Attributed to Alfonso A Ossorio (1916 - 1990). It does not have a COA. Provenance: private collection.

Biography: Alfonso Ossorio was born in Manila in the Philippines on August 2, 1916. He moved to the United States at the age of fourteen, studied at the Rhode Island School of Design, graduated from Harvard University and served in the United States Army. His style constantly evolved throughout his career. He went on to paint intricately rendered allegories that showed the influence of Albrecht Durer. In 1949 he became friends with Jackson Pollock, who urged him to visit Jean Dubuffet in Paris. It is Dubuffet whose presence is strongest in Ossorio's work.
Ossorio was briefly married in the early 1940s, a marriage that was grotesquely portrayed in some of his surrealist works. He also was strongly influenced by the work of Paul Cadmus and Jared French. He died in 1990.

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Mint

30.5 x 25.5 in