The Joseph Friel collection of paintings and drawings number about 500 individual pieces,
which include acrylic and oil paintings on stretched canvas, canvas board, and masonite.
Here are some basic statistics regarding the collection:
- 24-inch -- 18 each
- 32-inch -- 75 each
- 40-inch -- 1 each
- 48-inch -- 4 each
- 78-inch -- 6 each
- Date ranges from 1969 to 1998
Larger finished works are acrylics and oils, on canvas or masonite
Smaller studies are watercolor, pastels (oil and chalk), and drawings on paper or canvas board
Eight (8) known paintings are missing from the collection, presumably loaned to relatives and neighbors.
As I have purchased ALL of the paintings from Mr. James Friel, who inherited them, I am hoping to retrieve these missing paintings as well, to complete the collection, though the chance of this happening is not likely.