Oil on canvas of a snowy mountain range, painted in a modernistic style, signed and dated 1927 in the lower right corner, framed in a simple black wooden frame, the canvas measuring approx. 27" x 40-1/2", and with the framing overall approx. 28" x 41-1/2". There is a label taped to the back of the dust cover indicating that this painting was accepted and exhibited in the Cleveland Museum of Art May Show in 1927.
Earl J. Neff (1903-1993) is best known as a W.P.A. muralist, and was Director of the Federal Arts Project in Cleveland in 1937. His mural frieze of the History of U.S. Locomotives was designed for the Engineer's Building, and when that building was demolished in 1989 the mural was saved and reinstalled in the Gund Arena (now the "Q"). This dramatic mural illustrates the history of early 20th century industrial glory and is a popular focal point in today's central city entertainment complex. Neff was a teacher and illustrator as well award-winning fine artist in many media. His fashion art appeared in The Plain Dealer, and he served as art director of SOHIO Magazine.
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