Robert Broderson (American, 1920-1992), Cubist Figural Totem

Oil on canvas, circa 1940s to 1950s, unsigned, unframed.

Stretcher size 38 1/4 x 30 in.

Private Collection, Raleigh, North Carolina

This painting was authenticated by Carol Broderson, the artist's wife.

Broderson graduated from Duke University in 1950. He taught at Duke and North Carolina State University for several years during the 1960s, before leaving teaching to devote himself fully to painting. His work may be found at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, as well as the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh.

Light surface grime; abrasion in top left corner on rose ground; some rubbing to wrapped edges of canvas.