George Kachergis (NC, 1917-1974), Untitled

Oil and mixed media collage on canvas, 1964, signed and dated at the lower left, presented in a white floater frame.

Stretcher size 48 x 48 in.; Frame dimensions 49 1/2 x 49 1/2 in.

Collection of the Prange Family, Hillsborough, North Carolina

George Kachergis was born in Connecticut and studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1949, he accepted a teaching position in the Art Department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he excelled as a senior painting professor.

Kachergis exhibited extensively throughout his career. His work was included in annual exhibitions at the Pennsylvania Academy, the Art Institute of Chicago, The Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Two paintings by Kachergis are in the permanent collection of the North Carolina Museum of Art.

Good estate condition.