Initialed lower right, 'AEM'; for Anthony Eustace McNaught (American, 1952-2026) additionally signed verso, 'Anthony McNaught', titled 'Still Life with Blue Jug', and dated 2019. This Post-Impressionist and Expressionist artist studied at the Esalen Institute with Erin Gafill and Tom Birmingham and at the Santa Cruz Art League. Ant McNaught lived, painted and made music in Santa Cruz, California.