Description: Great original nude! 23 by 15 inches Photo of Stephen Bagnell Stephen Bagnell was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, January 4, 1930. As a young man he dreamed of becoming a cartoonist. Growing up in a tumultuous family, however, he put his dream on hold and instead ran away. Lying about his age, he joined the the Army at the age of 16. The stint in the Army provided him with a government sponsored education of his choosing. He selected the Art Students League of New York City, and became interested in pursuing the fine arts. He met and married Joyce Mahon at the age of 18 and became a parent at 20 years of age. Soon life became a struggle. During those years, Stephen worked as a house painter, spending all his spare hours painting, eventually finding his own particular style. He with his family, lived in Bergen and Monmouth County, New Jersey and eventually moved to Columbia County, Pennsylvania where he made his home for 24 years. His artwork was generally sold in the New York, New Jersey area. Stephen Bagnell's work is often dark with many of his endless subjects disfigured and disturbing; his landscapes are luminous. When he did paint in pastels, the results were subtle yet vibrant. In all of his work there is a feeling of familiarity; as if you know the person, know the place. Stephen painted only from imagination. His inspiration came from people he would see or a place he would recall, with his moods often reflected in the work. He was not one to paint portraits or to paint from a photograph, but instead had an ability to remember the nuances of a subject. He worked in many mediums; oils and acrylics being his favorite. Over his lifetime he produced a considerable amount of sculptures as well. Early on working in marble, experimenting in plaster, with wood and clay eventually being his mainstay. Bagnell was typical only in once sense. Although his work was often shown in galleries and he received many write-ups in art columns over the years, he like so many others, was a struggling artist. He spent all of his waking hours for most his adult life on his artwork; he died of sepsis Feb. 7, 1996 at the age of 66. He is survived by his wife Joyce and 6 children.
Price: 1000 USD
Location: Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Type: Painting
Year of Production: 1930
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Signed: Yes
Country/Region of Manufacture: Jersey
Framing: Framed
