Charles Ragland Bunnell Modernist Abstract Oil Painting, 1958
Item Details
Charles Ragland Bunnell (American, 1897 – 1968)
Untitled (abstract), 1958
Oil painting on board
Signed to the lower right
Provenance: From the collection of H.C. Brillhart.
Abstract painter and teacher Charles Bunnell was born in Kansas City, Missouri and later moved to Colorado Springs with his family. Before serving in WWI he studied at the Broadmoor Art Academy from 1922 to 1923 and from 1927 to 1928. His teachers were Boardman Robinson and Ernest Lawson.
In 1949, he opened his studio in Colorado Springs and gave classes from there.
As a WPA artist from 1934 to 1941, he was commissioned to paint murals for the Colorado Springs Post Office. His work has been exhibited in several one-man shows including the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center and the Santa Fe Museum.
- biography from AskArt.com
Condition
- painting examined under UV light; white paint to the lower left corner of the fillet; minor nicks to the corners of the frame; cuts to the backing paper to examine the verso of work.
Dimensions
- measures frame; sight measures 19.75" W x 15.75" H.
Item #
ITMGH21862
