Cleve Gray (American, NYC 1918–2004) Signed and dated Gray '80. Versa Says P80. 135 and 98 or 48. Frame: 29 1/8" x 21" Canvas: 27.5" x 19 5/8". Very nice overall condition, could use a cleaning. The artist's website states "1980 Invited as artist-in-residence at the American Academy, Rome (where Francine is writer-in-residence). In Rome, using acrylic mixed with Carrara marble dust, begins work on the Roman Walls series. He later produces prints based on the same theme. Exhibits Roman Walls at the American Academy. In the summer, travels to Caracas, Venezuela, at the invitation of American Ambassador William Luers and the United States Information Agency. Exhibition at Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, Roman Walls. Returning from Caracas, enlarges exploration of calligraphic line with the Here series and the Man and Nature series. Late in year, begins an association of many years with Irving Galleries, Palm Beach, Florida. Exhibits at Commune di Udine, Civici Musei e Gallerie di Storia e Arte, Arte Americana Contemporanea; Yale Divinity School, New Haven, Connecticut, Cleve Gray; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, Painting and Sculpture Today. "

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