Birth (Semi Abstract Female Figure), Painting, 1943 Peppino Mangravite Numbered 10/100 on lower left

Numbered 10/100 on lower left margin

Abstract composition depicting a human figure and a four legged animal

The black and white composition depicts an abstracted series of shapes and swirls

The composition depicts a Colorado mountain landscape featuring an alpine lake surrounded by pine trees and a black bear crossing a stream

Signed and titled on reverse

Birth (Semi Abstract Female Figure), Painting, 1943 Peppino Mangravite Numbered 10/100 on lower left"Birth", original vintage 1943 painting by artist Charles Ragland Bunnell from his "Black and Blue" series. Of the Black and Blue series, Dord Fitz stated: "The so called Black and Blues blend the various feelings concerning theories of Existence Buddha, Christ, Lao Tze, Confucius and Mohammed, All become One." Watercolor on paper. Signed by the artist and dated, 1943, lower right. Presented in a custom vintage frame.