David Delong (NJ/GA, 1930-2001), Series of 3 Female Figures, Acrylic on Board, c. 1970's, each signed, one of orange figure with open arms and green background 36 x 22 in. David Delong had two passions - Art and Motorcycles. Over his fifty-year career, he was a versatile artist exploring many media to examine persistent themes - The genre of motorcycle racing, the figure, architecture and Tybee tides. The turbulent sixties prompted monochromatic, abstracted figures. "They were Baconian in feeling long before Francis Bacon was an icon. The highs and lows of the Kennedy years resulted in these negative feelings...the series was a summation of my feelings about the human condition at the time." In 1965, Delong enrolled in painting classes at New York University, graduating with a BS in painting in 1970. His presence in New York during the 1970's assured his familiarity with the abstract expressionists, who had revitalized the New York art scene during the previous decade. Delong's continued reference to the figure in his abstract works suggests the influence of Willem de Kooning in particular (David Delong: Passages, Telfair Museum of Art 2006, pg. 23). Height: of two by sight 36 in. x Width: 24 in.