Darrel Austin (American/Connecticut, 1907-1994), "Redhead", 1963, oil on canvas, signed upper left, dated upper right, partial "Perls Galleries, New York, NY" label with artist, title and date on stretcher, 10 in. x 8 in., framed . Provenance: Perls Galleries, New York, NY; The Estate of Caroline P. Ireland. Note: Darrel Austin was born in Raymond, Washington and raised in Portland. He started his art career by completing murals for the Works Progress Administration at the University of Oregon medical school. After a solo exhibition in Hollywood in 1938, Austin moved to New York City where art dealer Klaus Perls discovered his work and represented him for the rest of his life. The work offered here is characteristic of Austin's enchanted landscapes in which he often painted a central female figure or animal within a deeply wooded setting. The redheaded woman and the background are painted with a palette knife in a technique often utilized by Austin and reminiscent of the style of artist Albert Pinkham Ryder. Ref.: “Darrel Austin, 88, Visionary Painter of Mythical Scenes”. New York Times. Aug. 20, 1994. https://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/20/obituaries/darrel-austin-88-visionary-painter-of-mythical-scenes.html. Accessed on May 15, 2019.