McGrath was best known for his sensitive portrayals of people, both elegant in execution and detailed as though through the eyes of a documentarian.
Description | McGrath was best known for his sensitive portrayals of people, both elegant in execution and detailed as though through the eyes of a documentarian. |
---|---|
About the Artist | (1938-2007) McGrath studied under California artists Phil Gilkerson, Leon Franks and Russian-born Sergei Bongart provided a solid foundation for Mc Grath's career in fine art. At the age of 24 he was awarded the John F. and Anna Lee Stacey Fellowship Award which provided an opportunity for a painting trip to Central America. This trip was the beginning of a long and continuing relationship with the Mexican people. While occasionally depicting still-lifes or landscapes. Mc Grath was a painter of the human figure. He was honored with over 40 exhibitions of his work. He was featured in Artists of the Rockies and the Golden West magazine and for many years was represented by O'Brien's Emporium in Scottsdale, Arizona. |
Culture | USA |
Style | Representational, Nostalgic American Indian |
Medium | Oil paint on panel |
Sight size | 15 1/2" height X 11 1/2" width |
Frame | Painted lip, hand-wrapped linen liner, stained wood molding |
Frame size | 22 1/4" height X 18 1/4" width |
Signed | "McGrath" on viewer's lower right |
Date of creation | Circa 1980 |
Condition | Excellent, as appeared framed. |
Provenance | From a north Scottsdale estate SJ |