Nude in Motion. Oil on canvas board, framed. Image depicts five views of one woman caught in freeze frame motion much like Marcel Duchamp's "Nude Descending a Staircase". Image is fragmented and in a bright palette using many shades of pink and green. Measures apprx 21-3/4" x 29-3/4". In black acrylic frame, entire item measures apprx 22-1/4"H x 30-1/4"W. Unsigned, however, verso bears a "Beni Kosh Collection #429" stamp.
Born as Charles Elmer Harris in Cleveland Ohio, he changed his name in the 1960's, which translates to "Son of Ethiopia". He rarely exhibited or sold his work and was affiliated with the African-American artists' "Sho-nuff Art Group" and the Karamu House and studied under Cleveland Artist Paul Travis. His style is very diverse and he experimented with Cubism, portraiture and abstractions in series. He received little recognition during his lifetime and was only "rediscovered" literally days after his death when hundreds of his paintings were rescued by an art dealer.
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