Pershing, Louise (American/Western PA, 1904-1986), Modern Man, 1940s, oil on canvas, 18 x 32 inches, signed lower right, framed in a period modernist frame measuring 25.5 x 39.5 inches, A figural abstraction from the 1940's , Provenance: acquired from the Artist's Estate. Louise Pershing was born in 1904 and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Arts in Philadelphia. She later attended the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, where she studied under Alexander Kostellow and G. Romanoglie. Pershing also studied with the abstract expressionist Hans Hofmann. She was a member of the National Association of Women Artists, the Pittsburgh Watercolor Society, and the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh. in generally good age appropriate condition. Merchandise will be packed and transported by the purchaser at their own risk and expense. A list of recommended shippers is on our website: https://www.conceptgallery.com/auctions/shipping/.