The Departure
Artist
Gene Francis
(born 1957)
Date2019
MediumEgg tempera and acrylic on canvas
Dimensions45 1/2 x 68 1/4 in. (115.6 x 173.4 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of The Hilbert Collection
Object number2023.119
DescriptionBorn in San Luis Obispo, Gene Francis learned the basics of painting from his artistic grandparents before obtaining a degree in business from Cal State Fullerton. He often paints nostalgic scenes of the American past, carefully researching the fashions and hairstyles of his human subjects. Here, on a snowy evening, passengers huddle in groups at a train station, waiting for their visitors to disembark -- or to embark, themselves, upon a railway journey. Mary Platt, Museum Director
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