Lot 297: Hunting for Joseph

Jay Backstrand (b. 1934) Hunting for Joseph signed, titled and dated ‘JAY BACKSTRAND “HUNTING FOR JOSEPH” 1981’ (on the reverse of each canvas) acrylic, oil, wax, string, wire and wood on canvas each canvas: 78 1/2 x 60 in. (199.4 x 152.4 cm.) each frame: 35 x 36 1/4 in. (88.9 x 92.1 cm.) each wire box: 8 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (21.6 x 5.7 x 4.4 cm.) (3)Executed in 1981.

199.4 x 152.4 cm.

Portland, Oregon, Portland Center for the Visual Arts, 1981. Marylhurst, Oregon, Marylhurst College for Lifelong Learning, Jay Backstrand: Paintings 1977-1983, February-March 1984, n.p. (illustrated).

Private collection, Portland Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1983