Clement Bernard Haupers (American, 1900-1982). Double-sided acrylic on board painting depicting portraits of men. One depicting a man wearing a red hat leaning against a step. The other side depicting a male nude from behind.

Clement Bernard Haupers was a St. Paul born American painter, printmaker, arts administrator, and arts educator active from the 1920s to the 1980s. He is best known for his directorship of the Minnesota Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project and for his influence in the Minnesota art community.
Sight; height: 27 in x width: 17 1/4 in. Framed; height: 30 1/2 in x width: 20 3/4 in x depth: 1 in. There is light wear throughout both sides of the work. Some small losses along the extreme edges and wear where the nails holding the painting in place have rubbed against the surface of the work. Some accretions and discolorations throughout, most noticeable in the negative space. There are numerous small areas of in-painting in the negative space along the upper left corner of the side with the man wearing a hat. Light wear to the frame.