Leonard Flettrich (American/New Orleans, 1916-1970) , "Untitled (Flambeau)", oil and mixed media on panel, signed lower left, 22 1/2 in. x 11 3/8 in., framed. Provenance: Gift of the artist's wife; Collection of Noted Preservationist and Aesthete Dorian M. Bennett, New Orleans. Note: Leonard Flettrich painted both representational and abstract works throughout his career, often combining elements of both styles. Parallels can be seen between the works of Flettrich and his contemporaries. He studied with Paul Ninas at the Arts and Crafts Club School of New Orleans and exhibited his paintings alongside John McCrady at the Downtown Gallery. Bonnie Crone wrote: "Art for Flettrich was a very personal thing – a medium to express emotion and truth.” He enjoyed a long and productive career in New Orleans, exhibiting both locally and nationally, while also teaching at the Arts and Crafts Club, the Tulane University School of Architecture, and the New Orleans Academy of Art. In the work offered here, Flettrich draws on the inspiration of Mardi Gras to capture a dramatic and abstracted scene of flambeau carriers at a night parade. Ref.: Crone, Bonnie. "Around the Belt: A Notebook of New Orleans Happenings." New Orleans. Mar. 1971, pp. 4-8