Albert Pels Oil Painting on Unstretched Canvas of Model in Red Bathrobe

Item Details

An oil painting on board of a model with a red bathrobe by well-listed American genre painter and muralist Albert Pels (Cincinnati/New York; 1910 – 1998). This work features a half-nude woman with long black hair wearing an open red bathrobe. She holds her hands and stands against a turquoise background within an architectural frame. The painting is rendered in Pels’ signature style of bold delineated outlines and painterly brushstrokes. Signed by the artist in black paint to the lower right. The item remains 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

- wear and nail punctures around outer edges of canvas from previous stretching.

Dimensions

Item #

16CIN650-034