Kristin Nelson 2002 Painting "Chinatown"

Item Details

An oil painting on canvas titled Chinatown by American primitive painter Kristin Nelson (born 1945). This piece depicts a colorful Chinatown street during a celebration. The painting continues onto the sides of the canvas, and is titled and signed along the right as well as to the verso. It is dated 2002 and presented mounted above a wood frame with wire to the verso for hanging.

Kristin Nelson is an American Primitive painter, actor, and author. Nelson started painting at the age of seventeen, after President Kennedy’s assassination moved her to express her feelings on canvas with the painting “When the Kennedys were in the White House”. Her painting career took a back seat to her acting career when, after her 1963 marriage to actor and musician Ricky Nelson, she joined the cast of the family television show The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet. Nelson rekindled her passion for painting in the late 1980’s, and it continues to be her main focus to this day. Her brightly colored Folk art paintings are conceived without perspective, often depicting many figures, and have been likened to works by Primitive artist Grandma Moses. Nelson came into national prominence when a painting of the White House was purchased by former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. A full size coffee table book of Nelson’s paintings titled Out Of My Mind was published in 1999.

Condition

- corner and edge wear to painting; frame scuffed at edges.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures 5.0" W x 1.5" H x 5.0" D.

Item #

18LEX025-102