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Paavo Airola Original Watercolor on Paper "Hårtvätt"

Item Details

An original 1948 watercolor on paper by well-listed painter and writer, Paavo Airola (Arizona / Canada / Finland; 1918 – 1983), titled Hårtvätt, or Hair-Washing. The image depicts a partially nude bather hunched over a basin of water, washing her or his hair. Artist signature is signed to the lower left. This work is mounted under pale, muted lavender mat, behind glass in a beveled wood frame with a painted lavender and taupe finish, equipped to hang. A sheet attached to the verso lists, in Swedish, the works included in a 1948 exhibition of the artist.

Condition

- light age discoloration across painting and matting. Frame is worn.

Dimensions

21.5" W x 27.5" H x 1.5" D

- visible image area measures 13.5″ × 19.25″.

Item #

17CIN338-252

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