Albert Pels Original Oil Painting on Unstretched Canvas of Female Nude

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An original oil painting on unstretched canvas of a female nude by well-listed American genre painter and muralist Albert Pels (Cincinnati/New York; 1910 – 1998), circa 1933. Within a dark background, the piece depicts a blonde female in a three-quarter length portrait. The figure sits with one hand resting on a white cloth and the other pulling a red cloth over her thigh. The treatment of the face and body reflect that this painting is a student work of Pels’. The item is not signed and has a variety of inscriptions to the verso.

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.

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16CIN650-085