Albert Pels Original Oil Painting on Unstretched Canvas "Down with Russian Terrorism"

Item Details

An original oil painting on unstretched canvas Down with Russian Terrorism by well-listed American genre painter and muralist Albert Pels (Cincinnati/New York; 1910 – 1998). Depicted is a mob of people holding the American flag and picketing near a police line guarding the Russian embassy. This piece is signed near the lower right corner in black paint. To the verso, the piece is inscribed with information about the scene taking place in the painting. Presented as a flat work without a frame.

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.

Sold to benefit a scholarship fund for the Art Academy of Cincinnati.

Condition

- minor fraying to edges of canvas, focused in corners.

Dimensions

Item #

16CIN650-009