Abstract Figural and Pediments - Two Sided Art by James Coughlin

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Abstract Figural and Pediments - Two Sided Art
Mid century figural and architectural painting on paper. Heavy layers of paint … Read more Abstract Figural and Pediments - Two Sided Art
Mid century figural and architectural painting on paper. Heavy layers of paint with a dog on an abutment and two Japanese wrestlers in a floating suspension to the elements. Grey, blue and green pastels with crimson red in the center. On verso there is a congregation of child like figures in motion.
Signed "Coughlin 11/71" on front, and "J.A. Coughlin" lower right on verso.
On heavy Arches paper.
Image: 22.5"H x 30"W.

James Coughlin was born in New York. James Coughlin studied at the Brooklyn Museum of Art and Art Students League and Collage in Paris. He completed his education at the Tyler School of Fine Arts, Temple University. He painted primarily in abstract style. His work and home studio in the Berkley area were showcased in "LIfe" magazine back in the 1970's.

Exhibited:
Art Students League, NY, The Print Club, Philadelphia, PA., Corcoran Gallery, Washington D.C., Philadelphia Art Festival, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts., Cellini Gallery, San Francisco - One man show, Richmond Art Center, San Francisco Art Commission sponsored exhibitions, San Francisco Art Festivals 1963-70, The Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA. 1968 - One man show, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento CA. 1968 - One man show, First Artist Equity Assoc. Show, Kaiser Center - sponsored by the Oakland Museum 1969, California Society of Printmakers. See less