1978 Clifford Mitchell Jr. Beach Fragments Abstract Fish Shore African American

This listing is for “Beach Fragments, 1978” by Clifford Mitchell, Jr. (1925-2005) pictured above.About this work:A wonderful, large work by important Connecticut-based artist, Clifford Mitchell, Jr. (1925-2005).This excellent modernist composition was inspired by the artist’s time down the shore. Here, Mitchell paints a group of abstracted aquatic life against an abstract background in the color field style.The work is oil on Masonite and is signed/dated in the lower left. It retains a couple old labels from prior auctions/exhibitions.Size:24 inches tall by 36 inches wide (painting)30 inches tall by 42 inches wide by 1.25 inches deep (frame)Provenance:Estate of the artist;Acquired from the aboveAbout the artist:Connecticut architect and artist Clifford Mitchell, Jr., a shy, modest, soft spoken, multitalented philosopher/poet who referred to himself as "a citizen of the world" was born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1925. His passionate dedication to family and community was unparalleled. H