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Lot description
Oil on Canvas. "Lot's Wife and Family (Escape from Sodom and Gomorrah)". 1944. Signed and dated lower right. Signed and titled verso. Originally from estate of the artist. From a Larchmont, NY collection. Born in New Orleans, LA on Jan. 6, 1900. Chessé began painting at age 17 and remained a self-taught artist except for a few months spent at the AIC in 1918. He came to California in 1923 and, after a brief time in Hollywood, settled in San Francisco. In 1934 he was one of 26 artists chosen by the federal government under the Public Works of Art Project to paint the frescoes in Coit Tower. His work there is entitled, Playground. Motivated by color, he explored many styles of modern painting. In 1984 Chessé retired to Ashland, OR where he remained until his demise on March 17, 1991. As well as a painter, he was a well-known puppeteer.