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Seymour Franks"Untitled" Seymour Franks, Mid-Century Abstract Swirling Compositioncirca 1948
circa 1948
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Seymour Franks
Untitled, circa 1948
Signed lower right
Mixed media on panel
15 1/4 x 22 1/2 inches
Seymour Franks, 1916-1981, originated from New York City, where he was born in 1916. At just 16 years old, he contracted polio. He subsequently joined the WPA and pursued studies at the National Academy of Design starting in 1937. In the initial stages of his career, he created vibrant modernist abstractions with biomorphic influences. He eventually evolved into an abstract expressionist, aligning with many other artists in New York during that era. Despite facing isolation in hospitals during his youth, Franks achieved success as an artist and designer, consistently exhibiting his work at esteemed institutions such as the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art in 1944 and 1954, The Whitney Museum of American Art from 1946 to 1948, as well as in 1950 and 1952, the Brooklyn Museum in 1949 and 1951, the Art Institute of Chicago in 1947, the Peridot Gallery from 1948 through 1955, the University of Nebraska in 1951, and the University of Illinois in 1952.
- Creator:Seymour Franks (1916 - 1981, American)
- Creation Year:circa 1948
- Dimensions:Height: 26 in (66.04 cm)Width: 33 in (83.82 cm)
- More Editions & Sizes:Unique WorkPrice: $4,500
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- Gallery Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1841216654932
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