This 1955 oil on canvas figure scene entitled Waiting Hours 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.
1941 Oil on Canvas 18.5"x15" framed, 12"x16" unframed
Signed and dated lower left. Good vintage condition. Framed in a contemporary wood floater frame with a faux driftwood textured finish.