Harry McCormick Reading Signed Contemporary Realism Oil Painting Canvas Framed

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A contemporary oil painting on canvas titled “Reading” by American artist Harry McCormick. Hand signed bottom right. Circa 1980s. The … more A contemporary oil painting on canvas titled “Reading” by American artist Harry McCormick. Hand signed bottom right. Circa 1980s. The composition depicts a solitary female figure reading a newspaper at desk in a cozy bedroom, most likely a New York City studio space. A modern light over the desk illuminates 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 who acquired the painting from Garelick’s Gallery. Dimensions: 36”h x 46.25”w x 2.5”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