This is a vintage, 20th century, dated 1976, original painting by an American artist, Donald Zolan (1937 - 2009). This is a portrait painting, which was likely commissioned by the person in the portrait. Commissioned works are slightly different from a work created by the artist for the pleasure of the image. A patron pays the artist to depict them in the best possible manner, and here the subject is surrounded by the celestial sky. The estimate is based on actual recent past recorded auction sales of comparables. Retail 'asking prices' can be higher and vary.