Modernist Blue Nude in Profile – Figurative Abstract Oil Painting by Allie William Skelton

Bold and expressive oil portrait of a modernist nude figure in blue seated in profile with bright yellow flowers by Allie William “Bill” Skelton (American, 1942-1986). Signed and dated “Allie Bill Skelton ’72” by the artist in the lower right corner. Unframed. Image size: 48.75″H x 32.75″W.

Allie William “Bill” Skelton (American, 1942-1986) was a painter and sculptor active in San Francisco who was involved in the gay art scene of the 1960s and 1970s.

Galleries and Shows:

Invited Artist – 30th Annual San Francisco Arts Festival, 1976
Loeb Rhoades Market Hours Gallery, San Francisco, 1976
Graphic Arts Workshop, San Francisco, 1976
Periwinkle Art, Pacifica, 1977
25 Year Retrospective of Allie Bill Skelton – 330 Grove, San Francisco, 1979
Walnut Creek Public Art Program, 1985