1965 oil on canvas painting of a nude woman by Indiana artist Thad Jay Miller (American; 1933-1986). Signed and dated lower right.

Measurements: 26.25" W x 38.25" H x .75" D.

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From AskArt:

Thad Miller was born in St. Joseph County, Indiana, and was one of three children born to Frank Douglas Miller and Virgillia Raquelle Galnouer Miller (1900 - 1981). His father opened and operated a dental clinic in 1939 in Converse, Indiana. It is believed that Thad Miller spent most of his childhood in the Converse area.

After graduation he lived in Mexico City, moving to New York City in 1956 to pursue acting. He studied drama at the Neighborhood Playhouse with Robert Duvall and studied at the Playhouse with teacher Sydney Pollack. His classmates included Suzanne Pleshette, Keir Dullea and Wayne Rogers. While living, studying and acting in New York City, he met and married New York-born Luba Miller,, born 1918 and nearly 20 years his senior. They briefly lived in Los Angeles until returning to Somerset, Indiana to explore art and farming. "I was an unemployed actor who'd married a business woman and I wanted to be a farmer and didn't know how to farm," he told a reporter of the Chronicle-Tribune.

His painting years began in Somerset, Indiana after leaving New York City in 1958 and Los Angeles in 1959. Miller's work consisted mostly of portraits using friends and neighbors from the local farming community. He painted in the Flemish Old-Masters style with a touch of Salvador Dali's humor added. From 1965 to 1969 he sold more than 200 paintings, mostly to individuals and to fill the walls of five cafeterias owned by Indianapolis restauranteur, Chuck Laughlin. He quickly became known regionally, but later in life developed a wider following across the country and shipped paintings to Egypt and Australia.

Craquelure present. Several patches present and overpaint present. Some chips to the paint.

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