Walter William Barker, Untitled Abstract Oil on Canvas (1954)

Description This is a large, excellent example of 1950s abstract expressionism by an acclaimed artist and teacher from the period. This is a great piece to showcase in a dining room or in a living room above a couch .  It is ethereal and other-worldly, just lovely to stare at.  All. Day. Long. Details Walter William Barker (German/American, 1921-2004) Untitled (1954) Oil on canvas Signed and dated in upper right hand corner 34" x 47" (overall, in recent gold tone wooden frame) 33 1/2 " x 36 1/2" (sight) Professionally cleaned and varnished. Slight stretcher bar marks. About the Artist Walter William Barker was born in Coblenz, Germany in 1921 and grew up in Webster Grove, Missouri. During World War II he served as a sergeant in the Corps of Military Police in the U.S. Army, earning three battle stars for the battles of Britain, Normandy and Northern France. At Washington University in St. Louis, he studied painting with Max Beckmann and Philip Guston and received his BFA in 1948.