Jack Barkla (American, 20th/21st c). Oil on canvas painting titled “Male Figure in Overalls (Blue Boy)” depicting a man against a gray background with overalls, 1997. Signed and dated along the lower right margin. Titled in pencil along the stretcher along the verso. Barkla is a lifelong resident of Minnesota having grown up in Edina and attended the University of Minnesota. He has performed and designed for numerous theater companies including the Guthrie. He also designed flower shows for Dayton’s (later Marshall Fields and then Macy’s) department store. Other clients of his have included Prince, Princess Grace of Monaco, and Jennifer Lopez.

Height: 24 in x width: 12 in.