This 1990 playful Surreal abstract oil on masonite painting is by Abstract Surrealist San Francisco artist Michael di Cosola (1929-2010). Di Cosola studied at the Chicago Art Institute before moving to the Bay Area to study at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland. He had a studio in North Beach during the height of the neighborhood's art scene and exhibited at several Bay Area art galleries in the 1960s. Di Cosola is known for psychedelic, Surrealist portraiture and abstractions.
November 23, 1990 Oil on Masonite 15"x11" framed, 12"x8" unframed
Dated on the back. Good vintage condition. Framed in a contemporary wood frame with a black and white striped finish using an archival linen filet.