Louis Wolchonok"Bass Rocks, Gloucester, Massachusetts" Watercolor Bright Seascape1923
1923
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- Creator:Louis Wolchonok (1898 - 1973, American)
- Creation Year:1923
- Dimensions:Height: 13 in (33.02 cm)Width: 17.75 in (45.09 cm)
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- Condition:Excellent.
- Gallery Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU184129907672
Louis Wolchonok
Louis Wolchonok was an author of art books, etcher, painter of townscapes, landscapes, figures, muralist and graphic artist. Wolchonok was a social realist artist who worked in watercolors, oils and prints. He studied at the National Academy of Design, The Cooper Union, the City College of New York, Académie Julian in Paris, and the Brooklyn Academy of Fine Arts. He taught drafting at the City College of New York from 1930; and design, painting and etching at the Craft Students League, YWCA, New York, from 1932. He authored The Art of Three Dimensional Design: How to Create Space Figures, Lessons in Pictorial Composition and Design for Artist and Craftsmen.
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