Centaur Encountering Child with Birds

Leon KellyWW-1951-060177

1951·Graphite on ivory watercolor paper·76.3 × 56.8 cm (30 1/16 × 22 3/8 in.)

Catalogue

Year: 1951
Medium: Graphite on ivory watercolor paper
Dimensions: 76.3 × 56.8 cm (30 1/16 × 22 3/8 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Leon Kelly

Artist

Leon Kelly

Drawing

Leon Kelly was an American painter and muralist active in the postwar period. Working primarily in oil and tempera, he developed a distinctive approach to figuration that combined modernist formal discipline with representational clarity. His work engaged with American social and cultural themes through large-scale compositions.

Philadelphia, PA, USA

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