Description Henry Faulkner (American/Kentucky, 1924-1981), "Lady Bathing", oil on masonite, signed lower left, label with artist and title on backing board, 5 1/8 in. x 7 1/8 in., framed. Note: Born in rural Kentucky, Henry Faulkner overcame being orphaned in childhood to leading an avant-garde lifestyle as an artist. Faulkner is best known for his wildly colorful oil paintings and eccentric acts, including bringing a bourbon-drinking goat to parties and art shows. He was a close friend of Tennessee Williams, who called him "a creative poet and artist." While briefly hospitalized in a Washington D.C. psychiatric facility, Faulkner also befriended fellow patient and poet Ezra Pound. Settling in Lexington, Kentucky in 1956, Faulkner created and exhibited still life paintings, as well as figural and landscape works, usually executed in a flamboyant palette with a whimsical sensibility. His style is often compared to the Surrealist and Colorist artists, and he took inspiration from locales ranging from California to Italy to his native Kentucky. In the work offered here, the perspective, unusual scale of the objects and bold planes of color lend a fantastical element to the otherwise everyday scene of a woman bathing. Ref.: "Faulkner, Henry (1924-1981)." The Johnson Collection. www.thejohnsoncollection.org. Accessed Aug. 1, 2020
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