Albert Pels Oil Painting on Unstretched Canvas "Sleeping Under the Stars and a Newspaper"

Item Details

An oil painting on unstretched canvas titled Sleeping under the stars and a newspaper by well-listed American genre painter and muralist Albert Pels (Cincinnati/New York; 1910 – 1998), circa 1980s. The piece depicts a homeless man sleeping on a park bench, resting his head on crossed arms and sneakers. The man in rendered in Pels’ characteristic style. To the lower right, the work is signed by the artist in red paint. To the verso is an inscription with the title. Presented unstretched and unframed.

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

- pinholes present to the upper left and upper right corners from previously being hung; mild curling present to the upper left and upper right corners.

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Item #

16CIN650-040