Original 20th C. Leon Kelly Female Nude Figure Study Ink Drawing SIGNED American

This listing is for the Original Leon Kelly Untitled Female Nude Study pictured above. About this work:A lovely female nude study by 20th century American master - Leon Kelly (1901-1982).This excellent work on paper depicts a pair of nude female figures facing one another. Small maquettes of nude female forms surround the two central figures.The work is ink on paper and is signed in the upper right. The work is matted and framed behind glass.A letter on the reverse from Leon Kelly to the previous owner of this work details the artist’s invitation to view some of his works at his storage facility.Provenance:Private collection, NY;Acquired from the aboveSize:11 inches tall by 8.5 inches wide (drawing)16.25 inches tall by 13.25 inches wide by 1 inch deep (frame)About the artist:Eluding stylistic classification and name recognition, Leon Kelly nonetheless counts among the great Surrealists. His abstract-leaning mystical paintings of anthropomorphic insect- and bird-like creatures are often