Oil on canvas, 1987, signed 'George Deem' and dated lower right, signed, titled and dated on the reverse, with label from Nancy Hoffman Gallery, NY.

70 x 60 in., 80 x 70 in. (frame).

Exhibited: Nassau County Museum of Art, Latin Masters: Valdez/Velasquez, August 26-November 4, 2007.

Note: New York City painter George Deem was known for his re-working of art of the past, paying homage to artists he admired with uncanny versions of Old Master paintings. Art historian Robert Rosenblum described Deems work as 'free-flowing [fantasy] about the facts and fiction of art history.'

The artist.

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