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Charles Kermit Ewing (Tennessee, 1910-1976) oil on canvas abstract expressionist painting in numerous colors including orange, white, yellow, blue, and green, 1950s or early 1960s. With alternating passages of spatter and heavy, even brushstrokes. Signed, titled, and inscribed "Knoxville, Tenn" en verso. Housed in a simple wooden frame, likely original. Sight: 39 1/2" H x 29 1/2" W. Framed: 241" H x 31" W. Biography: Charles Ewing was a Pennsylvania-born painter, teacher, and lithographer. He studied at Carnegie Mellon University, Harvard, and the University of Iowa with Jean Charlot. He was a member of art associations in Pittsburgh, Atlanta and New Rochelle, and in 1938, exhibited at the National Academy of Design. He served as art consultant for the Tennessee Valley Authority and, from 1948 until his retirement, was head of the art department at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. (Source: Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American Art").
CONDITION: Very good condition. Frame with minor abrasions and accretions.
