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Donald Purdy 1961 Oil Painting on Masonite of Female Figure in Blue Room

Item Details

A 1961 oil painting on masonite by listed Connecticut artist Donald Purdy (born 1924). The Expressionist-inspired work depicts a female figure sitting in side profile in a mottled blue and purple room, with a vase of colorful flowers set on a table to the foreground. The piece is signed ‘Purdy 61’ in dark blue paint to the lower left. It is presented without glass in a wooden frame with carved and painted accents, fitted with hanging wire to the verso.

Condition

- small area of paint loss near signature and in upper left corner; edge wear and minor scratches to frame; tears to frame’s backing paper.

Dimensions

33.0" W x 39.0" H x 2.25" D

- measures frame; visible image measures 23.5" W x 29.5" H.

Item #

17NYC090-145

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