Bidspirit auction | AMERICAN OIL PAINTING BY ROBERT

AMERICAN OIL PAINTING BY ROBERT COLESCOTT 1961 - An American oil painting on masonite board by Robert H. Colescott, 1961. The painting depicts an elderly man holding his hand on the back of a chair and standing with his back to the viewer. The artists signature is lower on the left. Framed. Robert H. Colescott, 1925 to 2009, was an American painter. He is known for satirical genre and crowd subjects, often conveying his exuberant, comical, or bitter reflections. He studied with Fernand Leger in Paris. Colescotts work is in many major public collections, including those of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Collectible American Fine Art, Home Decor. Dimensions Overall size: Frame 27 x 21 in. Image 24 x 18 in. All measurements are approximate. Condition Overall good vintage condition. Signs of wear and Age. Refer to photos. Sold as is.