Don Totten

Autumn '60

Circa 1960

This painting by Werner Graeff measures 29.5" in x 19.75" in. It is an abstract oil painting completed in 1977, beautifully framed and in good condition....

"Untitled" by Don Totten is an abstract oil painting circa 1960 on canvas and measures 16.5 in x 31.5 in. It is in excellent condition. Donald C. Totten (...

"Untitled" by Don Totten is an abstract oil painting on canvas circa 1960 and measures 25.75 in x 25 in. It is in excellent condition. Donald C. Totten (1...

"Untitled" by Don Totten is an abstract oil painting on canvas circa 1950 and measures 26 in x 30 in. It is in excellent condition. Donald C. Totten (1903-1964) was a member of a group of artists who quietly began to introduce modernist thought, emanating from Europe and the East Coast, to the Los Angeles art community during the 1920s. Other members of this group were influential artists as Nick Brigante, Lorser Feitelson, Helen Lundeberg...

"Imprints" by Don Totten is an abstract oil painting on canvas circa 1950 and measures 24 in x 30 in. There is foxing on verso but otherwise in good condition. Donald C. Totten (19...

"Untitled" by Don Totten is an abstract oil painting circa 1960 on canvas and measures 48.5 in x 36.5 in. It is in excellent condition. Donald C. Totten (1903-1964) was a member of a group of artists who quietly began to introduce modernist thought, emanating from Europe and the East Coast, to the Los Angeles art community during the 1920s. Other members of this group were influential artists as Nick Brigante, Lorser Feitelson, Helen Lundeberg...

Title: Stock Tank Material: Oil, Bitumen, Burlap On Canvas 76" x 48" I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the medium of pai...

Neches (Homage for PM) Oil, Bitumen, Aluminum Powder, Sand, Burlap, On Cavas 48" x 41" I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in t...

Me and My Arrow Oil On Jute, Laid On Canvas 10" x 8" I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the medium of painting employing th...

Taysha Oil, Marble Powder, Asphalt, Burlap On Canvas 73.25 x 70" I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the medium of painting ...

Adaizan Oil, Marble Powder, Asphalt, Burlap On Canvas 73.3 x 70" I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the medium of painting ...

Shimon Avni Shimon Avny, painter, born 1932, Paris Shimon Avny (Stein) was born in Paris, France. He grew up in the Belville neighborhood. In 1942, when the Nazis occupied France, he was separated from his family. His mother and brothers were killed in the Holocaust. After the war, he was transferred from his hiding place to the town of Andlis. He immigrated to Israel with Youth Aliyah in 1948. In 1956, he joined Kibbutz Ra'im. In 1957, he studied painting with Joseph Zaritsky, Avigdor Stematzky and Haim Kiewe. He also studied with Yehezekel Streichman at the Avni Institute. At the end of the 1950s, he went to Paris to continue his studies. In the 1980s, he joined the Radius artists cooperative. Avny's early work was influenced by the abstractionism of the New Horizons group. In 1963, he took part in the group's exhibition at Ein Harod. His work is characterized by bold colors, expressive brushstrokes and flat planes. He is a figurative painter, but some of his work incorporates symbolic imagery. Education 1957 Painting with Joseph Zaritsky, Avigdor Stematsky and Haim Kiewe Avni Institute, Tel Aviv, with Yehezkel Streichman Grande Chaumiere Academy, Paris, 1958 Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, 1961 Fine Arts Academy, Rome Photography and television, Paris, 1965-67 Teaching Lectured abroad for the Ministry of Education and Culture, 1969-71 Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem, painting, 1974-78 College of Visual Arts, Beersheba, 1975-81 Headmaster of the Art Institute, Rehovot, 1975-85 1981-85 and 1988-92 Art Teachers College, Ramat Hasharon Since1992 Avni Institute, Tel Aviv, Teacher and coordinator of the Arts Department Awards And Prizes 1975 The America-Israel Cultural Fund Scholarship 1985 Scholarship, The Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France 1993 The America-Israel Cultural Foundation, Sharett Fund Scholarship for a Young Artist. A member of the Aclim Group, which was organized in 1974. The group was established in the wake of the Yom Kippur War to point to the necessity of raising the public's consciousness of its Israeli identity in all cultural spheres. Participants in the group's exhibitions until 1983 were: Eliyahu Gat, Rahel Shavit, Ori Reisman, Avram Rafael, Michael Gross, Hannah Levy...