Midcentury Modernist Oil Sea Scape by Donald Purdy

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Donald Purdy ( 1924-2016) was a well-known art dealer from Newton, Connecticut. A self-taught painter, Purdy is often seen as … Read more Donald Purdy ( 1924-2016) was a well-known art dealer from Newton, Connecticut. A self-taught painter, Purdy is often seen as a "colorist" often working in bold colors, surprising since he suffered from color blindness. His process involved painting in thin layers of paint building the surface up either on cameo board mounted to masonite or directly on masonite. See "Donald Purdy: Intuitive Painter," American Artist, April 1962.
This is great modernist seascape painting , signet on lower right, original frame , gallery label from 1960s on back . See less