Albert Pels Original Oil Painting on Unstretched Canvas Self-portrait as a Pirate
Item Details
An oil painting on unstretched canvas self-portrait as a pirate by well-listed American genre painter and muralist Albert Pels (Cincinnati/New York; 1910 – 1998), dated 1931. The image depicts the artist, Pels, with a serious expression appearing topless and wearing a red bandana against a green background. This piece is signed in red paint to the lower right corner. To the verso, an unfished study of a woman wearing a striped jacket and a cloth-styled hat is present. This work is unframed, awaiting presentation of choice.
Pels began his formal artistic training in his hometown at the Cincinnati Art Academy in 1931. Upon graduating, Pels further pursued his artistic career and moved to New York, refining his technique while continuing his education at the Art Students League, working under the likes of historically renowned artists Thomas Hart Benton, Kenneth Hayes Miller, and Alexander Brook. Pels went on to study at Beaux Arts and the American School, and in doing so established his distinctive, signature painting style and content for which he became recognized.
Condition
- minor wear to edges of canvas.
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Item #
16CIN650-002
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