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Gustav LikanMother and Baby Watercolor1965
1965
About the Item
By Gustav Likan
8" x 5" Watercolor on Paper
Framed Size: 15.75" x 12.5"
A mother holding a and comforting her baby.
1965
This piece is part of Likan's series depicting his wife Barbara and his newborn son Michael.
About the Artist:
Born in Yugoslavia in 1912, Gustav Likan achieved international fame as an artist early in life. He has long been noted in Europe for his portraits of royalty and heads of state. After coming to America, his color genius caught fire and he emerged as one of the most important colourists of the twentieth century.
Likan studied restoration under the greatest European masters. This served to further develop his skills. His summers were spent in Holland, Italy, and France, exploring the museums and sketching and painting 10 to 14 hours a day.
After earning fame as a portrait artist, Likan immigrated to South America and then to the United States, arriving in Chicago in 1957. He was promptly appointed as an instructor at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, where he taught until 1967.
Possessed of a highly individualistic philosophy, Likan was an outspoken critic of gimmickry in art, referring to it distastefully as “intellectual conjecture”. Instead, he believed in the unifying nature of art stating:
“The function of art is the creation of beauty. The artist has the power to create in others his pleasurable excitement, thereby sharing with them aesthetic experiences.”
- Creator:Gustav Likan
- Creation Year:1965
- Dimensions:Height: 5 in (12.7 cm)Width: 8 in (20.32 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Austin, TX
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Born in Yugoslavia in 1912, Gustav Likan early in life achieved international fame as an artist. He has long been noted in Europe for his portraits of royalty and heads of state. Since coming to America, his color genius caught fire and he emerged as one of the most important colorists of the twentieth century. Considered a prodigy, Likan won early acclaim in academic circles. So great was his grasp and talent, he flew through the ordinarily rigorous years of required draftsmanship and human figure drawing in half the usual time. Recognizing his extraordinary talents, the Munich Academy of Fine Arts bestowed the special honor of Master Student upon Likan. He was given his own private studio and model. Considering the orthodoxy and conservatism of this institution, the elevation of a mere boy to such a status stands as a tribute to genius discovered. Likan studied restoration under the best European masters of this rare art. This served to further develop his skills. Summers were spent in Holland, Italy and France...haunting the museums, sketching and painting 10 to 14 hours a day even during vacations. After earning his fame as a portrait artist, Likan immigrated to South America, where in 1948 he was hired by Eva Peron to paint murals for the country's churches, hospitals and schools, and then to the United States, arriving in Chicago in 1957. He was immediately appointed to the staff of the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts as an instructor, where he taught until 1967, and where his lushly colored canvases earned him the title "father of acrylics".
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