Bedovin Ladies in the Garden of Generalife

Leon KellyWW-1959-058911

1959·Charcoal on ivory laid paper·48.2 × 63 cm (19 × 24 13/16 in.)

Catalogue

Year: 1959
Medium: Charcoal on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: 48.2 × 63 cm (19 × 24 13/16 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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