Albert Pels Oil Painting on Unstretched Canvas "Houseing Shortage"
Item Details
An original oil painting on an unstretched canvas titled Houseing Shortage by well-listed American genre painter and muralist Albert Pels (Cincinnati/New York; 1910 – 1998). This work features a genre scene of house boats with people on the platforms that are anchored in the water. The work is portrayed in Pels’ signature style of vibrant colors, painterly brushstrokes, and thick impasto that adds textural accents in certain areas. This canvas is signed to the lower right; handwriting to the verso includes the title and the artist’s last name. The work is presented unstretched and unframed.
Sold to benefit a scholarship fund for the Art Academy of Cincinnati
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
- some paint loss and flaking on canvas; stretch marks and creases in canvas; fraying and tears to canvas edges; staple holes from previous stretching.
Dimensions
- measurement of unstretched canvas; painted image measures approximately: 12"W x 16"H.
Item #
16CIN650-069
