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George Chann Attributed: Abstract Painting

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
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George Chann ( 1913-1995 China/USA) Attributed: Absract Painting. Signed lower left. Oil on plywood panel, unframed. Gallery label and rubber stamp impressions verso.

Born in Canton, China on Jan. 1, 1913. After arriving in California in 1922, Chann lived briefly in Stockton. By the late 1920s he had moved to San Francisco and in the early 1930s he was living nearby in San Mateo. Shortly thereafter, he moved to Los Angeles where he studied at the Otis Art Institute on scholarships during 1934-41. Chann died in Los Angeles on May 26, 1995.

29 x 20.5 inches

Private collection, North Carolina, USA.

Good condition. The plywood has warped.

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