Clara & Theodora
1963 Oil on Canvas
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Alysanne McGaffey
Entitled Clara & Theodora this 1963 oil on canvas portrait of two woman is by Bay Area artist Alysanne McGaffey (1931-2018). Born in Seattle, McGaffey moved to San Francisco in the mid 1950s to study at SFAI with Bay Area Figurative pioneers Joan Brown, Nathan Oliveira, Jay DeFeo, Bruce McGaw, and Manuel Neri. McGaffey had a one-wo classes at CCAC and UC Berkeley, and received an MFA in Painting from the University of San Francisco. She became involved in community arts organizations, holding offices in several, including the Coastal Arts League and Pacifica's Cultural Arts Commission. Eventually McGaffey's gaze moved from the figure to the landscape, and she spent the last thirty years traveling the Northern California coast painting watercolor seascapes.
1963
Oil on Canvas
34.5"x46.5" framed, 34"x46" unframed
Signed lower right. Signed, dated, titled on back . Framed in a hand-built lath frame. Good condition.
Entitled Clara & Theodora this 1963 oil on canvas portrait of two woman is by Bay Area artist Alysanne McGaffey (1931-2018). Born in Seattle, McGaffey moved to San Francisco in the mid 1950s to study at SFAI with Bay Area Figurative pioneers Joan Brown, Nathan Oliveira, Jay DeFeo, Bruce McGaw, and Manuel Neri. McGaffey had a one-wo classes at CCAC and UC Berkeley, and received an MFA in Painting from the University of San Francisco. She became involved in community arts organizations, holding offices in several, including the Coastal Arts League and Pacifica's Cultural Arts Commission. Eventually McGaffey's gaze moved from the figure to the landscape, and she spent the last thirty years traveling the Northern California coast painting watercolor seascapes.
1963
Oil on Canvas
34.5"x46.5" framed, 34"x46" unframed
Signed lower right. Signed, dated, titled on back . Framed in a hand-built lath frame. Good condition.
