Lot 25: MANUEL HUGHES (AFRICAN AMERICAN, b.1938).

Oil on Canvas. Hunting horns. Signed lower left. Acquired by the consignor from the the artist. From a Larchmont, NY collection. Manuel Hughes, b. 1938 in Arkansas, is a figurative and geometric abstraction painter. For over 30 years, Manuel Hughes has focused on painting household objects, which he has collected over the years. He emphasizes the details of the objects and the formal relationships between the pieces in each arrangement. From draped fabrics to antique cans, toys, instruments and boxes, his straightforward portrayal of ordinary and mundane items set against a nondescript background ask the viewer to share in the pleasure he takes in each quirky and unique form. His paintings are in the collections of several museums including the Whitney Museum of American, the Newark Museum, the Everson Museum, the High Museum, the Studio Museum of Harlem and the City Art Museum of St. Louis

29" high x 11" wide

Good.