101: JAMES B. GANTT (1911-1984) OIL ON ARTIST'S BOARD

James Britton Gantt (Missouri / Kansas, 1911-1984)
Negro Head (1933)
The compelling study of an African American woman is signed and titled verso by the artist with the inscription '1933 Dallas Tex.'

Mr. Gantt studied painting at the Dallas Art Institute in the early 1930s and at the Kansas City Art Institute later that decade, first under Ross Braught and then Thomas Hart Benton.
Measures 15.75 x 12 inches, no frame.
Very good original untouched condition, there are no major issues of damage or repair, scattered bits of storage/stacking wear and light surface debris.
Provenance: The artist's family by descent.
$400 - $600