Lot #56 - Jerry McKeehan, 1938-2022 (USA)

Jerry McKeehan, 1938-2022 (USA)

Estimate: 1 000 - 2 000 £

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Lot Description

Jerry McKeehan (1938-2022). City Sounds, 1980. Oil on canvas, size 110,5 x 91,5 cm (43 1/2 x 36 inches). Frame dimensions 116,5 x 95,5 cm (45 3/4 x 37 2/3 inches). Signed upper left. Titled and dated on the verso. (Jerry McKeehan, a resident of Kansas City, Missouri, was born in Boulder, Colorado, and received his B.A. with honors from Colorado State University in 1962. His formal education includes work under Clifford Still. Jerry has developed an energetic style combining his rich color palette and exciting compositions. Each painting contains a narrative force commanding attention. His art is the work of a seasoned talent with ageless appeal. He has had numerous one-man shows, awards, and has been represented in national, regional, and European competitions such as the following: Watercolor USA, Springfield, Missouri; Centennial Exhibition, The Nelson-Atkins Museum, Kansas City, Missouri; Annual Exhibition Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, Arkansas; Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio; Academy of Professional Artists, St. Louis, Missouri; Ten State Competition, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri; Thirty Miles of Art, Nelson-Atkins Gallery of Art, Kansas City, Missouri; Ten Missouri Painters, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri; Rochester Festival of Religious Art, Rochester, New York; La Peinture Contemporaire Dans Les Collections Vaudoises, Lausanne, Switzerland; The Fine Art Center Competition, Colorado Springs, Colorado; The National Watercolor Exhibition, Wichita, Kansas; Unity on The Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri; Jewish Community Center, Kansas City, Missouri; Rockhurst College, Kansas City, Missouri; Hyde Park Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri; Unitarian Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri. His work is included in numerous private collections throughout the United States. McKeehan's work is represented in the permanent collections of: Hallmark Incorporated, Kansas City, Missouri; The Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph, Missouri; The Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri; Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri; Colorado State University. Source: Jerry McKeehan website)