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Clyde Singer
City Peril. Mid-Century American Urban Scene Oil Painting of Crime.

1958

$14,000
£10,388.54
€12,101.23
CA$19,488.10
A$21,701.76
CHF 11,294.57
MX$267,580.07
NOK 143,844.94
SEK 135,200.30
DKK 90,290.18
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The danger of American life is captured in this Clyde Singer painting, City Peril (1958), where he depicts a moment in the city where a woman is targeted while walking. An accomplished American Scene painter, Singer successfully captured everyday life during his long career, both the precious and perilous. This painting is executed in oil paint on masonite board. It is signed by the artist in the lower right and dated 1958 as well as inscribed en verso "City Peril / Clyde Singer 1958". Presented in a wide wood frame and ready to hang. Framed Dimensions: 16 H x 17 W Inches Image Dimensions: 12 H x 13 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:
    1958
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 15.5 in (39.37 cm)Width: 13.5 in (34.29 cm)
  • Medium:
    Oil,Board
  • Movement & Style:
    American Realist
  • Period:
    1950-1959
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Marco Island, FL
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: INV7741stDibs: LU2866216561232

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