Harry McCormick Woman in Cafe Signed Contemporary Realism Colored Etching AP

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A contemporary hand colored etching on paper titled “Woman in Cafe” by American artist Harry McCormick. Hand signed in pencil … more A contemporary hand colored etching on paper titled “Woman in Cafe” by American artist Harry McCormick. Hand signed in pencil bottom right, titled mid-bottom, and annotated “Artist Proof” on the bottom left. Circa 1980s. The composition depicts a solitary female figure at a bistro table with a tea or coffee cup. She gazes out of the window which also is illuminating the figure in the dark space – a lovely evocation of light and shadow. McCormick takes inspiration from the American Realist painters at the turn of the 20th century such as Edward Hopper, John Sloan, and George Bellows. From a private collection in Metro Detroit. Dimensions: 29.25”h x 22.25”w x 1.25”d (framed). In very good vintage condition.

Harry McCormick (1942- ) is a contemporary American painter noted for his closely observed renderings of shadow, light, and reflections in interior spaces. His paintings often capture one or two solitary individuals in moments of introspection. His work can be found in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum and Guggenheim Museum in New York; the Birmingham Museum of Art in Alabama; the Boca Raton Museum of Art in Florida; the Newark Museum in New Jersey; the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.; the Delaware Museum of Art in Wilmington, and the Vatican Collection in Rome, Italy, among others. less