Very large Carl Sublett (Tennessee, 1919-2008) oil on canvas abstract painting rendered in earthtone colors, with a horizontal band of expressionist textured and impasto dark tones across the top third of the painting with additional textural elements throughout. Signed and dated " '61 Sublett" lower right. Additionally signed en verso on the stretcher with other inscriptions. Housed in a gilt wood frame with black liner. Sight: 39 1/2" H x 49 3/8" W. Framed: 43" H x 53 1/2" W. Ex- TN Senator Howard & Joy Baker, Jr. collection. <br/><br/>Biography: Carl Sublett studied Art History at the American Academy in Florence, Italy, after serving as a sergeant in World War II. He moved to Knoxville in 1954 where he studied with Kermit Ewing and eventually became a Professor of Fine Art at the University of Tennessee. Sublett was a founding member of the art group, "The Knoxville Seven," a progressive group working from 1955-1965, which produced some of the first abstract expressionist art in Tennessee. In 1982 he retired from teaching, and, in 1984, he opened the Sublett Gallery in Knoxville. In 1991, "The Unseen Carl Sublett" was the first exhibit at the new Knoxville Museum of Art (built on the site of the 1982 World's Fair). Sublett won numerous awards for his paintings and was a member of the National Academy of Design. His works are in the collections of the National Academy of Design, The Tennessee State Museum, and Cheekwood, Nashville. (Source: The Tennessee Arts Commission).

PROVENANCE: A Knoxville, Tennessee collection.

CONDITION: Overall very good condition. One approx. 2" light abrasion upper right corner and one approx. 1/8" vertical abrasion upper left margin and another area of pin-prick abrasions center upper margin.