Lot #1: Original Oil Painting on Canvas by Listed American Painter Edward Barton (1926-2012).

A figurative modern oil on canvas by Edward Barton, American (1926-2012) entitled "Seated Female Nude" and signed by the artist "Barton" lower right corner. Rendered with with expressive thick textured layers, the painting depicts a seated nude female with long black hair facing against a dark brown/red background. About the artist: Known for luminescent seascape painting on linen and canvas, Edward Barton is entirely self-taught as an artist. He was born on June 24, 1926 in New York, and made his home in California. He was a member of the American Institute of Fine Arts, California and listed in American Artists of Renown. Edward Barton died on January 14, 2012, in Houston, TX. Dimensions (Frame): 30" x 26" Pickup category timeslot {A}