Albert Pels Oil Painting on Canvas Panel of Ohio Landscape Study

Item Details

An oil painting on canvas panel landscape study by well-listed genre painter and muralist Albert Pels (Cincinnati/New York; 1910 – 1998). Depicted is a tranquil rural scene with figure in orange situated amongst lush foliage and green lands, contiguous to a dissipated footpath rendered under blue skies with intermittent bursts of orange. Piece is unsigned by the artist. Presented without mat or frame.

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; wear and scuffs around outer edges of board; loose paint to the exterior areas of painting; upper left corner of canvas panel broken and separated.

Dimensions

- measures in board.

Item #

16CIN650-133-001