This 1946 oil on canvas Expressionist figure scene entitled Mercy is by Polish-born New York Expressionist Jennings Tofel (1891-1959). Tofel was a friend of Georgia O'Keefe and Alfred Stieglitz. He received an art grant to work in Paris in the 1920s. His work is in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Tofel is known for his allegorical, Expressionist figurative scenes.
1946 Oil on Canvas 16"x1"x12" unframed
Signed lower right; titled and dated on the back. Good vintage condition.