Robert Birdwell (Tennessee, 1924-2016) oil on canvas painting with two stylized figures, each of whom hold chickens, 1957. The figures and background space consist of geometric shapes and intersecting planes while roughly textured impasto describes the bird's feathers, cage, and other passages. Signed and dated lower right. Housed in a wooden frame with cream textile liner and wood fillet. Sight: 29 3/4 in. H x 24 in. W. Frame: 39 in. H x 33 in. W. Biographical Note:  "Robert Birdwell grew up in the Lonsdale area [of Knoxville]. He studied at the University of Tennessee on the GI Bill and later attended the University of Iowa’s respected School of Art. While working as a staff artist and muralist for the Tennessee Valley Authority for 30 years, he maintained a personal studio downtown. In retirement he taught art at Maryville College. Birdwell often drew inspiration from urban settings with downtown Knoxville his favorite painting location. With the Knoxville Seven, he experimented with degrees of abstraction but also focused on watercolor paintings of downtown Knoxville in a realist style." (Source: Knoxville History Project)

Overall very good condition. Frame with minor abrasions and losses.