Kenneth Ness (NC, 1903-2001), Coastal Scene Near Southport

Oil on canvas, signed at lower left, retaining collection label to the verso, framed.

Stretcher size 31 x 36 in.; Frame dimensions 35 1/2 x 39 in.

From the Collection of the late A. Everette James, Jr., M.D., J.D., Chapel Hill, North Carolina


Born in Michigan, Kenneth Ness studied in Detroit and Chicago. The present painting was completed after finishing his studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. By 1941 he was the Carnegie Resident Artist at UNC-Chapel Hill. Despite a military post during WWII, Ness remained in Chapel Hill, retiring from the university in 1973.

Age cracking, otherwise good estate condition.