Bedonna, 1957, 12" x 22
Now this painting you might have found on one of my relative's walls 30 or 40 years ago. Obviously inspired by Zero Mostel and "Fiddler on the Roof", the artist has taken a few liberties as he re-interprets the classic figure of the fiddler. The green overcoat sways somberly in rhythm to the slow, mournful sounds coming from the violin in stark contrast to the boisterous plaid trousers which hang loosely around the fiddler's legs.