Folk Art Portrait of a Young Girl and Cat Oil Painting by Richard E. A folk art oil painting by Richard E. Roebuck (born November 3, 1960), depicting a young girl embracing a tabby cat. Done in a style reminiscent of early American portraiture. Rendered on canvas with expressive brushwork, the portrait conveys strong character and individuality. Signed by the artist. Roebuck learned to paint at an early age by watching his mother, Sally Pearl, and later developed a distinctive style influenced by early drawing, comic book imagery, and scenes of 19th- and 20th-century Black folk life in the rural South. Measures approximately 16″ H x 12″ W x 1/2 D. _gsrx_vers_1730 GS 9.9.4 (1730).
