Len Gridley Everett, American, 1925 to 1984, oil painting on canvas depicting a portrait of a lying nude man. Signed, upper left. Framed. Provenance: DuMouchelles, November 17,18, 2022, lot 111176. An auction paper label is on the backside. Len Gridley Everett was an American painter. He attended the State University of Iowa, Iowa City. Everett taught at the University of Iowa briefly. He studied painting and drawing in New York City at the Art Students League with Robert Brackman, Joseph Hirsch, and Robert Hale; at the National Academy of Design with Robert Phillipp; and in Provincetown, Massachusetts at the Provincetown Art School with Henry Hensche. The American Heartland was the dominant subjects of his work. Known for his meticulous still life paintings, he combined smooth layer paint, subtleness of color, and his unique perspectives and composition of simple objects such as vegetables, fruits, and flowers. He served leadership positions for the Audubon Artist and the Allied Artists of America. One of a kind artwork.