Acrylic on canvas, signed at lower right, inscribed to verso of stretcher, gallery wrapped canvas.

24 x 48 in.

From the Traganos-Hertslet Collection, Pittsboro, North Carolina

A native of Bangor, Maine, Murry Handler settled in New York City as an art student eventually achieving a career as an award-winning illustrator and designer while continuing to pursue his fine art. He studied at The Franklin Institute of Art, figure drawing with Joseph Kelly at Pratt Institute and painting at the Workshop School, under the late Joe Hirsh. His teaching credits include The Fashion Institute of Technology and Parsons School of Design in New York City.

Currently he works from his Pittsboro, North Carolina studio, where his creative activities include painting, creative writing and the art of Bonsai. Murry is represented by FRANK Gallery in Chapel Hill, NC. He is a member of the Society of Illustrators, New York; FRANK Artists Collaborative, Chapel Hill, NC; Allied Artists of America, New York; and The Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC.

Good estate condition, slight scuffing at the edge.