Painting by Sterling Boyd Strauser: Nude, Framed

A narrow panel, a long figure, one hand resting at the chest.

This framed nude painting in oil on board is by Sterling Boyd Strauser (1907-1995), and dates to about 1974. The standing figure fills a slim vertical panel, painted in a flat grey-tan and outlined with only a few thin strokes. Long hair frames a small angular face. Ochre and orange glow behind the head, giving way to soft blue on one side. A pale slash and a rust-brown one run down below. The frame is dense with ornate scrollwork. Framed, it stands 56.5 inches high and 19.75 wide.

The face is a few lines. It is enough.