DETAILS
A vintage pastel portrait of the head a man; of flamenco guitarist Rene Heredia, wearing a turban and looking down by listed American artist Ramon Kelley.
TITLE
El Turbano
FRAMING
Matted and framed under glass
MAKER
Ramon Kelley (American, 1939), active in Colorado and Wyoming. Kelley is a member of the American Watercolor Society, the Allied Artists of America, Pastel Society of America, National Academy of Western Art, Knickerbocker Artists and Oil Painters of America, Representational. In 1985, The Pastel Society of America designated Ramon a Master Pastelist, and in 1986, Ramon was elected to the Pastel Hall of Fame.
MARKS
Signed (lower left): Ramon K PSA © 1980; (on reverse) El Turbano / One Color Pastel / Ramon Kelley PSA.
PERIOD
Late 20th century
DATE
Dated 1980
DIMENSIONS
Width 18 Depth 2.25 Height 22.25 inches
Sight: Width 9.5 Height 13.5 inches