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Kenneth Martin Snodgrass
'Abstract in Lilac and Lapis', Denver Metropolitan Museum, Germany, Galerie Lutz

Circa 1965

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A substantial, Amrican school o,il abstract comprising adjacent and superimposed, organic shapes in Prussian blue, vermilion, and olive contrasted against a slate and lavender ground. Signed lower right, 'K. Martin S.', painted circa 1965 and accompanied by old exhibition label. Born and educated in Denver, Colorado, Kenneth Martin Snodgrass was a painter, portraitist, caricaturist, author and theater director. After completing time in the military, Snodgrass attended the University of Denver and, subsequently, Mexico City College (1959). After receiving his BA and MFA, Snodgrass traveled extensively in the United States before moving to Europe. An active artist, Snodgrass visited Amsterdam, Spain, Munich, Heidelberg and Stuttgart, where his first show, at the Galerie Lutz (1964), was well received. Further time in Europe found the artist working as a caricaturist for the satirical journal ”Simplissimus” and teaching art to NATO soldiers, as well as involving himself in theatre. While living in Evreux, he directed plays by Eugène Ionesco, Murray Schisgal and John Carlino and, subsequently, created his own theater company. In 1973, Snodgrass made frequent trips between France and the United States after an invitation from the University of Ottawa, Kansas to become an artist in residence. Over the course of a long career, Kenneth Snodgrass exhibited widely and with success and was the recipient of numerous prizes and juried awards. SOLO EXHIBITIONS 1960 Vogue Theater Gallery, Denver 1961 Galeria Moderno, Barcelona 1961 Lelieu, Spain 1964 Lutz and Myer Gallery, Stuttgart 1964 Gunther Frank Gallery, Munich 1967 Casino galerie, Valras France 1968 Galerie Historial, Nyon Switzerland 1969 Galerie Aurora, Genève Switzerland 1969 Galerie Municipale, Sète France 1969 Breslaner Gallery, Munich Germany 1969 Galerie Chantepierre, Aubone Switzerland 1971 Invité d'Honneur, Biennale de Béziers, France 1979 Shelburne, Orchards Vermont USA 1980 Galerie Domenech, Perpignan France 1981 Burlington Vermont, San Francisco 1992 Galerie Made, Thannhausen Germany 1993 Art Jonction, Cannes France 1993 Galerie Made, Thannhausen Germany 1994 Galerie Horizon, Colera Spain 1994 Galerie Thérèse Roussel, Perpignan France 1995 Galerie AKKA, rue de Seine, Paris France 1995 Noel Fine Art, New York 1995 Galerie Horizon, Colera Spain 1988 Galerie Thérèse Roussel, Perpignan France 1991 Galerie Nuances, La Grande Motte, France 1993 Galerie Image de Marque, Nîmes France 1999 Galerie Thérèse Roussel, Perpignan France GROUP EXHIBITIONS 1959 64th Annual for Western Artists, Art Museum, Denver USA 1959 12th Mid-America annual William Rockhill Nelson Gallery, Kansas-city USA 1959 10th Denver Metropolitan, Art Museum, Denver USA 1960 6th Midwest Biennalle exhibition Jocelyn, Art Museum, Omaha-Neb. USA 1967-69 Jeune Peinture et Sculpture Méditerranéenne de Nice, Nice France 1968 Salon d’Arcueil échanges culturels, Arcueil France 1973-1974-1975 Mostra del Larzac France 1989 Guest of honor, Salon d’Auch, Auch France 1989 F.I.A.C de Toulouse, Toulouse, France RETROSPECTIVES 2007 Musée Peské, Collioure France 2009 Palais des Rois de Majorque Juillet Août, Perpignan France 2010 Salle municipale "Ancienne Mairie de Collioure" France 2011 Espace Maillol, Palais des Congrès Georges Pompidou, Perpignan France
  • Creator:
    Kenneth Martin Snodgrass (1934 - 2000, French)
  • Creation Year:
    Circa 1965
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 23.75 in (60.33 cm)Width: 36.13 in (91.78 cm)Depth: 0.88 in (2.24 cm)
  • Medium:
    Canvas,Oil
  • Movement & Style:
    Abstract
  • Period:
    1960-1969
  • Condition:
    minor restoration, minor cracking of paint; unframed.
  • Gallery Location:
    Santa Cruz, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU3442381911

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