Bidspirit auction | Jack Barkla ”Male Figure Backside

Jack Barkla ”Male Figure Backside Sketch” Painting - Jack Barkla (American, 20th/21st c). Gouache on paperboard painting titled ”Male Figure Backside Sketch, ” 1969. Depicting a male's nude body from behind. Signed and dated along the lower right; titled along the verso. Barkla is a lifelong resident of Minnesota having grown up in Edina and attended the University of Minnesota. He has performed and designed for numerous theater companies including the Guthrie. He also designed flower shows for Dayton's (later Marshall Fields and then Macy's) department store. Other clients of his have included Prince, Princess Grace of Monaco, and Jennifer Lopez. Sight; height: 9 in x width: 5 in. Framed; height: 14 1/2 in x width: 9 3/4 in x depth: 1/2 in. Condition: The colors are bold and deep. There are no apparent rips, losses, or restorations. Very minute crease to the upper left corner. Framed under glass; floated in frame. The work has not been inspected out of frame.