Portrait of a Gentleman by Bena Frank Mayer 1940 Art and fine craquelure throughout

and fine craquelure throughout

graphic composition of radiating geometric forms anchored by a central medallion and encircled by a continuous Greek key border

Dimensions: 16" H x 20" W

Giuseppe practice is specialized in mould making and the majority of his work is slip cast or formed over a plaster mould

Seated before a dark architectural niche

Portrait of a Gentleman by Bena Frank Mayer 1940 Art and fine craquelure throughoutAn arresting mid century portrait study by New York artist Bena Frank Mayer, executed in oil on canvas during the 1950s. The composition depicts a seated male figure rendered with remarkable restraint and psychological depth, embodying the quiet sophistication associated with postwar American figurative painting. Painted in a subdued palette of slate blue, warm ivory, smoky grey, and muted rose, the work balances expressive painterly movement with a