K.C. Truschel Oil Painting "The Short Happy Life of Herbert McSherbet", 1963

Item Details

William K.C. Truschel (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 20th/21st century)
The Short Happy Life of Herbert McSherbet, 1963
Oil painting on board
Signed to the lower right
Titled and inscribed to the verso

Provenance
From the collection of P.J. McArdle.

K.C. Truschel was an unknown, self-taught painter from Bradford Woods near Pittsburgh. He painted from 1962-1967 and his work was never shown during his lifetime. His paintings often display themes of man’s shortcomings. His work was exhibited at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts in 2002.

Condition

- discoloration to varnish over painting; scratches throughout the edges of the painting; painting loose in frame with lower right edge unattached; joints of frame loose with gaps to corners.

Dimensions

- measures frame.

Item #

ITMG463041