AW834: Frank Nelson Ashley "Lady & the Sun & Time" Oil on Masonite Board Painting

Frank Nelson Ashley (American, 1920 - 2007) "Lady & the Sun" Oil on Masonite Board. Signed lower left. Presented in original frame which retains a gallery exhibition label - "Everett Oehlschlaeger Gallery - 107 East Oak St., Chicago Illinois 60611". Signed and titled "Lady & the Sun & Time" verso.

Dimensions: Sight 9" x 12"; Frame 17 1/2" x 20 1/4"

Comments: Frank Nelson Ashley is noted for his equestrian and jazz subjects. He was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, on March, 17, 1920 and grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota. He studied at the University of Minnesota. During World War II, he served in the Army Air Corps, and while stationed in London, England, attended St. Martins School of Art.  In 1945 he was discharged with the rank of captain.  Upon his return to the United States, Ashley continued his studies at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, Illinois, and then at the Minneapolis Art Institute until 1947.  He then moved to New York City where he studied with Reginald Marsh at the Art Students' League of New York, also acting as Marsh's assistant.