Oil on canvas, signed and dated 1979 at lower right, framed.

DOA 38 x 38 in.

From the Collection of Charlotte Rodman, Southern Pines, NC Charlotte is a NC native with a lifelong interest in art. She grew up in eastern NC, went to school in Raleigh and later owned a gallery in Pinehurst. She has lived in the Sandhills area for the last 30 years. Because of where she lived, she developed a close relationship with many members of the Seagrove pottery community and served twice as head of the local arts council. She had an avid interest in painting, particularly with acrylics. She also taught art at one time and has always enjoyed collecting. She has won recognition for both her work and her service in the arts community.

Blahove studied at the Academia Vicente Puig, Buenos Aires, and at the National Academy of Design in New York. His paintings are in numerous public collections including the National Collection of Fine Arts and Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC; and at the Salmagundi Club, New York, of which he was a member.

Good estate condition.