Diana Ferlini

This 1951 oil on canvas painting is by Mid Century Surrealist, Diana Ferlini Duncan (1911-1983). Born in Switzerland of Italian parents she immigrated to the US as a child, later moving to Hollywood where she began a serious pursuit of painting as an adult. Like many of the female Surrealists post WWII, Ferlini’s themes include: a feminine perspective on the Nuclear Family; the isolation of the new American home; the objectification of the female body; and left-leaning points of view on war, immigration and social issues.

1951 
Oil on Canvas 
24"x19.25" unframed 

Good vintage condition; impression of the stretcher bars in the canvas bar on the right and left edge.