Bidspirit auction | CLAIRE LUCE AMERICAN OIL PAINTING

CLAIRE LUCE AMERICAN OIL PAINTING SUNFLOWERS 1949 - An oil on canvas floral still life painting by American artist Claire Luce (1903–1989), dated 1949. The composition features three large sunflowers rendered with heavy impasto in the dark brown seed centers and broad yellow petals, surrounded by deep green foliage under a pale blue sky. The artwork is signed and dated ”Claire Luce 49” in red paint at the lower left. It is mounted on its original wooden stretcher and housed in a rustic weathered wooden frame with a light-painted inner liner. postimpressionism, botanical, midcentury, floral, impasto, fineart, artwork, vintage, canvas. Dimensions Frame: 31x 25 in. Image: 25 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. All measurements are approximate. Condition Good vintage condition. The oil on canvas surface displays bold pigments and pronounced impasto texture. Fine, stable age craquelure is present across high-density paint areas. Canvas remains tautly stretched. The rustic weathered wooden frame exhibits typical edge wear, surface weathering, and water staining along the bottom corners.