Nude Portrait by Buckley MacGurrin P3352
Buckley MacGurrin: Nude, oil on board with gold wood frame - 8" x 10" art, framed 9.5" x 11.5".
This beautiful painting portrays a nude woman reclining gracefully on a couch. The artist’s choice of colors and soft, expressive brushstrokes lend a gentle elegance to the composition.
Buckley MacGurrin (1896-1971) was active/lived in California, Texas, Michigan / France. and is known for portrait, still life and figure painting, mural, set design. He was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1896 to Irish-American parents. In 1912, he moved with his family to Salt Lake City, Utah. After graduating from High School, he enrolled at UC Berkeley, but after his first semester he left to join the Navy. He served for two and half years during WWI. After the war, MacGurrin returned to Berkeley and graduated in 1922. He then moved to Hollywood and began working as a designer for the movie studios. After deciding to become a full-time artist, MacGurrin moved to Paris, where he could further his studies. He remained in Paris from 1922-1933. He attended the Académie Colarossi* and also studied the masterpieces at the Louvre.
MacGurrin's work is represented in the collections of the Frederick R Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, Minnesota; San Gabriel Mission; LACMA (cafeteria mural); LA County Hall of Records; Santa Paula High School; Long Beach Public Library; Museum of Natural History (LA); and the Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas.
MacGurrin died in Los Angeles on July 16, 1971.
