#92 • Byron Birdsall Oil Painting of the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts

Part of June 2024 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $2,100.00

Status: Sold

Category: Art: Alaskan Originals

An extremely unusual original large format oil painting by the late Alaska artist Byron Birdsall (1937-2016), widely known for his work in watercolors. The work depicts the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, built in 1988 and home of the Anchorage Symphony, Opera, and other performing arts organizations; the painting shows a couple strolling hand-in-hand on a snowy sidewalk, bright winter sky above. Dated c.1994 lower right, and housed in a gold-toned frame befitting the colors within the painting. Measures approximately 29" x 40.5" overall.