Oil

Colorful, richly pigmented still life painting of a vibrant bouquet of flowers in a teal vase sitting on a table next to a lemon and child portrait. Signed in the lower right corner. Hung in a gold frame with a cream matte.

Professor Hoey was born on May 9, 1930, in Abilene, Texas. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in art from The University of Texas. Professor Hoey, considered a "magic realist" painter of the American Southwest, was well known for his work in still life and portraiture. Hoey operated two galleries in Austin, the Carriage House Gallery and the SOHO Gallery and taught at the Houston Museum of Fine Art's Glassell School as well as in the Department of Art and Art History at The University of Texas.

H 23.5 in. x W 19 in. x D 2 in.

H 16 in. x W 12 in.