Description: Estate FindJerry Seagle, American (1941-2016)Mixed MediaPainting"Portrait"1960 We offer an early painting by the Texas artist Jerry Seagle painted in 1960 at the age of nineteen. The artist has rendered an abstract portrait of a woman seated behind a low table on which is placed a bowl and glassware. The artwork is signed "J. Seagle 60” at the lower right corner. The painting appears to be mixed media with a combination of watercolor and guache or acrylic paints. The surface is paper and bears the embossed stamp "VERITABLE PAPIER D'ARCHES" at the upper right corner.The framer's label on the reverse indicates that the artwork was framed in 1984 for Martha Blair. There is a slight buckle to the paper and the glass shows some cloudiness on the inside.The gray metal frame measures 22 1/8" in width and 30 1/8" in height. The image measures 21 1/2" in width and 29 1/2" in height.The abstract portraiture painting by Jerry Seagle is presented in very good vintage condition. Jerry V. SeagleJerry V. Seagle, born on July 31, 1941 in Corpus Christi, TX, was a contemporary artist and graduated with honors and a BFA from the University of Texas.He received a graduate fellowship to further his studies at the University of the Americas in Mexico City. He had extensive teaching experiences with workshops in Texas and New Mexico and received more than 250 awards in national and regional exhibitions. He continued painting until his death on June 24, 2016 in Austin, Texas.“I must always paint, there is so much there that needs to be put into words… the words of paint and paper and brushes and canvas…the words that everyone can see, can interpret, and understand…the words that are so beautiful.” - Jerry Seagle ProvenanceMartha Macklin Blair Groner, Jr. (b. 1960)Robert H. Blair (1923-1983) and Sarah "Bessie" King Blair (b. 1924)Robert and Sarah were raised in Lake Forest, Illinois north of Chicago and settled in Corpus Christi, Texas where he prospered as an independent oilman with the firm of Blair-Vreeland oil partnership. Sarah "Bessie", also raised in Lake Forest, was a grandchild of the Kellogg family and may be the subject of the painting.
Price: 2000 USD
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
End Time: 2024-11-10T02:02:56.000Z
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Artist: Jerry Seagle
Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work
Signed By: J Seagle
Size: Large
Signed: Yes
Color: Multi-Color
Period: Post-War (1940-1970)
Material: Paper
Region of Origin: US
Framing: Framed
Subject: Women
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Type: Painting
Year of Production: 1960
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 30 1/8"
Style: Abstract
Theme: Portrait
Features: Framed, Signed
Production Technique: Mixed Media
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Width: 22 1/8"
Handmade: Yes
Time Period Produced: 1960-1969
