Herbert Art (American, 1910-1996), Louise

Oil on canvas, 1969, signed and dated at lower right, inscribed to the verso, framed.

Stretcher size 40 1/4 x 60 1/4 in.; Frame dimensions 42 x 62 in.

Herbert Art was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1910, and moved to Canton, Ohio in 1921. After attending school locally, he began working for his father’s jewelry store in Alliance, Ohio in 1925, launching a lifelong career as a jeweler and businessman.

At age 40, Art took up painting as a self-taught hobby. A trip to Italy in 1968, especially visits to mosaic and stained-glass exhibits in Florence, deeply influenced his artistic style. Working primarily in oils, he developed a unique technique he calls “containment of colors,” using a palette knife to create abstract compositions that evoke the look of stained glass or mosaics.

Good estate condition, the frame with minor abrasions.