Oil on board, trompe l'oeil painting of an Upper Bay canvasback decoy collection, signed lower right, presented behind glass in a wood frame with linen liner.

Board size 29 x 34 1/2 in.; Frame dimensions 36 x 41 in.

Artist Joe Seme paints still life and trompe l’oeil from his studio on the coast of North Carolina. Painting for over 30 years, since 1973, he has enjoyed the constant search for new and interesting subjects to paint. Seme was born in New Jersey but has spent most of his life in North Carolina. He now lives in the salt marsh of Wilmington, North Carolina.

Nationally known, Joe Seme’s paintings have been exhibited in the North Carolina Museum of Art, the Mint Museum of Art, the Asheville Art Museum, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum and many others. His work has been featured in American Artist, Today’s Art, ARTNews, The Arts Journal, Ducks Unlimited Magazine, Wildlife in North Carolina and Mountain Living to name a few.

Good estate condition.