Original 1958 John Harrison Levee Abstract Expressionist Gouache SIGNED American

This listing is for “Minigouache No. II”, 1958 by John Harrison Levee (American, 1924-2017) pictured above. About this work:A wonderful gouache painting from 1958 by renowned American abstract expressionist John Levee (1924-2017).Levee’s abstract works from the 1950s are among his most desirable works. This example features splashes of brown, black, white, and blue in Levee’s signature style.The work is gouache on paper and is housed in its original frame by Kulicke. It retains its original label from legendary art dealer Andre Emmerich in NYC, who held several exhibitions of the artist’s work.Size:3.5 inches tall by 15 inches wide (artwork)7 inches tall by 19.75 inches wide (frame)Provenance:Private collection;Acquired from the aboveAbout the artist:John Harrison Levée was one of the leading American artists in Paris during the post-war period along with Sam Francis. A prominent exponent of Abstract Expressionism or Abstraction Lyrique, as it was known in France, Levée established an