This 1956 casein on paper Montreal portait entitled, Portrait Of A Writer is by Expressionist West Coast artist Byron Randall (1918-1999). His work is held in permanent collections of the Phillips Collection, the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, and the Oakland Museum of California. Randall traveled the world as a Merchant Marine during WWII. He lived in Mendocino, CA during the 1960s with his wife, Emmy Lou Packard, where they ran a guesthouse and art gallery.
1956 Casein on Paper 37"x44" framed, 22.5"x31" unframed
Framed in a vintage wood frame with a dark brown finish, beige linen filet, and gold inner lip using white archival matting behind clear conservation glass