Items Similar to Order Slips, Abstract Still Life by American Female Modernist Peter Miller
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 7
Peter MillerOrder Slips, Abstract Still Life by American Female Modernist Peter Miller1970's
1970's
About the Item
"Order Slips" is a 40 x 50 inches, oil on canvas painting by American modernist and surrealist, female artist Peter Miller. The work is signed "Peter Miller", titled, and estate stamped #202144 on verso. The painting has been restored, conserved, and inspected by conservation specialist, Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio, Inc.
Exhibition history: Forgotten Woman of American Modernism, Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 2022.
Provenance: Estate of the Artist; Private Collection, Saugerties, New York; Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio, Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
Image: Peter Miller in Her Studio Julien Levy Gallery Records, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library and Archives.
In the summer of 2021, "Peter Miller, Forgotten Woman of American Modernism", a fully illustrated, comprehensive, and first ever published monograph on the artist was released, with a text written by art historian Francis M. Naumann, preface by publisher Paul Gratz, and an essay by artist Bill Richards. "Order Slips" is included in the monograph and a copy of the book will be included in the purchase of this painting.
American artist Peter Miller (1913-1996) was born Henrietta Myers in Hanover, Pennsylvania. She began using the name Peter Miller after concluding her studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1934 and her marriage to fellow artist and Academy student Earle Miller in 1935. She felt collectors and critics would take her paintings more seriously if she was identified as a male. In childhood, Henrietta and her best friend Ruth picked fictitious nicknames for themselves, and Henrietta reportedly decided upon the name Peter because she liked the idea that it was derived from the Greek word for “rock” or “stone”. Drawn to being one with the natural world would prove to be an essential inspiration to her creativity throughout her life. Miller is classified as an American Modernist, a reputation she earned for having shown at the prestigious gallery and premiere showcase for Surrealist painting of Julien Levy in New York in the 1940s. Reviewers of her exhibitions noted the unmistakable influence of the artists Joan Miró, whose work she owned and whom she knew, and Arthur Carles, whom she studied with, and sources in Native American culture, which came from sharing time between her home state of Pennsylvania and New Mexico.
Peter Miller was an artist, a philanthropist, a mystic, and a woman of endless passion for nature and adventure. She and her husband Earle split their time between Pennsylvania and their ranch in Espanola, New Mexico. Bordering the San Ildefonso Pueblo and developing a trusted friendship with the Native Americans, she was greatly inspired by their culture and rituals, as well as by the deeply rooted love for their land.
Peter Miller's artwork has been exhibited most notably at The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1954, 1969); Julien Levy Gallery, New York (1944, 1945); Santa Fe State Art Museum (1935); The Woman, Art of this Century, Peggy Guggenheim (1945); Modern Art Gallery, Santa Fe (1948); 150th National Academy of Design/New York (1975); Lacarda Gallery, New York (1975); Olympia Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (1975); The Schoolhouse, Downingtown, PA 1992). One critic and longtime supporter called her work "that rare combination of incurable romantic and classical empiricist". This Peter Miller artwork is presented in a natural wood floater frame.
- Creator:Peter Miller (1913 - 1996, American)
- Creation Year:1970's
- Dimensions:Height: 41 in (104.14 cm)Width: 51 in (129.54 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:Artwork has been cleaned, varnished, in-painted, and inspected by a professional art conservator. A detailed condition report is available upon request.
- Gallery Location:Doylestown, PA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1402214184172
About the Seller
4.9
Vetted Seller
These experienced sellers undergo a comprehensive evaluation by our team of in-house experts.
Established in 2000
1stDibs seller since 2020
53 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: 1 hour
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Doylestown, PA
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 3 days of delivery.
More From This SellerView All
- Dance Wands, Modernist Southwestern Still Life and Cultural CommentaryLocated in Doylestown, PA"Dance Wands" is a 36 x 24 inches, oil on canvas painting by American modernist and surrealist, female artist Peter Miller. The work is painted in a vibrant color palette, signed and...Category
1950s American Modern Still-life Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
- Spring, Abstract Landscape and Spiritual QueryLocated in Doylestown, PA"Spring" is a 38 x 50 inches, oil on canvas painting by American modernist and surrealist, female artist Peter Miller. The work is painted in a vibrant color palette. The work is sig...Category
1950s American Modern Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
- Dreamcatcher, Native American Cultural Still Life and Spiritual CommentaryLocated in Doylestown, PA"Dreamcatcher" is a 28 x 42 inches, oil on canvas painting by American modernist and surrealist, female artist Peter Miller. The work is painted in a vibrant color palette. The work ...Category
1960s American Modern Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
- Tools, Symbolism and Abstract by American Female Modernist Peter MillerLocated in Doylestown, PA"Tools" is a 25 x 30 inches, oil on canvas painting by American modernist and surrealist, female artist Peter Miller. The work is painted in a earth-tone color palette. The work is e...Category
1960s American Modern Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
- White on White Blue, Expressionist Still Life by Philadelphia ArtistBy Bernard HarmonLocated in Doylestown, PA"White on White Blue" is a monochromatic, interior still life by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 20" x 16" oil on canvas painting is framed and signed "B ...Category
1950s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
MaterialsOil, Canvas
- White Pidgeon, La Paloma Blanca, Modernist Abstract, 1962, Framed Oil on CanvasBy Leon KellyLocated in Doylestown, PA"White Pidgeon - La Paloma Blanca" by Philadelphia born modernist and surrealist painter Leon Kelly, is a large scale Modernist Abstract painting. The 40" x ...Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
You May Also Like
- Dvořák's Tenth Slovanic Dance, abstract, still-life, landscape, interiorBy C. DimitriLocated in Brooklyn, NYAt the junction of the abstract and the still-life, minimalism and painterliness, simplicity and depth, this painting is a mixing of opposites.Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
MaterialsGesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
- "The Conversation", oil painting, art history, collage, cubism, ideas discussionLocated in Toronto, Ontario"The Conversation" is an oil painting on canvas measuring 54" tall by 54" wide, and a key artwork among Peter Schenck's many remarkable paintings address...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hard-Edge Still-life Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
- Vanita. 1995, oil on canvas, 57x69 cmBy Janis ZemitisLocated in Riga, LVVanita. 1995, oil on canvas, 57x69 cm In 1958 he graduated from the Riga Art School of J. Rosenthal, in 1964 Art Academy of Latvian State, painting department, Head of the diploma work "Working in the forest" E. Kalninsh. He participated in the exhibition since 1966. Member of Artists Union of Latvia since 1970. From 1993-2000 member of the Association "B13". He worked as a teacher at the Riga 19th school and in the 17th evening high school (1961-1965), in the Riga Art School of J. Rosenthal (1965-1981), worked at the Arts Academy of Latvia since 1981 - in charge of Department of Painting (1993- 1998), professor since 1993. From 1997- 2000 Professor at the Evangelical Lutheran Christian Academy of Latvia. At the end of the 60s, in the 70s painted many figurative compositions of the historical genre. Reborn impression of cubism, painted still lifes and landscapes. Paintings by Janis Zemitis...Category
1990s Abstract Still-life Paintings
MaterialsOil, Canvas
- Large Important Modernist Framed Original Cubist Abstract Still Life PaintingLocated in Buffalo, NYAntique American modernist signed abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 42L x 24H.Category
1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
- Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Skull Mid Century Oil PaintingLocated in Buffalo, NYAntique American modernist oil painting by Victor De Pauw (1902 - 1971). Oil on board, circa 1950. Framing available. Image size, 24L x 27H. Signed.Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
- The hidden million words. 2004. Oil on canvas, 80x60 cm.By Juris ZvirbulisLocated in Riga, LVThe hidden million words. 2004. Oil on canvas, 80x60 cm. Juris Zvirbulis was born in 1944 in Riga. 1970 graduated from the Riga Secondary School of Applied Arts decorators department. 1971 Member Artists' Union of the Latvia. In 1971 First solo exhibition in the artistic and historical museum of Tukums in Latvia. In 1974 his illustrations for the A.S. Pushkin's book, "Eugene Onegin" (published Liesma) was awarded at the 7th All-Union competition of books, posters and postcards design (Moscow, USSR). Significant exhibitions: 1976 - First place in the All-Union Exhibition of Young Artists in Moscow 1983 - Solo exhibition at the Museum of Foreign Art (Riga, Latvia) 1988 - personal exhibition at the Pushkin State Museum (Moscow, Russia) Museum bought more than 100 of the artist miniatures to collection. 1989 - Group exhibition "Contemporary Soviet Painters from Riga" Edward Nahamkina Art Gallery (New York, USA) 1990 - Group exhibition at the Astra Gallery (Chicago, USA) 1990 - 1992 - works exhibited in the Harmony Gallery (Paris, France) 1992 - Solo exhibition at Gallery Carre d'Or (Paris, France) 1993 - Solo exhibition at the Gallery of the Riga (Riga, Latvia) 1994 - Exhibition in honor of the 50th anniversary at the Latvian National Art Museum, Exhibition Hall Arsenals (Riga, Latvia) 1997 - Solo exhibition at the Gallery of Riga (Riga, Latvia). In cooperation with IBM Latvia and Modo Paper released exhibition catalog. 1998 - Exhibition of watercolors - miniatures at Gallery "Nocturne", Riga 1999 - personal exhibition at the Pushkin State Museum (Moscow, Russia) 2004 - personal exhibition at gallery "Manss" (Jekabpils, Latvia) 2005 - Group exhibition of Latvian-French festival "Amazing Latvia" (in Bourgoin-Jallieu, France). 2011 - Contemporary Art exhibition-fair at Gallery Birkenfeld ArtVilnius'11 (Vilnius, Lithuania) Group Exhibition-Fair of Lineart Contemporary Art (Ghent, Belgium). Group exhibition at the Art Museum Nerima (Tokyo, Japan) 2012 Released artist album "Retrospective". Solo exhibition "The Battle of Waterloo would have ended differently ... Dedication to Marshal L.N. Davu." At gallery Birkenfelds. The artist works in the following genres and techniques: watercolor, painting, drawing, book illustrations, murals for public interiors in Latvia and abroad. Works in museums and private collections: At the Latvian National Museum of Art, at collection of Artists' Union of Latvia, Russian Ministry of Culture (Moscow, Russia), the Pushkins` State Museum (Russia), Bank of Latvia, Džeinas Vorhīsas Cimerlī Art Museum, Radzhersa, State University of New Jersey, at collection of Norton and Nancy Dodge nonconformist art of the Soviet Union (US), Vitaly Gotlib (Latvia), and Indra Benjamin Wilson...Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Oil
