Items Similar to Abstract Expressionist Watercolor Painting Mexican Farm Worker Robert Freimark
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 7
Robert FreimarkAbstract Expressionist Watercolor Painting Mexican Farm Worker Robert Freimark1963
1963
$1,800
£1,377.02
€1,583.73
CA$2,570.63
A$2,833.54
CHF 1,464.11
MX$33,872.91
NOK 18,418.37
SEK 17,310.65
DKK 11,829.05
About the Item
Robert Freimark (1922 - 2010),
Watercolor painting of a Farm Laborer in Mexico
Hand signed and dated 1961 upper right,
Dimensions: 24.5 inches x 30.25 inches, image is 16.75 X 23
Robert Freimark (1922 - 2010)
Bob Freimark was active/lived in Ohio, California, Michigan. Known for West Coast abstract expressionist painting, figurative-Mexico, teaching.
Subject matter for which known: "I am an abstract-expressionist, but I am committed to the belief that all artists must thoroughly know and pursue the figure and the figurative genre, in the same sense that a pianist regularly practices the scale."
His family moved to Toledo, Ohio in 1932 where Freimark developed his boxing skills participating in Golden Gloves competitions before joining the U.S. Navy and serving in the Pacific from 1939 to 1946. Upon his return he enrolled at the University of Toledo on the G.I. Bill, graduating in 1950 with a BA in creative writing, as well the Toledo Museum of Art where he studied with Hal Lotterman and Harvey Littleton. He then received his MFA in painting from the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan, studying architecture under Eliel Saarinen and sculpture under Carl Milles. He was deeply involved in sports, particularly boxing and football. He won the Diamond Belt Tournament in Detroit and got to meet Joe Louis and Jack Dempsey. After the war Freimark attended the University of Toledo, and studied with Hal Lotterman and Harvey Littleton, plus an excellent faculty at the Toledo Museum of Art. He went on to gain a Masters in Fine Arts at Cranbrook Academy of Art, where he was tutored by Eliel Saarinen in architecture and Carl Milles in sculpture. Following Cranbrook, he returned to Toledo, where he lived near Israel Abramofsky, who had been one of the expatriates in Paris during the blooming of Modern art. Later he studied with Max Weber, from that same period.
His suite of serigraphs, "Fifty States," toured Europe in 1970-71 and includes one example of each of the U.S. fifty states. His outdoor painting classes led him to set up the Artist in Residence program for the National Parks, which he initiated at Yosemite in 1984. Freimarks travels abroad introduced him to Art Protis, the tapestry technique perfected in Communist Czechoslovakia, where he worked seasonally for 25 years, immersed in a technique that was very related to painting. Film-making occupied a good deal of his time at the turn of the century. In 2005 he had completed "El Dia Tarasco" in Mexico, "Arte Cubano" in Cuba, "Los Desaparecidos" in Argentina, and "Royal Chicano Air Force" in California. Known for Contemporary Art, 20th Century Art, Abstract Landscape, Tapestry and Wall Hanging, Painting, Textile Arts, Political art.
"I consider myself a painter. But to be a painter, you have to under-stand line, and drawing. Drawing leads directly into print-making. And finally there is sculpture, and architecture, to house the art." "I was motivated by the people before me, Henri Matisse and Paul Cezanne particularly, and eventually Willem De Kooning. I understood from those early masters that it is the province and discipline of an artist to utilize whatever media he confronts, or whatever exists around him, and particularly the media most pertinent to the subject at hand." In 1972-73 Freimark was Guest Artist at Harvard University's Carpenter Center for Visual Arts, where he was responsible for starting the lithographic studio. In 1981 he and Warren Haack filmed Dias de Los Muertos in Mexico. They collaborated on three more documentaries: Arte Cubano, Los Desaparecidos and Royal Chicano Air Force. Freimark set-up the Artist-in-Residence program for the National Parks, which he initiated at Yosemite in 1984.
ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS:
Rockefeller Center (sponsor: Prang Crayon Co.), 1954
Des Moines Art Center, 1959
Minneapolis Institute of Art, 1960
North American Cultural Institute, Mexico City, 1963
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, CA, 1965
Exhibition "Fifty States" toured Europe: Moravske Museum, Brno, Czechoslovakia; International People's College, Helsinger, Denmark; Galerie Alliance, Copenhagen; vaerksted fur Grafisk Kunst, Hjorring, Denmark; Newton Abbot School of Art, Ikon Gallery, Dartington Hall in Totnes, Centre for American Studies at Exeter University Ball in England, Schiller College, Bonnigheim, Germany.
"Fifty States", official U.S. Bicentennial offering, in Amerika Hausen, Germany.
Visitor's Center, Yosemite National Park, 1985
Joslyn Center for Arts, Torrance, CA, 1987
Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA, 1990
Stara Radnice, Brno and Strahov Kloster, National Palace, Prague, 1990
Galerie Katinae (Studio of Corot), St. Ceneri le Gerei, France, 1992
Art Expo, NYC, 2000
Dakar Biennale, Senegal, 2002
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
"Drawings of 12 Countries," Chicago Art Institute, 1952
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Lambert Fund Prize, 1952
Brooklyn Print Biennial, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Purchase Award, 1960
International Watercolor Biennial, Brooklyn Museum of Art, 1963
Olympic Games, Moscow, American representative, 1980
Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, "Enrichments of the Print Cabinet," 1989
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, "Screen Prints 1930s-1960s", 1991
Hotel Cosima, Tokyo, Japan, Installation: Tapestry and Paintings, 1994
Graphic Arts International, Portland Art Museum, OR, Purchase Award, 1997
Japan Contemporary Arts and Crafts, Tokyo Museum, Invited, 1995
National Works on Paper, University of Hawaii, Hilo, 1996
International Print Triennial, Krakow, Poland, 1997-98
Boston Print Symposium, Harvard and Boston Museum, Invited, 1997
Museum of Arts Downtown Los Angeles, 1997
Honolulu Academy of Fine Arts, "Lithography After 200 Years," 1998
Mini-Print International, Cadaques, Spain, circulating 1 year, 2002
Egyptian International Print Triennial, Cairo, 2003
Dahlonega International Film Festival, Atlanta, Freedom Award, 2003
Hungarian Multi-Cultural Exhibition, Vizivaros Gallery, Budapest, 2004
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, MA
British Museum, London
Cranbrook Museum of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Florean Museum, Carbunari, Romania
Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA
Gilkey Center for Graphic Arts, Portland, OR (complete prints over 600)
Kyoto International Woodprint Association, Japan
Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Los Angeles County Art Institute, CA
Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Panama City, Panama
Museo Emilio Bacardi, Santiago de Cuba
Museo Nacional de Costa Rica, San Jose, CR
Museo Nacional de Cuba, La Habana, Cuba
Museum of the International Triennial of Graphic Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
National Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
National Museum of American History (over 100 works) Washington, DC
Seattle Art Museum, WA
National Museum of Fine Arts, Cairo, Egypt
Museo Guayasamin, Quito, Ecuador
Select bibliography:
MOSAIC ART TODAY, Larry Argiro, 1961. International Textbooks Company
SERIGRAPHY, Kenneth W. Auvil, 1965. Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1965.
GRAPHIC DESIGN AND VISUAL COMMUNICATION, John W. Cataldo, 1966.
WATERCOLOR PAINTING, Yar G. Chomicky, 1968. Prentice-Hall, Inc.
THE RUG BOOK, Lillian Quirke, Prentice-Hall, 1979.
BEYOND WEAVING, Chamberlain and Crockett, 1974. Watson-Guptill Publ.
CALIFORNIA ARTISTS COOKBOOK, Blank and Seymour, 1982. Abbeville Press
WINE AUCTION, San Jose Museum of Art, 1985. 45pp. Illus. pg. 15.
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LIVING ARTISTS IN AMERICA, Constance Franklin,
EROTIC ART BY LIVING ARTISTS, Constance Franklin, 1988. Directors Guild.
VITREOGRAPH LITTLETON STUDIOS, Kala Institute, Berkeley, CA, Mar., 1994.
BOHUMIL VRZAL, Point Gallery, Brno, Czech Republic, 2000. 204 pp., color.
- Creator:Robert Freimark (1922 - 2010)
- Creation Year:1963
- Dimensions:Height: 24.5 in (62.23 cm)Width: 30.25 in (76.84 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:Surfside, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU38216959472
About the Seller
4.9
Platinum Seller
Premium sellers with a 4.7+ rating and 24-hour response times
Established in 1995
1stDibs seller since 2014
1,820 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: 1 hour
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Shipping from: Surfside, FL
- Return Policy
Authenticity Guarantee
In the unlikely event there’s an issue with an item’s authenticity, contact us within 1 year for a full refund. DetailsMoney-Back Guarantee
If your item is not as described, is damaged in transit, or does not arrive, contact us within 7 days for a full refund. Details24-Hour Cancellation
You have a 24-hour grace period in which to reconsider your purchase, with no questions asked.Vetted Professional Sellers
Our world-class sellers must adhere to strict standards for service and quality, maintaining the integrity of our listings.Price-Match Guarantee
If you find that a seller listed the same item for a lower price elsewhere, we’ll match it.Trusted Global Delivery
Our best-in-class carrier network provides specialized shipping options worldwide, including custom delivery.More From This Seller
View AllAbstract Expressionist Rabbi Watercolor Painting Jewish American Modernist WPA
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
Watercolor painting of standing prophet or Rabbi, Judaica artwork
Born in 1897, Ben-Zion Weinman celebrated his European Jewish heritage in his visual works as a sculptor, painter, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Alfred Ortega Bold Figurative Abstract Expressionist Oil Monoprint Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Alfred Ortega (American, 20th C.)
Abstract Monoprint with wash
Ghost of Champs-Élysées (Paris, France)
Born in Philadelphia, Alfred Ortega studied painting and sculpture at the Pe...
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Monoprint
Gorgeous Abstract Expressionist Ink and Watercolor Composition
Located in Surfside, FL
Art Brut Expressionist Masterpiece in the manner of Jean Dubuffet.
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor
Modernist Abstract Expressionist Watercolor Painting Bauhaus Weimar Artist
By Pawel Kontny
Located in Surfside, FL
Abstract watercolor composition bearing the influence of the earlier color-block compositions of Paul Klee.
Pawel August Kontny, (Polish-German-American artist) He was born in Laurahuette, Poland, in 1923, the son of a wealthy pastry shop owner. In 1939 he began studying architecture in Breslau where he was introduced to the European masters and to the work of some of the German Expressionists, soon afterward banned as "degenerate artists" and removed from museums throughout Germany by the Nazi regime. His studies were interrupted by World War II. Drafted into the German army, traveling in many countries as a soldier, he sketched various landscapes but in 1945, he was captured and held as a prisoner of war in Italy. After the war, he studied at the Union of Nuremberg Architects to help design buildings to replace ones destroyed in the war. He recorded his impressions of the local population and the landscapes through his watercolors and drawings. Pawel Kontny thereafter moved to Nuremberg, Germany, becoming a member of the Union of Nuremberg Architects and helping to rebuild the city's historic center. He soon decided to concentrate on his professional art career. He married Irmgard Laurer, a dancer with the Nuremberg Opera. Pavel Kontny 's career as an artist was launched with his participation in an all German exhibition, held at the Dusseldorf Museum in 1952. He held one-man shows in Germany, Switzerland and the United States. During his trip to the United States in 1960, Kontny became instantly enamored with Colorado, and decided to relocate to Cherry Hills with his wife and two children. He quickly established himself in the local art community, being affiliated for a time with Denver Art Galleries and Saks Galleries. His subject matter became the Southwest. During this time he received the Prestigious Gold Medal of the Art Academy of Rome. His extensive travel provided material for the paintings he did using his hallmark marble dust technique. he also worked equally in pastel, watercolor, charcoal and pencil-and-ink. in a style which merged abstraction and realist styles, influenced by Abstract Expressionist painting and South Western American landscapes. In the early 1960s he was one of only a few European-born professional artists in the state, a select group that included Herbert Bayer (1900-1985), a member of the prewar Bauhaus in Weimar and Dessau, Germany, and Roland Detre...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Abstract Expressionist Watercolor Painting Lemon Tree Branch Robert Freimark
By Robert Freimark
Located in Surfside, FL
Robert Freimark (1922 - 2010),
Watercolor painting of a lemon tree branch
Hand signed and dated 1963 upper right,
Dimensions: 24.5 inches x 30.25 inches, image is 17 X 22.5
Robert...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
New York School Abstract Expressionist Drawing Watercolor Painting Carmen Cicero
By Carmen Cicero
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a stylized figurative abstract expressionist nude. This one is hand signed and dated.
From the style we are estimating it to the 1970's
They have abstract stylized erotic mal...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
You May Also Like
Abstract Composition, Gouache and Watercolor by Stan Brodsky
By Stan Brodsky
Located in Long Island City, NY
Abstract Composition
Stan Brodsky
American (1925–2019)
Gouache and Watercolor on Paper
Size: 17 x 14.5 in. (43.18 x 36.83 cm)
Frame Size: 23 x 20.25 inches
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Adrian Heath, British, Abstracted Life Study, pencil and watercolour
By Adrian Heath
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Adrian Heath (British, 1920–1992)
Abstracted Life Study
Pencil and watercolour
Signed with initials ‘AH’ (lower right)
8.5 x 10.625 in. (21.7 x 27 cm)
This intimate work on paper by...
Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Abstract Composition - Watercolor and China Ink - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an original Contemporary Artwork realized in the Second half of the 20th Century.
Mixed Media on paper.
Watercolors and colored china ink.
Mint conditio...
Category
1970s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Abstract Piece - Mid 20th Century Mixed Media Watercolor by John Bolam
By John Bolam
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
John Bolam was born in 1922 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. He originally studied painting at Hornsey School of Art and furniture design at High Wycombe School of Art. He subsequently became a member of the Great Bardfield group of artists (named after the village in Essex where many of the members settled). Close friends and colleagues from that time included Michael Rotherstein, Edward Bawden, John Aldridge and Edward Middleditch...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor
Abstract Composition - Watercolor Drawing - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is a contemporary artwork realized the mid-20th century..
Watercolor on paper.
Hand-signed on the lower margin.
The artwork is created through deft quick stro...
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Abstract Color Field Composition in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Color Field Composition in Watercolor on Paper
Bold abstract composition by Ricardo de Silva (Brazilian, 20th Century). Two rectangles of color sit vertically, with gray-pu...
Category
1980s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off













