Albert Pels Original Oil Painting on Unstretched Canvas of a Couple Dancing

Item Details

An original oil painting on unstretched canvas of a couple dancing the jitterbug by well-listed American genre painter and muralist Albert Pels (Cincinnati/New York; 1910 – 1998). Depicted is a young couple dancing the Jitterbug. The girl wears a red sweater and holds the hand of the boy, whose leg is extended high into the air. This piece is unsigned, offered from the collection of the Art Academy of Cincinnati, willed to the academy by the artist. It is presented unframed, awaiting presentation of choice.

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. Minor wear to edges of canvas; some paint loss. Blacklight technology reveals inpainting to face of each figure.

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Item #

16CIN650-050-001