Stephen Thomas Rascoe (Texas, 1924-2008) oil on board painting titled "Small Vase of Flowers" or alternatively "Flowers for my wife," depicting flowers arranged in a vase, rendered in shades of bright orange, yellow, and blue. Signed "S. Rascoe" lower right. Housed in a black plastic frame. Sight – 23 3/8" H x 11 3/8" W. Framed – 25" H x 13" W. 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: Minor surface grime. Scattered errant white paint flecks around lower left margin and in flowers, each less than 1/8". Minor scattered brown stains, largest 1/2" x 1/8" in bottom right quadrant along left margin.