Signed on lower center, Leo Russell, 64 Abstract watercolor painting with washed coloring. Mounted with in a pane of glass and cardboard backing. Approximately 11.25 x 8.25 inches. Evident wearing to glass edges and backside. Leo Russell signed painting, signed painting, painting, signed artwork, signed abstract art, abstract artwork, artwork, framed artwork, framed art, watercolor painting. 12 AS^7 Leo was enrolled in the school of allied arts, where he studied with the stage designer Eugene Dunkel, and with the Russian Futurist painter David Burliuck. Later Leo attended Textile High School, where he gained skill in Carpentry, drafting, sculpture and metalwork. After finishing high school Leo studied painting restoration at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, employing some of the techniques of the old masters.