Werner Drewes Art
American, 1899-1985
Werner Drewes was a painter, printmaker, and teacher, who was born in Canig, Germany, in 1899. His father, a Lutheran Minister, hoped he would become an architect, but Werner chose the life of an artist. After he served on the front line in France during the war, Werner was admitted to the Bauhaus in 1921, where he studied under Klee, Itten, and Muche. Later, he traveled through Europe to study such old masters as Tintoretto, Velasquez and El Greco. After marrying Margaret Schrobsdorff, they traveled throughout South America, North America and Asia. In 1930, Werner immigrated to New York City with his family. In New York City, despite the Depression, Werner joined other Bauhaus artists such as Piet Mondrian and Lyonel Feininger to make a living as an artist. This group became the core of the American Abstract Artists group. Werner taught at Columbia University, worked on the design of the 1939 World's Fair building, and had shows at the Museum of Modern Art, Kleeman Gallery, and elsewhere. In 1946, he accepted a tenured position at the Washington University in St. Louis. In his later years, he moved to Virginia and continued to show at galleries in Germany, Turkey, and in the United States. The Smithsonian held a show attributing his 65 years as a printmaker at the Museum for American Artists.
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Yucca Growing in Garden
By Werner Drewes
Located in Greenwich, CT
This American modernist work by acclaimed Werner Drewes, exude sunlight and a contemporary feel akin to Fairfield Porter. The colors are bold and rich and the brushwork spontaneous ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Werner Drewes Art
Materials
Watercolor
Circle and Square
By Werner Drewes
Located in Boston, MA
Werner Drewes. Circle and Square, 1980. Rose 386. Number 1 in an edition of 20. Signed and dated in pencil lower right margin: "Drewes -80-"; numbered in pencil lower left margin: "N...
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20th Century Bauhaus Werner Drewes Art
Materials
Woodcut
Ecce Homo Plate X
By Werner Drewes
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Ecce Homo Plate X
Woodcut, 1921
Signed, titled, and dated in pencil by the artist (see photos)
Edition: One of two known impressions
This image wwas unknown to the catloger Ingrid Ro...
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1920s Bauhaus Werner Drewes Art
Materials
Woodcut
Ecce Homo VII
By Werner Drewes
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Ecce Homo VII
Woodcut, 1921
Signed, titled, and dated in pencil by the artist
One of only three known impressions
Created while the artist was studying at the Bauhaus in Weimar, Germ...
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1920s Expressionist Werner Drewes Art
Materials
Woodcut
Untitled A.155
By Werner Drewes
Located in Lawrence, NY
Gouache on paper
Considered to be one of the founding fathers of American abstraction, Werner Drewes was one of the first artists to introduce concepts of the Bauhaus school within ...
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1940s Bauhaus Werner Drewes Art
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Gouache
Construction with Vertical Center, A.4
By Werner Drewes
Located in Lawrence, NY
Watercolor on paper
Painted while studying at the Bauhaus, Dessau, Germany
Considered to be one of the founding fathers of American abstraction, Werner Drewes was one of the first a...
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1920s Bauhaus Werner Drewes Art
Materials
Watercolor
“Rocky Mountain Meadow”
By Werner Drewes
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor on archival paper of a Rocky Mountain Meadow by the well known American artist, Werner Drewes. Signed lower right. Titled and dated 1956 on verso of sheet. Con...
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1950s American Modern Werner Drewes Art
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Untitled Mid Century Modern Abstract Woodcut
By Werner Drewes
Located in New York, NY
Werner Drewes
Untitled Mid Century Modern Abstract Woodcut, 1974
Woodcut fold-out card on Rives BFK paper with deckled edges
9 1/5 × 6 1/4 inches
Unframed
Rarely seen, this twice sig...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Werner Drewes Art
Materials
Woodcut
Mid Century Modern Abstract Oil Painting by Werner Drewes, Green Blue Red Yellow
By Werner Drewes
Located in Denver, CO
Abstract oil on canvas painting by Werner Drewes painted in vibrant shades of green, blue, and red from 1944. Signed by the artist in the lower right corner of the canvas. Presented ...
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Werner Drewes Art
Materials
Oil
UNTITLED
By Werner Drewes
Located in Santa Monica, CA
WERNE DREWES (1899-1985)
UNTITLED, 1934
Woodcut on paper, Signed, numbered, and dated in pencil Ed. 15/20. Image 13 3/8 x 11 1/8 inches. Full sheet, 17 x 12 1/8 inches deckle edge o...
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1930s Abstract Werner Drewes Art
Materials
Woodcut
Composition 209 (Abstract Bauhaus painting)
By Werner Drewes
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Werner Drewes (1899-1985). Composition 209, 1939. oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches; 28 x 32 inches in original frame. Signed and dated with artist monogram lower left and again on verso...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Werner Drewes Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
Tree at Night
By Werner Drewes
Located in Santa Monica, CA
WERNER DREWES (German-American 1899-1985)
TREE AT NIGHT, 1964 (Rose 241)
Color woodcut Signed titled, dated and numbered 40 /210 all in pencil below image. Image 11 1/8 x 15 7/8 inc...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Werner Drewes Art
Materials
Woodcut
Werner Drewes Bauhaus Artist Color Woodblock, 1956, Mysterious Forest
By Werner Drewes
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Original color woodblock print by Werner Drewes.
In excellent condition. Unframed.
Image measures: 9 3/4 x 23 3/4 inches.
Pencil signed and dated. Numb...
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Mid-20th Century Werner Drewes Art
Materials
Paper
Harlem Beauty (Negress, Negro Girl, Black Girl)
By Werner Drewes
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
'Harlem Beauty' ('Negress', 'Negro Girl', 'Black Girl'), woodcut, 1930, edition 30, Rose lll.42. Signed, dated, numbered '1 - XXX', and titled 'Negress' in ...
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1930s Expressionist Werner Drewes Art
Materials
Woodcut
Werner Drewes Woodblock Print Cubist Colorful Rare Framed Green Black Red 1982
By Werner Drewes
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original woodblock print by American artist Werner Drews.
This composition comes in an archival frame presentation which measures 26 x 30 on the wall.
Werner Drewes (1899-1985)
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1980s Cubist Werner Drewes Art
Materials
Paper, Woodcut
Werner Drewes, 125th Street at Broadway, NYC
By Werner Drewes
Located in New York, NY
Werner Drewes brought his modernist vision to this subject but created, in my opinion, a great work of the Etching Revival.
The reference is Rose 183. It...
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1930s American Modern Werner Drewes Art
Materials
Drypoint
Huge - CASTLE ROCK WYOMING (Jackson Hole),
By Werner Drewes
Located in Santa Monica, CA
WERNER DREWES (1899 - 1985)
CASTLE ROCK WYOMING (Jackson Hole), (Rose RIII 194)
Color woodcut Total edition XXX, Signed, annotated AP and dated '58 in...
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Werner Drewes Art
Materials
Woodcut
Werner Drewes Bauhaus Artist Color Woodblock, 1964, Grand Canyon
By Werner Drewes
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Original color woodblock print by Werner Drewes.
In excellent condition. Unframed.
Image measures: 11 1/8 x 22 7/8 inches.
Pencil signed and dated lower right.
Numbered in pencil...
Category
Late 20th Century Werner Drewes Art
Materials
Paper
Werner Drewes Bauhaus Artist Color Woodblock, 1975, Enterlocked Forms
By Werner Drewes
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Original color woodblock print by Werner Drewes.
In excellent condition. Unframed.
Image measures 9 1/8 x 21 inches.
Pencil signed and dated lower right.
Edition size in pencil lower left: #3 of 30.
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Werner Drewes (1899-1985)
Werner Drewes, painter, printmaker, and teacher was born in Canig, Germany in 1899. His father, a Lutheran Minister, hoped he would become and architect but Werner chose the life of an artist. After he served on the front line in France during the war, Werner was admitted to the Bauhaus in 1921 where he studied under Klee, Itten, and Muche. Later, he traveled through Europe to study such old masters as Tintoretto, Velasque, and El Greco. After marrying Margaret Schrobsdorff, they traveled throughout South America, North America, and Asia.
In 1930, Werner immigrated to New York City with his family. In New York City, despite the Depression, Werner joined other Bauhaus artists...
Category
Late 20th Century Werner Drewes Art
Materials
Paper
Yucca Growing in Garden, Modern watercolor
By Werner Drewes
Located in Greenwich, CT
This modernist work by acclaimed Werner Drewes, exude sunlight and a contemporary feel akin to Fairfield Porter. The colors are bold and rich and the brushwork spontaneous and bold....
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Werner Drewes Art
Materials
Watercolor
Woodblock Print of Sailboats
By Werner Drewes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This Mid-20th century woodcut of mored sail boats is by Werner Drewes and is titled "Calm Morning". The piece is number 168 of 200 and is pencil signed by...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Werner Drewes Art
Materials
Paper
Twin Formation in Gray
By Werner Drewes
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Twin Formation in Gray, color woodcut, 1982, edition 30, Rose III.400. Signed, dated and numbered I7/XXX in pencil, annotated 415 and titled in the bottom left sheet edge. A fine imp...
Category
Late 20th Century Bauhaus Werner Drewes Art
Materials
Woodcut
New Rochelle - Before the Wind
By Werner Drewes
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
'New Rochelle - Before the Wind', drypoint, 1931, edition 30 (only a few impressions printed), Rose l.163. Signed, dated '1932' and numbered '1 – XXX' in ...
Category
1930s Modern Werner Drewes Art
Materials
Drypoint
Werner Drewes Bauhaus Artist Color Woodblock, 1973, The Green Moon
By Werner Drewes
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Original color woodblock print by Werner Drewes.
In excellent condition. Unframed.
Image measures 18 7/8 x 11 1/4 inches.
Pencil signed and dated lower right.
Edition size in pen...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Werner Drewes Art
Materials
Paper
Pointed Shapes and Black Half Moon
By Werner Drewes
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Werner Drewes, 'Pointed Shapes and Black Half Moon', etching, 1935, edition 20, Rose l.198. Signed, dated, and numbered 'I-XX' in pencil. A fine, rich impression, in warm black ink...
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1930s Bauhaus Werner Drewes Art
Materials
Etching
Small Forms On Crossing Bands
By Werner Drewes
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Werner Drewes, 'Small Forms on Crossing Bands', drypoint and roulette, 1935, edition 20, Rose 1.197. Signed in pencil. A fine, rich impression, in warm black ink, on cream wove paper...
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1930s Bauhaus Werner Drewes Art
Materials
Drypoint
Untitled. Form in Space.
By Werner Drewes
Located in New York, NY
Pencil drawing on paper from 1944. Signed and dated with cypher. Paper size 4 x 6" (10 x 15.1 cm).
Werner Drewes (1899-1985), painter, printmaker, educator and lecturer, was...
Category
1940s Abstract Expressionist Werner Drewes Art
Materials
Pencil
Werner Drewes Bauhaus Artist Color Woodblock, 1977, White Storm Cloud
By Werner Drewes
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Original color woodblock print by Werner Drewes.
In excellent condition. Unframed.
Image measures 11 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches.
Pencil Signed and Dated: Proo...
Category
Late 20th Century Werner Drewes Art
Materials
Paper
Farm in the Woods
By Werner Drewes
Located in New York, NY
Werner Drewes (1899-1983), Farm in the Woods, woodcut, 1933, signed and dated in pencil lower right (also numbered 1-xxx and titled lower left). Reference: Rose 83. In very good cond...
Category
1930s American Realist Werner Drewes Art
Materials
Woodcut
Untitled. Still Life.
By Werner Drewes
Located in New York, NY
This gouache painting by Werner Drewes was created in 1942. Signed with a pen in the lower right. Cypher and date are just under the signature. Painted to the papers edge - the pap...
Category
1940s Abstract Expressionist Werner Drewes Art
Materials
Gouache
Dancing Motion.
By Werner Drewes
Located in New York, NY
Drawing, 1938. Signed and dated with the artist cypher. Paper size 7 9/16 x 6 1/4" (19.3 x 15.8 cm).
Werner Drewes (1899-1985), painter, printmaker, educator and lecturer, wa...
Category
1930s Abstract Expressionist Werner Drewes Art
Materials
Pencil
Werner Drewes Modernist American Painting, Southwest Subject, 1947
By Werner Drewes
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Werner Drewes (1899-1985) oil on canvas, 1947
Titled: “Adobe Village”
Measures: 15 ½ x 36 Frame: 21 x 42
Signed lower left and also on the verso
In e...
Category
1940s Vintage Werner Drewes Art
Materials
Paint
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