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Striking original 1982 oil painting depicting a ballerina bending over a bentwood chair to adjust her pointe shoe.
Rendered in a restrained palette of creamy ivory, ochre, warm flesh tones, black and atmospheric taupe, the composition is dominated by the dramatic sweep of the dancer's full tutu. The unusual elevated viewpoint and simplified forms give the painting a wonderfully modernist quality.
The work is signed “Paula” and dated ’82 at the lower right, accompanied by the inscription “A Friend Always.” The artist's full identity is unknown.
Original oil painting on stretched canvas, presented in a vintage wood shadow-box style frame with a black inner surround.
Framed dimensions: approximately 20" × 27.5".
Good vintage condition with age-related surface wear and imperfections visible to the painting and frame. The canvas shows natural age and surface variation, and the frame has scattered marks and wear. The reverse shows age and wear consistent with a vintage original painting. Please review all photographs closely for condition.
A wonderfully distinctive piece of vintage figurative art with strong appeal for collectors of ballet imagery, dance art and expressive modernist interiors.
Artist: Paula, full identity unknown
Title: A Friend Always (?)
Date: 1982
Medium: Oil on canvas
Type: Painting
Original: Yes
Signed: Yes
Signature: Paula
Inscription: “A Friend Always”
Style: Figurative / Modernist
Subject: Ballerina / Ballet / Dance
Framed: Yes
Orientation: Portrait
Dimensions: Approx. 20 × 27.5" framed
