Boxing Match Drawing, Second Batch, Drawing 3 large souvenir penny and is definitely one of

and is definitely one of the finest I have seen

This flea market-found oil painting on canvas catches me off guard every time I look at it: the reverberation between those bright orange oranges and that terrific off-key green background gives it a startling pop

but think it is really great just as it is

and almost certainly mid-century

Boxing Match Drawing, Second Batch, Drawing 3 large souvenir penny and is definitely one ofI had a previous sketchbook of six drawings of boxers by this unknown amateur artist, which sold out quickly, so I went back to the source and purchased the other set of them he had. I really love the honesty and directness of these, and the lack of contextualizing details, such it is all about the expressions and gestures of the two fighters, and the tension between them, only amplified by the color and attention paid to their gloves and shorts. I