Berra also turned his attention increasingly to figurative work. Starting with oil sketches of his wife painted on location in Europe,Wissman, p. 15, 17. he developed a style that presents ambiguous figures in abstract, unresolved landscapes. He began an ongoing series of beach scenes that have become increasingly simplified and abstracted in recent years. His nude series presents a female figure either in intimate domestic settingsFauntleroy 2012, p. 34. or on utterly abstracted backgrounds.Editors of American Art Collector 2012, p. 150.
