Property from a Sea Island, GA Private Collection

Description:

Anthony Scornavacca (1926-1986), Portrait of a Woman in Blue, Oil on Canvas, signed lower left, portrait of a woman wearing a hat and ruffled blouse, in shades of blue, black and brown, in a black wood frame. Frame size: 35 1/2 in. x 29 1/2 in.

Tony Scornavacca was a painter and gallery owner from New Jersey. He served in the Navy before studying commercial art at the Pratt Institute. He then settled in Miami where he studied, painted and established his gallery. He was an incredibly prolific painter, having completed over 2,000 paintings in his lifetime. Scornavacca’s work is found in the collections of the High Museum of Art and the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College, as well as in many private collections.

Measurements: Height: by sight, 29 3/4 in. x Width: 23 3/4 in.

Condition:

Good condition, some losses to finish of frame.

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