1961 Charles Lassiter Abstract Surreal Painting

A paint and pen drawing / painting by American artist Charles Keeling Lassiter (1926-2005). This work is signed C. Lassiter and dated ‘61 in the lower right corner. From the bountiful Davis art center website, ‘Charles Lassiter was a reclusive artistic genius active during the era of Pollock, Rothko and the Abstract Expressionists. He rejected trends of Minimalism and Pop Art and produced lively, surreal figurative work in line with the visions of Jean Dubuffet and Paul Klee. Lassiter’s work has been in exhibits and is in collections of the MoMA, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum, Yale and the Carnegie. However due to his extreme agoraphobia, Lassiter struggled to build art world relationships crucial for exhibiting his art while he was alive.’ The artwork itself measures approximately 30.25 inches wide by approximately 20 inches tall. The piece is not framed. There are some small areas of paint loss as photographed. fine art, home accent, decorative arts, painting 20