Studio 13 Clarinet Player
20th Century Ink on Paper
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Alysanne McGaffey
This Mid-Late 20th Century ink on paper painting 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 also took 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.
This painting is likely a portrait of Charlie Clark, a San Francisco designer and clarinetist for the Studio 13 Band, a jazz band made up of artists and associated with SFAI during the 1950's and 60's. They played art openings and events around San Francisco and were the muses of many pieces of art as a result.
Mid-Late 20th Century
Ink on Paper
15"x17" framed, 8"x10" unframed
Estate stamped on back. Excellent vintage condition. Framed floating in a restored vintage cherry wood frame with clear lacquer finish and gold inner lip detail using black spacers and archival matting behind conservation clear glass.
