"Skippy" Ballard Oil Painting of Man in Rocking Chair

Item Details

Canvas
Signed

An oil painting on canvas by ‘Skippy’ Ballard. This portrait image depicts a man in a hat with a long stemmed pipe, reading a newspaper in a rocking chair with a dog sleeping at his feet. The horizon line slants dramatically down to the right. The work is signed in the lower right corner ‘’Skippy’ Ballard, July 22, 1971’. It is presented in a blue and black painted wood frame with a hanging wire mounted to the verso.

Condition

- craquelure present throughout painting; dust and accretions present to painting surface and frame; wear to edges of frame; frame loose at corners.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures 17.25" W x 23.25" H.

Item #

18CHI050-048