Portrait of a Young Girl Still Lifes While poverty drove him to

While poverty drove him to paint it also held him back

dying tragically of pneumonia at only 48

An intimate study

Both beautifully rendered and so redolent of 1930s America

Portrait of a Young Girl Still Lifes While poverty drove him toIt is a wonder to me that the artist of this highly accomplished little portrait cannot be found listed anywhere. It does happen occasionally but short of the painter using a pseudonym to dodge a gallery contract as often happened or a joker adding their name for some spurious reason, Im at a loss. Anyway courtesy of an American dealer friend and a bit of TLC from our professional restorers here she is, an anonymous 1950s beauty with no past.