A captivating mid-century oil on masonite painting by American artist Steve Raffo (1912–1995). The composition features a figural group of children holding hands and dancing in a ring, executed in an expressive, slightly post-cubist style with a vibrant polychrome palette. The child in the foreground wears a distinct white hood. Signed "Raffo" in the lower-left corner. Raffo was an established 20th-century New York artist whose work is represented in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. steve raffo, mid-century modern art, american expressionism, oil on masonite, dancing children painting, post-war art.
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Good vintage condition. The painted surface is stable with rich colors and expressive brushwork. Housed in a simple ebonized frame that shows minor edge wear. Historical auction records for this specific piece indicate a verso inscription reading: "thinned picture varnish 9/12/63".
Frame 25 x 19 in, Image 18 x 23 in.