Description
Wonderful MCM Abstract Cat Acrylic Painting by James Tucker 1956 Cubism . Painting has a mat it measures 27.75 x 23.25" The Painting is on a mat board the board is taped to the mat it measures 21.75 x 17.5". Very interesting abstract image of an angry cat.
This came from the estate of James Tucker I will be listing a few of his piece plus other artist that he collect also.
GREENSBORO - James E. Tucker, 80, of 632 Scott Ave., died Sunday , Dec. 19, at Maryfield after a long illness.
He was born in Rule, TX, August 13, 1930, to Lillie Brashears Tucker and J. E. Tucker, the youngest of 5 brothers and one sister, all of whom predeceased him. After graduating from Seymour, TX, High School in 1948, he attended Santa Monica City College and Midwestern U. in Wichita Falls, TX, before enlisting in the Air Force in January 1951. After being honorably discharged from the service in the fall of 1954 as a Staff Sgt. , he enrolled at the Univ. of Texas and completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in August 1956 and met his future wife, Virginia Acheson Johns. The following spring they were married and the same year he received a scholarship for graduate study at the State Univ. of Iowa and received the Master of Fine Arts degree in 1959. That fall he joined the faculty of the Woman's College of the University of NC--now UNCG--coco
He was also an active painter for many years, and his works are represented in many collections in Greensboro and elsewhere
Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Mat is torn and dirty
Origin:
United States
Materials & Techniques:
Acrylic
Details:
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Frame Type: Unframed
Art Subjects: Abstract, Animals
Country of Origin: United States
This came from the estate of James Tucker I will be listing a few of his piece plus other artist that he collect also.
GREENSBORO - James E. Tucker, 80, of 632 Scott Ave., died Sunday , Dec. 19, at Maryfield after a long illness.
He was born in Rule, TX, August 13, 1930, to Lillie Brashears Tucker and J. E. Tucker, the youngest of 5 brothers and one sister, all of whom predeceased him. After graduating from Seymour, TX, High School in 1948, he attended Santa Monica City College and Midwestern U. in Wichita Falls, TX, before enlisting in the Air Force in January 1951. After being honorably discharged from the service in the fall of 1954 as a Staff Sgt. , he enrolled at the Univ. of Texas and completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in August 1956 and met his future wife, Virginia Acheson Johns. The following spring they were married and the same year he received a scholarship for graduate study at the State Univ. of Iowa and received the Master of Fine Arts degree in 1959. That fall he joined the faculty of the Woman's College of the University of NC--now UNCG--coco
He was also an active painter for many years, and his works are represented in many collections in Greensboro and elsewhere
Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Mat is torn and dirty
Origin:
United States
Materials & Techniques:
Acrylic
Details:
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Frame Type: Unframed
Art Subjects: Abstract, Animals
Country of Origin: United States
Condition
Original Condition Unaltered; Some Imperfections; Mat is torn and dirty
Buyer's Premium
20%
Dimensions
23.25 x 27.75 x 0.25 in
MCM Abstract Cat Acrylic Painting by James Tucker 1956 Cubism
Estimate $200-$350
Starting Bid
$100
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Oct 14, 2026, 4:00 PM EDTNew York, NY, United States
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