John Ferren, Abstract Gouache on Board (1954-1956)

Description We are pretty darn excited about this one.  John Ferren is the man about which Gertrude Stein reputedly said "Ferren ought be a man who is interesting, he is the only American painter foreign painters in Paris consider as a painter and whose paintings interest them. He is young yet and might do ... that thing called abstract painting.” Well, he did do that thing called abstract painting. In a big way. This work is a good example of Ferren's tendency to break away from the typical abstract playbook and created pieces that incorporated figurative elements, geometric abstraction, and an often sculptural quality that stemmed from his earliest training. This piece was one of four that Ferren gifted to his friends and neighbors, Edward and Josefa Kaminski of Los Angeles, California.  Details John Ferren (American, 1905-1970) Untitled (1954-1956)  Gouache on board Signed and dated on verso 21 1/4" x 31" (overall) 19 1/2" x 29" (sight) Gouache to corners professionally restored,