Ernest Lacy -The Mandolin Player - mixed media on paper 1961 P3244

Signed, dated and titled by the artist. A superb nude, in a dense, rich and textured grisaille. A modernist at home in the classical forms nd approaches.

The art measures 25 5/8" x  20 3/4", and the frame is 31 1/2" x  25 1/16".

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Ernest Lacy was born in Los Angeles in 1928. Lacy settled in Whittier, California in 1953. He studied at UCLA and Chouinard Institute of Art as well as in Mexico and Italy. During his long career he taught art at Whittier College, Cal State Los Angeles, and Cerritos College. He currently (2013) lives in Whittier. His paintings of nature are in the Cezanne tradition. Exhibited: California Watercolor Society, 1954-55.

Edan Hughes, author of the book "Artists in California, 1786-1940"