Robinson Murray Abstract Beefeater Parade Painting

Massachusetts,1890-1984
Titled "Beefeaters Parade", a modernist composition of orange, black, green and red overlapping shapes over white. Murray earned a degree in Studio Art graduating from Harvard University in 1912 to pursue a career in commercial art. He quickly left the commercial art world to enlist in the Army and serve during WWI where he'd become a distinguished soldier while continuing to paint in the field. After the war Murray returned to commercial work until his retirement in 1960 when he turned to focus on modern abstract art. During the period of 1960 to 1980 Murray exhibited at the John F. Kennedy Building, Boston and the Copley Society within Boston City Hall.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: Canvas 34" x 34",Frame 35 1/2" x 35 1/2"
Signature: Signed and dated "Murray '65" lower right corner, titled "Beefeaters Parade" on verso.
Condition: Wear and minor losses to edges, slight scuffs, otherwise good condition. Please refer to photographs.