Frances O'Farrell Oil Painting
Item Details
An oil painting on canvas by listed American artist Frances O’Farrell (1923–2015). This painting depicts a woman and two children kneeling in the grass admiring flowers on a sunny day. The painting is signed by hand to the lower left corner and housed in an ornate gold tone wooden and gesso frame with a linen liner and gold tone filet.
Born in St. Joe Texas, Frances O’Farrell had early success as a television and film actor before transitioning into an accomplished portrait painter. O’Farrell studied at the Kansas City Art Institute before becoming the commissioned portrait artist for the annual San Fernando Valley Man of the Year award during the 1960’s. By the 1980’s Frances was commissioned to paint the portraits of dignitaries and leaders across the world, including First Lady Betty Ford for the White House; Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II which hangs in Her Majesties Private Collection; Nelle Reagan, mother of Ronald Reagan; and Mrs. Norman Vincent Peale in honor of her receipt of the National Woman of the Year award. Additionally, Frances’ suites of paintings of American Indians, Classical Nudes and studies from the Middle East have been featured in gallery shows across the United States.
Condition
-there are a few spots from accretion to linen inner frame at the bottom of painting.
Dimensions
measures frame; visible image measures:
Item #
18LAX094-052
