MAURICE HANSON Pastel of his Cat "VINNIE WITH ONE EAR"/ Signed / 1993/14" x17" - $525 - (Willimantic, CT)
This lovely pastel of Maurice Hanson's pet cat sitting on a chair is a rare pristine masterpiece of Outsider/Self Taught art. The mat size is 24"x 20" and the image size is 14" x 17". BIO: Maurice Hansen ( 1941-2000) died of leukemia on October 15, 2000, one week after his 59th birthday. A well-known New Haven artist, his work had achieved a great deal of local recognition with articles appearing in the New Haven Register, and later in the New Haven Advocate, every decade since 1958, when he was first photographed with his painting "Khruschev Eating the Dove of Peace." His art was exhibited in numerous galleries and public facilities from Boston to Baltimore during these years. Three months before his death, Hansen was featured in the New York Times in an article on Outsider artists.
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