Albert Pels Oil Painting on Canvas Board of Central Park

Item Details

An oil painting on canvas board of a Central Park scene by well-listed American genre painter and muralist Albert Pels (Cincinnati/New York; 1910 – 1998). The work depicts a wintry scene that takes place at Central Park, New York. A boy stands with a red sled near to an arched bridge and defoliated trees. The piece is signed by the artist 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

- to fair; detached and exposed areas from metal frame of canvas board; wear and scuffs around outer edges of canvas board; paint loss to the edges of painting.

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Item #

16CIN650-135