints, brushes, and other artist tools beside it; several paintings on the walls; and a figure (perhaps the artist) visible through the glass pane of the studio door at the left. All is delineated in a dynamic abstract figurative style with loose brushwork, passages of thickly applied impasto, and a vibrant palette. The artist's studio has been a popular theme throughout the ages with famous examples such as Gustave Courbet's "The Artist's Studio" (1854-1855), Diego Velazquez's "Las Meninas" (1656), and Johannes Vermeer's "The Art of Painting" (1666-68). This painting reasserts that tradition through a modernist's lens. Size (painting): 27.5" L x 35.4" W (69.8 cm x 89.9 cm) Size (frame): 28" L x 36" W (71.1 cm x 91.4 cm)

Provenance: private Los Angeles, California, USA collection

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#177868

Signed and dated at lower right. Signature is difficult to decipher. When examined under blue light one can see a second signature above with the first name spelled out as well. A few drip stains visible on painting and verso. Verso also shows patched repairs to canvas that do not impact the painted composition. Two ink stamps on verso (one on canvas and one on stretcher) that are difficult to decipher. A few handwritten notes on stretchers scribbled over in red. Painting is mounted in minimalist wooden frame that shows expected surface wear with a minor scuffs and nicks commensurate with age.