This amazing trompe l'oiel oil on board painting by Kay Hendricks (American 1923 - 2005) depicts a scene around a fiddlers contest - including lifelike depictions of the fiddle & bow, an oil lamp, prize ribbons, a photo of the fiddler, a news article about the contest, the music he played, a green checkered tablecloth, his glasses, tin cup and bandana. The background is a wood paneled room  and my favorite part - well there are so many, but there is a rip in the tablecloth that is hand sewn - and so detailed. It measures aprox 29" x 17"  and is signed by the artist in the lower left corner.  Framed by Jerry Solomon Galleries in Los Angeles, it is in a perfect frame that is wood and has  a double panel of gold details and measures aprox 35.5" x 23.5".

Ready to hang and enjoy! 

"Kay Hendricks is a painter of historical objects of the American West in a "trompe l'oeil" style. He likes to depict items that old West people might have used. 

Hendricks began painting when he was nine, and helped on his uncle's ranch during summers until he got a job as a trail guide at age fifteen. During World War Two, he served in the cavalry in Europe, and then worked as a saddlemaker until 1955. He received a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Arizona, and from 1959 to 1968 worked as a technical editor for a publication and engaged in painting as a hobby. 

Source: Harold and Peggy Samuels, Contemporary Western Artists"