This is one of a series of paintings submitted from Gallery on Greene. Thank You Nance! A fascinating painting of a muscular saint piercing a serpent or large snake. My eyes seem to gravitate on the muscular contours of the saint’s legs, calves and buttocks. As you ascend the striped lycra outfit - one can see the defined, muscular chest, shoulders and arms. Further up above the head - a halo. The character is a Saint. Kinda give you a sense of the type of man Van may have been attracted to.

Closeup - I could not find Van’s signature but I do recognize the fruited trees that are very common in many of Van’s recent works.