Portrait of a Stockbroker
Artist
Carol Wald
(American, 1935-2000)
Date1971
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsImage Size: 29 5/8 × 24 3/4 in. (75.2 × 62.9 cm)
Frame Size: 32 × 27 1/8 in. (81.3 × 68.9 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of David Zucca, 2012
Object numberUAC5770
DescriptionBorn in Detroit, Carol Wald is most well known for her illustrations, which have been featured in Time and Fortune magazines, and on the covers of Business Week and the New York Times Sunday Magazine. She attended Cass Technical High School and the Detroit Society for Arts and Crafts (now College for Creative Studies). Wald’s style is simplistic and straightforward, blending elements of realism and abstraction to create intriguing and quirky compositions that are seemingly influenced by the outdoor landscapes, portraiture and dress of Impressionism. Although this is not necessarily the case for Portrait of a Stock Broker, it is a good example of Wald’s interesting use of color that is not always natural, as seen in the orange of the figure’s flesh and the blue hue to the smoke coming from his cigar. This paintings is of the artist’s friend and patron, David Zucca, an important collector of Detroit art.Collections
