Albert Pels Oil Painting on Unstretched Canvas "Carol"

Item Details

An oil painting on an unstretched canvas titled Carol by well-listed American genre painter and muralist Albert Pels (Cincinnati/New York; 1910 – 1998). This bust profile portrait features a young woman wearing a straw hat and set within a rounded square border. The work is portrayed in Pels’ signature style of vibrant colors and heavily textured impasto. This canvas is signed in black to the lower right; handwriting to the verso includes the title and reads ‘’48’ possibly identifying the date. The work is 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

- to fair; some paint loss, scratches, and creases on canvas; stretch marks and fraying along canvas edges.

Dimensions

- measurement of canvas; border made by previous stretch marks measures approximately 13.75" W x 16.75" H.

Item #

16CIN650-064