Portrait of painter Bernard Perlin (1918-2014). Perlin was closely associated with the group of painters around Jared French and Paul Cadmus. His paintings are also linked to their magic realism, but Perlin created a totally distinct style, which is very recognizable in his most well-known piece, the striking Orthodox Boys. Author Glenway Wescott, one of Perlin's friends, commissioned him to draw a portrait of author E.M. Forster, when the latter was in the US for the first time in the late forties. There exists a very homely picture of Wescott and his partner Monroe Wheeler, taken by Perlin, where you can discern this portrait of Forster in the background. I really like this kind of loving artistic alliances. #bernardperlin #jaredfrench #paulcadmus #margaretfrench #magicrealism #americanpainter #glenwaywescott #monroewheeler #emforster #queerartist #portrait https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf1a2kxtwCy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
