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American School
'Couple Dancing', American Folk Art Figural Oil, WPA era

1940s

About the Item

Signed indistinctly, lower right, and painted circa 1935. A strongly animated, vertically stacked figurative painting filled with compressed energy and an atmosphere of psychological ambiguity with the two primary figures shown actively engaging the viewer.
  • Creator:
    American School
  • Creation Year:
    1940s
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 16 in (40.64 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)Depth: 0.13 in (3.31 mm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    minor marks, corner bumping, minor restoration; unframed. shows well.
  • Gallery Location:
    Santa Cruz, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU3447811302

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