Stephen Thomas Rascoe (Texas, 1924-2008) oil on board painting titled "Sunflowers and Broken Stone Wall," depicting a cluster of sunflowers growing against a broken stone wall, with a blue sky background. Signed "Stephen Rascoe" lower right. Housed and matted in a wood frame. Sight – 23 1/2" square. Framed – 25 3/4" square. American, last half of 20th century. Provenance: Stephen Rascoe received his BFA and MFA from the Art Institute of Chicago. He worked as a draftsman for Shell Oil Company and had cartoons published in several national magazines during World War II. In 1964, Rascoe accepted a position as a professor of fine art at the University of Texas in Arlington, where he taught and continued to paint. Rascoe retired in 1990. His paintings are in the collections of the Dallas Museum of Art, the Houston Museum of Art, the Art Museum of South Texas and numerous other institutions. Condition: Overall good condition. Minor brown stain in top right quadrant along top edge, 1/2" dia. Minor stains to matting along bottom edge, largest 1 1/2" x 3/4".