The mischievous and diabolic art of James Flora (1914-1998):
Glimpses of rare works from the archives
and news about Flora-related projects
A new fine art print of a wild 1970 Jim Flora tempera painting has been listed on eBay. We have editioned 20 prints of Chance Encounter, and only two are being offered at the launch price.
One of many—a recurring Flora motif. There's something jazz-like about these images, as if the artist were jamming on a canvas, creating rhythmic design. This untitled 10 x 8 tempera, discovered in a sketchbook, dates from the early to mid-1960s. There are dozens of sketchbooks in the collection, spanning the early 1940s to the month of Flora's death in July 1998. Aside from pen and pencil project drafts, the books contain numerous fully rendered (and often signed) paintings and drawings. It's possible that no one—including the artist's family—has previously beheld the vast majority of these works.
