1959 Clifford Mitchell Jr. African American Abstract Expressionist Oil EXHIBITED

This listing is for “Receding Flood, 1959” by Clifford Mitchell, Jr. (1925-2005) pictured above.About this work:An exceptional, early work by an important Connecticut-based artist, Clifford Mitchell, Jr. (1925-2005).This fantastic abstract expressionist composition was inspired by the devastating 1955 Connecticut floods. Mitchell often looked to nature as an inspiration for his art, and this work is no different. It features broad strokes of orange and brown, which have been dissected by thin, jagged patches of color. The work evokes the destruction and debris left behind by the severe natural disaster.The work is oil on Masonite and is signed in the lower left. The work retains a few labels/inscriptions from prior exhibitions on the reverse.This is an excellent opportunity to acquire one of the artist’s finest works. *The last two photos in the listing are snapshots of the artist (for reference only)Size:23 inches tall by 48 inches wide (painting)30.25 inches tall by 55.25 inches wide