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Michael di Cosola
This 1986 pastel on paper surrealist drawing is by Abstract Surrealist San Francisco artist Michael di Cosola (1929-2010). Di Cosola studied at the Chicago Art Institute before moving to the Bay Area to study at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland. He had a studio in North Beach during the height of the neighborhood's art scene and exhibited at several Bay Area art galleries in the 1960s. Di Cosola is known for psychedelic, Surrealist portraiture and abstractions.
May 13th 1986
Pastel on Paper
16.25"x19.5" framed, 10.25"x13" unframed
Signed and dated lower right. Excellent vintage condition. Framed in a restored vintage wood frame with ornate carvings on the face and inner lip using dark green linen archival matting and clear archival spacers behind conservation clear glass.