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Preston McCrossen (1894-1981)

Untitled (The Conversation), Drawing, 1950

Untitled (The Conversation), Drawing, 1950

Original modernist pastel painting of an interior scene with a group of women meeting around a table by artist Preston McCrossen. Warm and colorful, the composition contains pronounced shades of red, fuschia, yellow, violet, periwinkle, and gray. Oil pastel on paper. Signed by the artist and dated, 1950, lower right. Presented in a custom frame.

12 ¾ x 16 inches, Framed Size: 22 ¼ x 25 ¼ x 1 ¼ inches

SKU:28429

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Artist Biography - Preston McCrossen (1894-1981)

Preston McCrossen was born in Michigan in 1894. He married fellow artist, Helen Cramp, in New York in 1922. The couple lived for a time in California before settling permanently in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1930. In Santa Fe, they went into business with Preston's brother to establish McCrossen Handwoven Textiles, Inc. Following a separation from Helen, Preston married artist, Miki Hayakawa, in 1947.