Pastel and gouache on paper, signed and dated "George Kachergis '48" at lower right, presented in wooden frame under glass.

SS 12 3/8 x 22 in.; DOA 14 x 23 5/8 in.

Collection of a Raleigh Gentleman

George Kachergis was born in Connecticut and studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1949, he accepted a teaching position in the Art Department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he excelled as a senior painting professor.

Kachergis exhibited extensively throughout his career. His work was included in annual exhibitions at the Pennsylvania Academy, the Art Institute of Chicago, The Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Two paintings by Kachergis are in the permanent collection of the North Carolina Museum of Art.

Overall good condition; not examined out of frame.

$800 - 1,200