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Clyde Singer
Before the Deluge, Republican Headquarters before Landon lost to Roosevelt.

1936

$84,000
£62,481.80
€73,153.84
CA$117,208.53
A$131,159.63
CHF 68,485.39
MX$1,612,471.12
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SEK 813,040.65
DKK 545,783.74
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In 1936, Alfred Landon and Frank Knox were the Republican candidates for President and Vice President. They were defeated in a landslide by Franklin Roosevelt. Clyde Singer captures the moment in American history before the election. Entitled Before the Deluge (1936) or known alternately as Republican Headquarters, Singer captures the likeness of the two depression Republican candidates in the windows of the Republican campaign office before the outcome was known. An accomplished American Scene painter, Singer successfully captured everyday life during his long career. This painting was included in Clyde Singer's America exhibition and accompanying book. It is signed by the artist in the lower left front. It also contains the gallery labels with the painting name from two previous exhibitions, one of which took place at the Columbus Art League in 1937. It is executed in oil paint on canvas and presented in a wood frame with brushed gilt inset. It has been lined with an acid-free board for protection. Framed Dimensions: 25 H x 39 W Inches Image Dimensions: 20 H x 34 W Inches Born in Malvern, Ohio, forty miles south of Akron, Clyde Singer became known for his regionalist paintings in oil and watercolor of everyday landscapes and people. In 1933, he was awarded a scholarship to the Art Students League in New York. It was during the Depression, and he lived a Spartan existence. His teachers included John Steuert Curry, Thomas Hart Benton, Kenneth Hayes Miller, and Ivan Olinsky. Adopting the Social Realist style, he tried to paint in the same locations as George Bellows and John Sloan, and he painted many scenes of the interior of McSorley's famous saloon that Sloan had depicted. He had a long history with the Butler Institute in Youngstown, OH.
  • Creator:
    Clyde Singer (1909 - 1999)
  • Creation Year:
    1936
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 25 in (63.5 cm)Width: 39 in (99.06 cm)
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  • Movement & Style:
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  • Gallery Location:
    Marco Island, FL
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: INV491stDibs: LU2866216248152

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