Schomer Lichtner Art
American, 1905-2006
Schomer Lichtner was well known for his whimsical cows and ballerinas and abstract imagery. He and his late wife, Ruth Grotenrath (1912–88), both well-known Wisconsin artists, began their prolific careers as muralists for WPA projects, primarily post offices. Lichtner also painted murals for industry and private clients. Lichtner was a printmaker and produced block prints, lithographs and serigraph prints. His casein (paint made from dairy products) and acrylic paintings are of the rural Wisconsin landscapes and farm animals. He became interested in cows when he and Ruth spent summers near Holy Hill in Washington County. According to David Gordon, director of the Milwaukee Art Museum, Lichtner had a tremendous joie de vivre and expressed it in his art.
Lichtner was nationally known for his whimsical paintings and sculptures of black-and-white-patterned Holstein cows and elegant ballerina dancers. Lichtner also painted all sorts of combinations of beautiful women, flowers and country landscapes. The late James Auer, former Milwaukee Journal Sentinel art critic, said that his art eventually "exploded into expressionistic design elements with bold, flat areas of color and high energy that anticipated Pop Art." Auer went on to describe Lichtner’s work as full of "wit, vigor and virtuosity." In as early as 1930, Lichtner’s work was shown at the prestigious Carnegie International Exhibition in New York and museums throughout the Midwest. As a student, he was a protégé of another icon of 20th century American art, Gustave Moeller.
Lichtner and his wife, Ruth, are celebrated as Milwaukee’s first couple of paintings and are regarded as major Wisconsin artists. Lichtner’s impressive production, perseverance, longevity and positive approach to his life and art made him and his work distinctive and much loved by his many admirers. His work is currently represented in collections at the Milwaukee Art Museum, the John Michael Kohler Art Center, the West Bend Museum and in the collections of many individuals. He continued to amaze and create with his whimsical paintings of ballerinas and cows. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Auer referred to Lichtner as the artist laureate of Milwaukee. Lichtner was the official artist of the Milwaukee Ballet and was a recipient of the 2006 Wisconsin Visual Artist Lifetime Achievement Award. He passed away on May 9, 2006 at the age of 101.
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Artist: Schomer Lichtner
"Fan Shape with Dancers, " a Silkscreen
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Fan Shape with Dancers" is a silkscreen print by Schomer Lichtner in blue and pink. The print is signed in pencil lower right and is edition 13/200. In this work, the Matissean arabesque figures...
Category
1980s Contemporary Schomer Lichtner Art
Materials
Screen
"Door County, Wisconsin, " Landscape Silkscreen Travel Poster
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Door County Wisconsin" is an original silkscreen by Schomer Lichtner. The artist signed the piece lower right in pencil and in the screen. This piece feat...
Category
1980s Contemporary Schomer Lichtner Art
Materials
Ink, Screen
'Flowers' original abstract linocut by Wisconsin artist Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Flowers' is an original linocut by Wisconsin-based artist Schomer Lichtner. The composition presents a scattered floral still life amongst abstracted shadows and forms, rendered with Lichtner's quintessential abstract sensibilities. This print is one from a series that each depict abstracted subjects in black silhouette, taking pleasure in the materiality of the linocut technique. The free forms of the flower resemble the lyrical mid-century works of the French artist Henri Matisse, which combined with these material concerns demonstrate Lichter's modern sensibilities. The prints from this series are unusual because of how below the image, Lichtner also includes his Chinese seal and a linocut remarque of a cow, each of which act as an additional signature of the artist on the artwork.
Linocut in black and red on Permalife white wove paper
4 x 5.25 inches, image
11.5 x 8.75 inches, sheet
16.5 x 13.63 inches, frame
Signed in pencil, below image, lower right.
Edition 1/100 in pencil, below image, lower left.
Chinese signature stamp in red, below image, lower right.
Remaque of a cow in red, below image, lower right.
Permalife watermark to paper.
Framed to conservation standards in a shadow-box style mounting, using 100 percent rag matting, museum glass, and housed in a silver-finish wood moulding.
Overall excellent condition with no creases or discoloration.
Milwaukee artist Schomer Lichtner was well known for his whimsical cows and ballerinas and abstract imagery. He and his late wife Ruth Grotenrath, both well-known Wisconsin artists, began their prolific careers as muralists for WPA projects, primarily post offices.
Lichtner also painted murals for industry and private clients. Schomer was a printmaker and produced block prints, lithographs, and serigraph prints. His casein (paint made from dairy products) and acrylic paintings are of the rural Wisconsin landscape and farm animals. He became interested in cows when he and Ruth spent summers near Holy Hill in Washington County. According to David Gordon, director of the Milwaukee Art Museum, Schomer Lichtner had a tremendous joie de vivre and expressed it in his art.
Schomer Lichtner was nationally known for his whimsical paintings and sculptures of black- and white-patterned Holstein cows...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Schomer Lichtner Art
Materials
Paper, Black and White, Linocut
'Field' original abstract linocut in black by Wisconsin artist Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Field' is an original linocut by Wisconsin-based artist Schomer Lichtner. The composition presents fields of flowers, trees and grasses below a cloudy sky, but rendered with Lichtner's quintessential abstract sensibilities. This print is one from a series that each depict abstracted subjects in black silhouette, taking pleasure in the materiality of the linocut technique. The free forms of the plants resemble the lyrical mid-century works of the French artist Henri Matisse, which combined with these material concerns demonstrate Lichter's modern sensibilities. The prints from this series are unusual because of how below the image, Lichtner also includes his Chinese seal and a linocut remarque of a cow, each of which act as an additional signature of the artist on the artwork.
Linocut in black and red on Permalife white wove paper
4.5 x 6 inches, image
11.5 x 8.75 inches, sheet
16.5 x 13.63 inches, frame
Signed in pencil, below image, lower right.
Edition 1/100 in pencil, below image, lower left.
Chinese signature stamp in red, below image, lower right.
Remaque of a cow in red, below image, lower right.
Permalife watermark to paper.
Framed to conservation standards in a shadow-box style mounting, using 100 percent rag matting, museum glass, and housed in a silver-finish wood moulding.
Overall excellent condition with no creases or discoloration.
Milwaukee artist Schomer Lichtner was well known for his whimsical cows and ballerinas and abstract imagery. He and his late wife Ruth Grotenrath, both well-known Wisconsin artists, began their prolific careers as muralists for WPA projects, primarily post offices.
Lichtner also painted murals for industry and private clients. Schomer was a printmaker and produced block prints, lithographs, and serigraph prints. His casein (paint made from dairy products) and acrylic paintings are of the rural Wisconsin landscape and farm animals. He became interested in cows when he and Ruth spent summers near Holy Hill in Washington County. According to David Gordon, director of the Milwaukee Art Museum, Schomer Lichtner had a tremendous joie de vivre and expressed it in his art.
Schomer Lichtner was nationally known for his whimsical paintings and sculptures of black- and white-patterned Holstein cows...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Schomer Lichtner Art
Materials
Black and White, Paper, Linocut
"Skiing Near Holy Hill, " Original Silkscreen Landscape by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Skiing Near Holy Hill" is an original silkscreen print by Schomer Lichtner. The artist initials are lower right, and the title is along the lower edge. This print depicts people skiing near Holy Hill, Wisconsin. The artist used a muted blue, a deep and dark purple, and accents of red to create this piece.
4 7/8" x 6 7/8" art
11 7/8" x 13 7/8" frame
Milwaukee artist, Schomer Lichtner passed away on May 9, 2006 at the age of 101. He continued to amaze and create with his whimsical paintings of ballerinas and cows. He and his late wife Ruth Grotenrath, both well-known Wisconsin artists, began their prolific careers as muralists for WPA projects, primarily post offices.
Schomer Lichtner was well known for his whimsical cows and ballerinas, such as his "Ballerina Dancing on Cow" sculpture below. The late James Auer, art critic for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel referred to Lichtner as the artist laureate of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was the official artist of the Milwaukee Ballet.
Lichtner also painted murals for industry and private clients. Schomer was a printmaker and produced block prints, lithographs, and serigraph prints. His casein (paint made from dairy products) and acrylic paintings are of the rural Wisconsin landscape and farm animals. He became interested in cows when he and Ruth spent summers near Holy Hill in Washington County.
According to David Gordon, director of the Milwaukee Art Museum, Schomer Lichtner had a tremendous joie de vivre, " joy of life," and expressed it in his art.
Schomer Lichtner was nationally known for his whimsical paintings and sculptures of black- and white-patterned Holstein cows and elegant ballerina dancers. Lichtner also painted all sorts of combinations of beautiful women, flowers and country landscapes. James Auer, former Milwaukee Journal Sentinel art critic, said that his art eventually "exploded into expressionistic design elements with bold, flat areas of color and high energy that anticipated Pop Art." Auer went on to describe Lichtner’s work as full of "wit, vigor and virtuosity."
As early as 1930, Lichtner’s work was shown at the prestigious Carnegie International Exhibition in New York and at museums throughout the Midwest. As a student, he was a protégé of another icon of 20th century American art, Gustave Moeller...
Category
1940s American Modern Schomer Lichtner Art
Materials
Screen
"The Bells at Christmas, " Original Color Silk-Screen signed by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Bells at Christmas" is an original color silk-screen print signed on verso by the artist Schomer Lichtner. It depicts multiple patterned triangle shapes in magenta and blue whic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Schomer Lichtner Art
Materials
Screen
"Rest, " Farmer leaning on Work Tool Linoleum Cut signed by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Rest" is an original linoleum print by Schomer Lichtner, signed in the lower right hand corner. It features a man in the act of resting on a stick in the middle of work.
Image: 5.6...
Category
1930s American Modern Schomer Lichtner Art
Materials
Linocut
"Farmer, " Portrait Linoleum Cut signed by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Farmer" is an original linoleum print by Schomer Lichtner, signed in the lower right hand corner. A side profile of a man in rendered in clear lines full of expression.
Image: 6" x...
Category
1920s American Modern Schomer Lichtner Art
Materials
Linocut
'Winter Silhouettes, ' offset lithograph by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Winter Silhouettes,' a small and delicate print, is an original offset lithograph by the Milwaukee artist Schomer Lichtner. The composition displays registers of foliage, emerging from the white of the paper as though emerging from the snow-covered ground. The artwork is thus plays with the materials of printmaking; the paper is both the support and the primary indication of the season. The subtle texture of the tooth of the paper also adds life to the image, giving the snow a wind-swept, creature trodden surface. The free forms of the grasses and leaves resemble the lyrical mid-century works of the French artist Henri Matisse, which combined with these material concerns demonstrate Lichter's modern sensibilities.
3.75 x 2.75 inches, image
5.5 x 4.5 inches, paper
10 x 8 inches frame
Signed and dated in the stone, lower right
Framed to conservation standards in a shadow-box style mounting, using 100 percent rag matting, museum glass, and housed in a cherry wood moulding
Overall excellent condition; some toning to edges of paper; some minor abrasions to frame
Milwaukee artist Schomer Lichtner was well known for his whimsical cows and ballerinas and abstract imagery. He and his late wife Ruth Grotenrath, both well-known Wisconsin artists, began their prolific careers as muralists for WPA projects, primarily post offices.
Lichtner also painted murals for industry and private clients. Schomer was a printmaker and produced block prints, lithographs, and serigraph prints. His casein (paint made from dairy products) and acrylic paintings are of the rural Wisconsin landscape and farm animals. He became interested in cows when he and Ruth spent summers near Holy Hill in Washington County. According to David Gordon, director of the Milwaukee Art Museum, Schomer Lichtner had a tremendous joie de vivre and expressed it in his art.
Schomer Lichtner was nationally known for his whimsical paintings and sculptures of black- and white-patterned Holstein cows and elegant ballerina dancers. Lichtner also painted all sorts of combinations of beautiful women, flowers and country landscapes. James Auer, former Milwaukee Journal Sentinel art critic, said that his art eventually "exploded into expressionistic design elements with bold, flat areas of color and high energy that anticipated Pop Art." Auer went on to describe Lichtner’s work as full of "wit, vigor and virtuosity."
As early as 1930, Lichtner’s work was shown at the prestigious Carnegie International Exhibition in New York and at museums throughout the Midwest. As a student, he was a protégé of another icon of 20th century American art, Gustave Moeller.
Lichtner and his wife, Ruth Grotenrath (1912-1988), are celebrated as Milwaukee’s first couple of painting and are regarded as major Wisconsin artists. Lichtner’s impressive production, perseverance, longevity, and positive approach to his life and art made him and his work distinctive and much loved by his many admirers. His work is currently represented in collections at the Milwaukee Art Museum, the John Michael Kohler Art Center, the West Bend Museum, and in the collections of many individuals. Books on the lives and art work of both Lichtner and Grotenrath are in progress and it is anticipated that they will be published next year.
Schomer Lichtner passed away on May 9, 2006 at the age of 101. He continued to amaze and create with his whimsical paintings of ballerinas...
Category
1960s American Modern Schomer Lichtner Art
Materials
Black and White, Lithograph
"Meditation, " Figure & Farm Tool Linoleum Cut signed by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Meditation" is an original linoleum print by Schomer Lichtner, signed in the lower right hand corner. It features a man in the middle of a project, in quiet meditation.
Image: 6" x 8"
Framed: 14.5" x 14.37"
Lichtner and his wife, Ruth Grotenrath (1912-1988), are celebrated as Milwaukee’s first couple of painting and are regarded as major Wisconsin artists. Lichtner’s impressive production, perseverance, longevity, and positive approach to his life and art made him and his work distinctive and much loved by his many admirers. His work is currently represented in collections at the Milwaukee Art Museum, the John Michael Kohler Art Center, the West Bend Museum, and in the collections of many individuals. Books on the lives and art work of both Lichtner and Grotenrath are in progress and it is anticipated that they will be published next year. Recipient of the 2006 Wisconsin Visual Artist Lifetime Achievement Award The late Milwaukee artists, Schomer Lichtner and Ruth Grotenrath, created original silkscreen prints as a part of their Christmas celebration starting in the 1940's. The subjects and colors varied from year to year but they laboriously printed these little gems themselves. Ruth Grotenrath, 1912-1988, and her husband, Schomer Lichtner, (1905-2006), are celebrated as Milwaukee’s first couple of painting and are regarded as major Wisconsin artists. From the outset, Lichtner and Grotenrath were determined to become full-time artists. Ruth Grotenrath and Schomer Lichtner began their careers by creating numerous murals for the WPA (Work Projects Administration), primarily post offices. A wonderful example can be seen in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin post office. Even during the Great Depression they worked producing Post Office murals under the Treasury Department's Section of Fine Arts (SFA). According to James Auer, former Milwaukee Journal Sentinel art critic, "As art and economic trends evolved, the couple’s palettes brightened and warmed. Both fell under the spell of the Mexican social realists, notably Diego Rivera, and modernists such as Matisse and Dufy. The couple’s perspective changed further after they became friends with philosopher Alan Watts...
Category
1930s American Modern Schomer Lichtner Art
Materials
Linocut
"Head with Cows and Dancers, " a Serigraph signed by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Head with Cows and Dancers" is a black and white serigraph by Schomer Lichtner. It is signed lower right and is edition 9/100.
15 3/4" x 20 3/4" art
23 1/2" x 29 1/4" framed
Schom...
Category
1990s Contemporary Schomer Lichtner Art
Materials
Black and White
'Winter Silhouettes, ' offset lithograph by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Winter Silhouettes,' a small and delicate print, is an original offset lithograph by the Milwaukee artist Schomer Lichtner. The composition displays registers of foliage, emerging from the white of the paper as though emerging from the snow-covered ground. The artwork is thus plays with the materials of printmaking; the paper is both the support and the primary indication of the season. The subtle texture of the tooth of the paper also adds life to the image, giving the snow a wind-swept, creature trodden surface. The free forms of the grasses and leaves resemble the lyrical mid-century works of the French artist Henri Matisse, which combined with these material concerns demonstrate Lichter's modern sensibilities.
3.75 x 2.75 inches, image
5.5 x 4.5 inches, paper
9.25 x 7.75 inches frame
Signed and dated in the stone, lower right
Framed to conservation standards using 100 percent rag matting, museum glass, and housed in a modern silver moulding
Milwaukee artist Schomer Lichtner was well known for his whimsical cows and ballerinas and abstract imagery. He and his late wife Ruth Grotenrath, both well-known Wisconsin artists, began their prolific careers as muralists for WPA projects, primarily post offices.
Lichtner also painted murals for industry and private clients. Schomer was a printmaker and produced block prints, lithographs, and serigraph prints. His casein (paint made from dairy products) and acrylic paintings are of the rural Wisconsin landscape and farm animals. He became interested in cows when he and Ruth spent summers near Holy Hill in Washington County. According to David Gordon, director of the Milwaukee Art Museum, Schomer Lichtner had a tremendous joie de vivre and expressed it in his art.
Schomer Lichtner was nationally known for his whimsical paintings and sculptures of black- and white-patterned Holstein cows and elegant ballerina dancers. Lichtner also painted all sorts of combinations of beautiful women, flowers and country landscapes. James Auer, former Milwaukee Journal Sentinel art critic, said that his art eventually "exploded into expressionistic design elements with bold, flat areas of color and high energy that anticipated Pop Art." Auer went on to describe Lichtner’s work as full of "wit, vigor and virtuosity."
As early as 1930, Lichtner’s work was shown at the prestigious Carnegie International Exhibition in New York and at museums throughout the Midwest. As a student, he was a protégé of another icon of 20th century American art, Gustave Moeller.
Lichtner and his wife, Ruth Grotenrath (1912-1988), are celebrated as Milwaukee’s first couple of painting and are regarded as major Wisconsin artists. Lichtner’s impressive production, perseverance, longevity, and positive approach to his life and art made him and his work distinctive and much loved by his many admirers. His work is currently represented in collections at the Milwaukee Art Museum, the John Michael Kohler Art Center, the West Bend Museum, and in the collections of many individuals. Books on the lives and art work of both Lichtner and Grotenrath are in progress and it is anticipated that they will be published next year.
Schomer Lichtner passed away on May 9, 2006 at the age of 101. He continued to amaze and create with his whimsical paintings of ballerinas and cows. The late James Auer, art critic for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel referred to Lichtner as the artist laureate of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was the official artist of the Milwaukee Ballet...
Category
1960s American Modern Schomer Lichtner Art
Materials
Black and White, Lithograph
"Cow and Ballerina, " Painted Wood Sculpture signed by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Cow and Ballerina" is an original painted wood sculpture by Schomer Lichtner. It features a high-kicking ballerina standing on the back of a cow. The artist signed the piece.
36" x 61" x 26" art
Milwaukee artist, Schomer Lichtner passed away on May 9, 2006 at the age of 101. He continued to amaze and create with his whimsical paintings of ballerinas and cows. He and his late wife Ruth Grotenrath, both well-known Wisconsin artists, began their prolific careers as muralists for WPA projects, primarily post offices.
Schomer Lichtner was well known for his whimsical cows and ballerinas, such as his "Ballerina Dancing on Cow" sculpture below. The late James Auer, art critic for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel referred to Lichtner as the artist laureate of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was the official artist of the Milwaukee Ballet.
Lichtner also painted murals for industry and private clients. Schomer was a printmaker and produced block prints, lithographs, and serigraph prints. His casein (paint made from dairy products) and acrylic paintings are of the rural Wisconsin landscape and farm animals. He became interested in cows when he and Ruth spent summers near Holy Hill in Washington County.
According to David Gordon, director of the Milwaukee Art Museum, Schomer Lichtner had a tremendous joie de vivre, " joy of life," and expressed it in his art.
Schomer Lichtner was nationally known for his whimsical paintings and sculptures of black- and white-patterned Holstein cows...
Category
1990s Neo-Expressionist Schomer Lichtner Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
"Season's Greetings, " Abstract Holiday Silkscreen signed by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Season's Greetings" is an original color silkscreen by Schomer Lichtner. The artist signed the piece in the screen on verso. This piece features abstract, linear patterns in blue and white on a brown paper background.
6 1/4" x 4 5/8" art
14" x 12 1/2" frame
Milwaukee artist, Schomer Lichtner passed away on May 9, 2006 at the age of 101. He continued to amaze and create with his whimsical paintings of ballerinas and cows. He and his late wife Ruth Grotenrath, both well-known Wisconsin artists, began their prolific careers as muralists for WPA projects, primarily post offices.
Schomer Lichtner was well known for his whimsical cows and ballerinas, such as his "Ballerina Dancing on Cow" sculpture below. The late James Auer, art critic for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel referred to Lichtner as the artist laureate of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was the official artist of the Milwaukee Ballet.
Lichtner also painted murals for industry and private clients. Schomer was a printmaker and produced block prints, lithographs, and serigraph prints. His casein (paint made from dairy products) and acrylic paintings are of the rural Wisconsin landscape and farm animals. He became interested in cows when he and Ruth spent summers near Holy Hill in Washington County.
According to David Gordon, director of the Milwaukee Art Museum, Schomer Lichtner had a tremendous joie de vivre, " joy of life," and expressed it in his art.
Schomer Lichtner was nationally known for his whimsical paintings and sculptures of black- and white-patterned Holstein cows and elegant ballerina dancers. Lichtner also painted all sorts of combinations of beautiful women, flowers and country landscapes. James Auer, former Milwaukee Journal Sentinel art critic, said that his art eventually "exploded into expressionistic design elements with bold, flat areas of color and high energy that anticipated Pop Art." Auer went on to describe Lichtner’s work as full of "wit, vigor and virtuosity."
As early as 1930, Lichtner’s work was shown at the prestigious Carnegie International Exhibition in New York and at museums throughout the Midwest. As a student, he was a protégé of another icon of 20th century American art, Gustave Moeller...
Category
1950s American Modern Schomer Lichtner Art
Materials
Screen
"Cow, " a Paper Cutout & Ink Drawing Sculpture by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Cow" is a paper cutout and ink drawing sculpture by Schomer Lichtner. It depicts a cow in cream and black.
3" x 6 1/4" x 1" art
Schomer Lichtner, born...
Category
Mid-20th Century Schomer Lichtner Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
'Winter Silhouettes, ' offset lithograph by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Winter Silhouettes,' a small and delicate print, is an original offset lithograph by the Milwaukee artist Schomer Lichtner. The composition displays registers of foliage, emerging f...
Category
1960s American Modern Schomer Lichtner Art
Materials
Black and White, Lithograph
"The Flight (Duck Flying), " Silkscreen signed by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Flight (Duck Flying) is an original color silkscreen by Schomer Lichtner. The artist initialed the piece lower right. This piece features a duck in flight through red hatched lines.
4 3/4" x 6 3/4" art
13" x 15" frame
Milwaukee artist, Schomer Lichtner passed away on May 9, 2006 at the age of 101. He continued to amaze and create with his whimsical paintings of ballerinas and cows. He and his late wife Ruth Grotenrath, both well-known Wisconsin artists, began their prolific careers as muralists for WPA projects, primarily post offices.
Schomer Lichtner was well known for his whimsical cows and ballerinas, such as his "Ballerina Dancing on Cow" sculpture below. The late James Auer, art critic for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel referred to Lichtner as the artist laureate of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was the official artist of the Milwaukee Ballet.
Lichtner also painted murals for industry and private clients. Schomer was a printmaker and produced block prints, lithographs, and serigraph prints. His casein (paint made from dairy products) and acrylic paintings are of the rural Wisconsin landscape and farm animals. He became interested in cows when he and Ruth spent summers near Holy Hill in Washington County.
According to David Gordon, director of the Milwaukee Art Museum, Schomer Lichtner had a tremendous joie de vivre, " joy of life," and expressed it in his art.
Schomer Lichtner was nationally known for his whimsical paintings and sculptures of black- and white-patterned Holstein cows...
Category
1940s American Modern Schomer Lichtner Art
Materials
Screen
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About the artist:
Ron Pokrasso has been an exhibiting artist, printmaker and educator for more than 40 years. He received his MFA degree from Pratt Institute in 1975 and has had over 50 solo exhibitions and has participated in more than 175 group shows. His work is in public, private, and corporate collections throughout the U.S. and abroad and is represented by several galleries nationwide as well as being featured in numerous books.
For 11 years Pokrasso owned and directed Graphics Workshop (gifted to The College of Santa Fe in 1993). He is an originator of the printmaking event “Monothon” and has been an ardent supporter of arts programs for youth. His teaching experience includes universities, museums, public schools and private workshops, as well as Artist Residencies in the U.S., Scotland, Ireland and Italy. In 2000 Ron Pokrasso received the Mayor’s Recognition Award For Visual Arts citing his artistic and educational contribution to the city of Santa Fe. Currently Ron Pokrasso operates the Galisteo Street Studio in Santa Fe, NM offering workshops and assisted sessions for artists in addition to creating and exhibiting his artworks.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
202056Trees and Music, Mentors, Friends and Family: Remarque Print Studio, Albuquerque, NM
2019 Santa Fe Studio Tour: Galisteo Street Studio, Santa Fe, NM
2018 Santa Fe Studio Tour: Galisteo Street Studio, Santa Fe, NM
123456Some Recent Works On Paper: Remarque Print Studio, Albuquerque, NM
2016 Emptying Drawers and Clearing Racks: Timberwick Studios, Santa Fe, NM
2015 Fun With Music and Art: Joseph Gierek Fine Art, Tulsa, OK
2014 Color Breaking Barriers: The SF Gallery, San Francisco, CA
123456Transferring Ink 3: Janice Griffiths Gallery, Fallbrook, CA
2011 Ron Pokrasso and Colleagues: Quad Gallery, Riverside, CA
2010 Zane Bennett Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
123456Recurrence of Memory: Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT
2009 New Works: Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
2007 Denise Roberge Gallery, Palm Desert, CA
123456Lynne Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ
2006 Lynne Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ
2005 Deloney Newkirk Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
123456Denise Roberge Gallery, Palm Desert, CA
2004 Deloney Newkirk Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
123456Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA
123456Brevard Museum of Art and Science, Melbourne, FL
123456Denise Roberge Gallery, Palm Desert, CA
2003 Galerie Municipale/ C.I.M., Chamaliers, France
123456Deloney Newkirk Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
123456Arts Exclusive Gallery, Simsbury, CT
123456Denise Roberge Gallery, Palm Desert, CA
2002 Los Milagros Print Studio, Oklahoma City, OK
123456Deloney Newkirk Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2001 Deloney Newkirk Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2000 Deloney Newkirk Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1999 Famous for His Trees: Deloney Newkirk Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1998 Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
123456Art Thomas Gallery, Charleston, SC
1997 Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
1996 In the Eyes of the Beholder: Waxlander Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1995 Works on Paper: Arts Exclusive Gallery, Simsbury, CT
123456Waxlander Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1994 Amos Joseph Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
123456Works on Paper: Franz Bader Gallery, Washington, DC
1993 Amos Joseph Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
1992 New Monotypes: Franz Bader Gallery, Washington, DC
123456Fantasy, Art & Baseball: Barclay Simpson Gallery, Lafayette, CA
1991 Works on Paper: Wenniger Graphics, Boston, MA
123456Franz Bader Gallery, Washington, DC
123456Reynolds Gallery, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA
1990 Works on Paper: White Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia, USSR
123456Recent Work: Franz Bader Gallery, Washington, DC
1989 Recent Work: Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA
123456Founders Gallery, Guilford College, Greensboro, NC
123456Recent Prints: Wenniger Graphics, Provincetown, MA
123456Recent Work: Franz Bader Gallery, Washington, DC
1988 Barclay Simpson Gallery, Lafayette, CA
198813Recent Prints: Wenniger Graphics, Boston, MA
1987 Recent Monotypes: Franz Bader Gallery, Washington, DC
1986 Fresh Start II, ‘86: Beverly Gordon Gallery, Dallas, TX
1985 New Work: Sena Plaza Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1975 MFA Thesis Exhibition: Higgins Hall Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Group Exhibitions
202034Masked, Veiled and Unveiled: A Sea (In The Desert) Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
201956Breakfast At Harry’s: Are We There Yet? FOMA, Santa Fe, NM
123456Solar Impressions: Southampton Art Center, Southampton, NY
123456Exquisite Corpse: Community Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2017 East Meets West: Gildea Contemporary, Key West, FL
2016 Recent Work; Three person show: Mill Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
123456Men In Aprons: Pacific Northwest College Of Art, SGC conference, Portland, OR
123456Visual Arts Faculty: Parks Exhibition Center, Idyllwild, CA
2015 20th Retrospective: Center For Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT
123456The Mask Of The Artist: The SF Gallery, San Francisco, CA
123456Arizona Aqueous XXIV: Tubac Center Of The Arts, Tubac, AZ
2014 Monotypes And More: Pippin Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
123456Premier Exhibition: The SF Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2013 Revisiting: Ten Years of the Visiting Artist Series at ASLD, Carson Gallery, Denver, CO
123456Visual Arts Faculty: Parks Exhibition Center, Idyllwild, CA
2012 Mentors and Makers: Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY
123456Beasts Big and Small from the Scripps Collection: Scripps College, Claremont, CA
123456Art Of The Book 4: Artist Union Gallery, Ventura, CA
123456One Square Foot Of Humor: Zane Bennett Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
123456Michele Jamison and Friends: Stephen Archdeacon Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
2011 Aberdeen Artists Printmaking Invitational Exhibition, Aberdeen, Scotland
123456Contemporary Monotypes: Glasgow Print studio, Glasgow, Scotland
123456Visiting Artists: Bancroft Gallery, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA
123456The Process of Art- Faculty Exhibition: Sedona Art Center, Sedona, AZ
123456Beyond Abstraction: Center For Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia, PA: J&J World Headquarters 12345678Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ
123456Artists Portraying Artists: Windsor Whip Works Art Center & Gallery, Windsor, NY
123456Going Solar: St Louis Artists’ Guild, St Louis, MO 2010
2010 Great Impressions- The Print Club of Rochester Turns 80: Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY
123456Visual Arts Faculty, Parks Exhibition Center, Idyllwild, CA
123456September Special- Arts Exclusive Gallery, Simsbury, CT
2009 Comfort Food: Jennie Cooley Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
123456Vision Shift: Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM
2008 Process/ Image/ Print: O’Sullivan Art Gallery, Regis University, Denver, CO
123456September Special: Arts exclusive Gallery, Simsbury, CT
123456Visual Arts Faculty, Parks Exhibition Center, Idyllwild, CA
123456Interludes: South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA
123456Ink’d: dba256 Gallery, Pomona, CA
123456Craighead Green gallery, Dallas, TX
2007 Art Department Founders Exhibit: College of Santa Fe Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
123456From Barbizon to Santa Fe-Argos Etchings and Paintings, Santa Fe, NM
2006 Gallery Hop 2006: Joseph Gierek Fine Art, Tulsa, OK
123456Pressed: Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA
123456Faculty Artists Exhibition: Parks Exhibition Center, Idyllwild, CA
200556Summer Connections: Visiting Artists: Bancroft Gallery, Cohasset, MA
123456September Special: Arts Exclusive Gallery, Simsbury, CT
123456Solarplate Revolution: Taller Boricua Gallery, New York, NY
123456Solarplate Evolution: Cape Cod Community College, North Barnstable, MA
200456Solarplate Revolution: Gray Gallery, Quincy, IL; Center For Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT; 12345678Emory & Henry College, Emory, VA
123456Monothon 18: College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
200356Artists Choose Artists: East Central University, Ada, OK
123456Monothon 17: College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
123456Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
123456New Mexico Printmakers: Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM
1234566th World Triennale of Small Prints: Chamlieres, France
123456Printsafe: Warringah Printmakers Studio, Manly Vale, Australia
123456Solarplate Revolution: Southern Graphics Council, Boston, MA; Whitney Art Works, Greenport, NY; BCB 12345678Art, Hudson, NY
200256Northern New Mexico Printmakers: Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
123456The Magnificent Subject: Wyeth Hurd Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
123456Monothon 16: Site Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
123456September Special: Arts Exclusive Gallery, Simsbury, CT
200156Jewish Artists on the Edge: Yeshiva University Museum, New York, NY
123456Monothon 15: Site Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
2000565th World Triennale of Small Prints: Chamalieres, France
123456Jewish Artists on the Edge: Marion Art Center, Santa Fe, NM
123456A Show With Heart: Joyce Robins Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
123456Monothon 14: College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
123456Seventh Annual Cup Show: Segretto Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM
199956Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
123456William Havu Gallery, Denver, CO
123456Deloney Newkirk Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
123456Monothon 13: Site Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
123456Bridging the Milleniums: Deloney Newkirk Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
199856Alumni Invitational: Tower Fine Arts Gallery, Brockport, NY
123456101 Cups – 101 Artists: Karen Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
123456Intimacies – A Collection of Small Works: Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
123456Hands In – The Cookie Jar Show: Select Art Gallery, Sedona, AZ
123456Monothon ’98: Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA
123456Collage = Reality: Gallery Zipp, Glorieta, NM
123456Magnificent Subject IV: Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
123456Love Art – A Public Display of Affection: Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
123456Monothon 12: Site Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
199756Duo – Ron Adams...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Schomer Lichtner Art
Materials
Etching
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By Jacob Lawrence
Located in Long Island City, NY
This print is based on the fourth image from The Life of Harriet Tubman series (1940).
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Jacob Lawrence, American (1917–2000)
Date: 1999
Screenprint, signed, dated, titled and nu...
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1990s American Modern Schomer Lichtner Art
Materials
Screen
After Pablo Picasso - The Basket
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
With the printed signature of Picassp and date, as issued
Based on an original composition of 1920, printed in 1946
Picture Dimensions: 21 x 31 cm.
Sheet Dimensions: 31 x 41 cm
Prin...
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1920s American Modern Schomer Lichtner Art
Materials
Lithograph
Gelsomina
Located in London, GB
Signed and numbered 20/20
Silkscreen print on Somerset enhanced velvet fine art paper 330 gsm
29.7 x 42 cm
Framed (matte black wooden frame, black mount, UV anti-reflective museum ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Schomer Lichtner Art
Materials
Screen
Musee Cantini - Marseille, Pablo Picasso exhibition poster
By (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
This lithographic poster was printed at the Atelier Mourlot in 1959 for an exhibition of Picasso's "50 Masterpieces" at the Musée Cantini in Marseille, Fran...
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1950s Modern Schomer Lichtner Art
Materials
Lithograph
Virginia Site, 1959
By Kenneth Noland
Located in Saugatuck, MI
Kenneth Noland screenprint of "Virginia Site, 1959" printed in Belgium 2002. This is an unsigned edition. Paper dimensions are 27.5" x 27.5" and image dimensions are 19.5" x 19.5".
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1950s Color-Field Schomer Lichtner Art
Materials
Screen
Previously Available Items
'Flower' original abstract linocut in black by Wisconsin artist Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Flower' is an original linocut by Wisconsin-based artist Schomer Lichtner. The composition presents a five-petaled flower amonst abstracted shadows and forms, rendered with Lichtner's quintessential abstract sensibilities. This print is one from a series that each depict abstracted subjects in black silhouette, taking pleasure in the materiality of the linocut technique. The free forms of the flower resemble the lyrical mid-century works of the French artist Henri Matisse, which combined with these material concerns demonstrate Lichter's modern sensibilities. The prints from this series are unusual because of how below the image, Lichtner also includes his Chinese seal and a linocut remarque of a cow, each of which act as an additional signature of the artist on the artwork.
Linocut in black and red on Permalife white wove paper
4.25 x 5.25 inches, image
11.5 x 8.75 inches, sheet
16.5 x 13.63 inches, frame
Signed in pencil, below image, lower right.
Edition 1/100 in pencil, below image, lower left.
Chinese signature stamp in red, below image, lower right.
Remaque of a cow in red, below image, lower right.
Permalife watermark to paper.
Framed to conservation standards in a shadow-box style mounting, using 100 percent rag matting, museum glass, and housed in a silver-finish wood moulding.
Overall excellent condition with no creases or discoloration.
Milwaukee artist Schomer Lichtner was well known for his whimsical cows and ballerinas and abstract imagery. He and his late wife Ruth Grotenrath, both well-known Wisconsin artists...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Schomer Lichtner Art
Materials
Paper, Black and White, Linocut
'Shapes' original abstract linocut in black by Wisconsin artist Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Shapes' is an original linocut by Wisconsin-based artist Schomer Lichtner. The composition presents rows of simple and complex forms rendered with Lichtner's quintessential abstract sensibilities. This print is one from a series that each depict abstracted subjects in black silhouette, taking pleasure in the materiality of the linocut technique. The free forms resemble the lyrical mid-century works of the French artist Henri Matisse, which combined with these material concerns demonstrate Lichter's modern sensibilities. The prints from this series are unusual because of how below the image, Lichtner also includes his Chinese seal and a linocut remarque of a cow, each of which act as an additional signature of the artist on the artwork.
Linocut in black and red on Permalife white wove paper
4 x 5 inches, image
11.5 x 8.75 inches, sheet
16.5 x 13.63 inches, frame
Signed in pencil, below image, lower right.
Edition 1/100 in pencil, below image, lower left.
Chinese signature stamp in red, below image, lower right.
Remaque of a cow in red, below image, lower right.
Permalife watermark to paper.
Framed to conservation standards in a shadow-box style mounting, using 100 percent rag matting, museum glass, and housed in a silver-finish wood moulding.
Overall excellent condition with no creases or discoloration.
Milwaukee artist Schomer Lichtner was well known for his whimsical cows and ballerinas and abstract imagery. He and his late wife Ruth Grotenrath, both well-known Wisconsin artists, began their prolific careers as muralists for WPA projects, primarily post offices.
Lichtner also painted murals for industry and private clients. Schomer was a printmaker and produced block prints, lithographs, and serigraph prints. His casein (paint made from dairy products) and acrylic paintings are of the rural Wisconsin landscape and farm animals. He became interested in cows when he and Ruth spent summers near Holy Hill in Washington County. According to David Gordon, director of the Milwaukee Art Museum, Schomer Lichtner had a tremendous joie de vivre and expressed it in his art.
Schomer Lichtner was nationally known for his whimsical paintings and sculptures of black- and white-patterned Holstein cows...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Schomer Lichtner Art
Materials
Paper, Black and White, Linocut
"Yellow Cow Hat, " acrylic painting on canvas by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Yellow Cow Hat" is an original acrylic painting on canvas by Schomer Lichtner. The artist signed the painting lower right. This piece features a woman with a long neck wearing a bri...
Category
1990s Contemporary Schomer Lichtner Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"The Merrymakers, " holiday landscape silkscreen by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Merrymakers" is an original silkscreen print by Schomer Lichtner. The artist's signature is in the lower right. This artwork features white rabbits frolicking in a winter landsc...
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1940s American Modern Schomer Lichtner Art
Materials
Screen
"Tamarack Pattern" an Original Color Silkscreen Print signed by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Tamarack Pattern" is an original color silkscreen signed in screen on verso and initialed on recto by the artist Schomer Lichtner. It depicts an abstract leafy pattern in green, bl...
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1940s Schomer Lichtner Art
Materials
Screen
"Cow Crown, " a Color Lithograph signed by Schomer Lichtner
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Cow Crown" is an original color lithograph signed and dated in pencil lower right. It is edition 10/30 and was created in 1993. It depicts a woman's head with three cows emerging fr...
Category
1990s Schomer Lichtner Art
Materials
Lithograph
Wisconsin Landscape
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Wisconsin Landscape" is a serigraph poster by Schomer Lichtner. It depicts cows, grassy hills, farming equipment and plants, and figures...
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1980s Schomer Lichtner Art
Materials
Color
Nude and Cat #1
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Nude and Cat #1" is an oil pastel stencil print signed and dated in pencil lower right. It depicts a nude woman lounging with her two cats. All figures and the border are rendered i...
Category
1990s Contemporary Schomer Lichtner Art
Materials
Oil Pastel, Stencil
Cow Patterned Hat
By Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Cow Patterned Hat" is an original color serigraph by Schomer Lichtner in pink, black, and green. It is signed lower right in pencil and is edition 21/100....
Category
1990s Contemporary Schomer Lichtner Art
Materials
Screen
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