Albert Pels Original Oil Painting on Panel of Embracing Lovers
Item Details
An original oil painting on panel of lovers embracing by well-listed American genre painter and muralist Albert Pels (Cincinnati/New York; 1910 – 1998), dated 1947. Within an architectural frame, the work depicts a red-haired woman and a brunette haired man. The figures wrap their arms around one another and lean in to kiss. Their backs break the edges of the painted frame. To the lower right corner, the work is signed. The verso is marked with a variety of numbers in graphite. Presented as an unframed oil painting.
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
- minor paint loss around edges of panel.
Dimensions
Item #
16CIN650-082
