Lester Johnson

Lester Johnson (1919, 2010) was an American painter renowned for his brooding, expressionistic depictions of anonymous human figures rendered in thick, gestural brushwork and dark, moody palettes. He emerged as a significant voice in American figurative expressionism, bridging Abstract Expressionism with a persistent focus on the human form. His work appeared regularly at major auction houses and is held in numerous public and private collections across the United States.