'Elegant Girl with Umbrella' by Tom Perkinson (b. 1940)
25 x 30 x 1 inches (artwork)
30 x 35 x 2.5 Inches (framed)
Vintage hand-painted oil on canvas, affixed to stretcher boards and custom framed in broad, gold hardwood molding.
Original artwork (#1/1)
Hand-signed by the artist bottom right.
*Note: several scuffs/scratches to frame, not effecting artwork.

ARTIST BIO

Tom Perkinson was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was raised in the country, and developed a love for the natural landscape. He discovered that he had a talent for art while in elementary school. Art quickly became his passion. During high school he studied at John Herron Institute of Art in Indianapolis. After high school, he studied at the Chicago Academy of Art.

He left Indiana to pursue an undergraduate degree at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Each year while attending university, he was invited to stage an annual exhibit of his work. His early work focused on the landscape, but also included figural, still-life's and city scenes.

Upon graduation, he moved to New Mexico to pursue his Master's Degree in Fine Arts at the University of New Mexico. During his thesis studies, he focused on creating large-scale works that had a foundation in Surrealism, using detailed and highly rendered images. It was a critically important time in the artist's development, as his work matured and his commitment deepened.

After receiving his Master's Degree in 1968, he taught art at the University of New Mexico for two years. In 1970, he committed his life to painting full time. His work is included in private and public collections across the globe, and he is represented in the collections of many museums, including the Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe; the University Art Museum, Albuquerque; and the Eiteljorg Museum of Western Art in Indianapolis. He has lived in New Mexico for most of his life.

Good (See Photos) Provenance: Signari Gallery COA

35 x 30 x 2.5 in