Untitled Seated Male Nude Oil Painting — Larry Griggs (B. 1951)

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Original oil on canvas by Larry Griggs (American, b. 1951), depicting a seated male nude against a deep, dark background.

… Read more Original oil on canvas by Larry Griggs (American, b. 1951), depicting a seated male nude against a deep, dark background.

Griggs presents the figure frontally, seated upon a softly rendered pink cushion. Warm flesh tones are built through layered passages of ochre, cream, rose and muted violet, contrasting dramatically with the nearly black ground. The sitter’s carefully modeled face, wavy hair and contemplative gaze give the work a particularly compelling presence, while visible brushwork and canvas texture retain the immediacy of the artist’s hand.

The combination of traditional figurative painting, expressive color and an intimate composition makes this a distinctive work for a contemporary, eclectic or collected interior.

About the Artist:
Larry Griggs is an American painter born in 1951 and associated with Cincinnati, Ohio. His known body of work encompasses figurative painting, portraiture, nude studies and landscapes, with oil on canvas appearing frequently among his works. Numerous paintings by Griggs have entered the secondary market, providing a documented body of work that demonstrates his sustained interest in the human figure and observational painting. See less