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Clyde Singer
Girl Reading Card-American Realist Portrait-Mid-Century Original Oil Painting

1948

$8,000
£6,070.22
€6,940.75
CA$11,173.83
A$12,423.78
CHF 6,487.01
MX$151,227.65
NOK 82,771.45
SEK 77,552.89
DKK 51,800.09
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Clyde Singer was a master of capturing the small and significant moments of everyday life. This painting, titled Girl Reading Card, 1948, is one of those perfect scenes that he documented during his lifetime as an artist and teacher. 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. Framed Size: 21 x 17 Inches Image Size: 15 x 10.5 Inches (Visible) This gem of a painting is presented in a carved wood frame with a brass nameplate at the bottom. It is done in oil on masonite board and signed and dated lower right front. It is also titled, signed ,and dated en verso.
  • Creator:
    Clyde Singer (1909 - 1999)
  • Creation Year:
    1948
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 21 in (53.34 cm)Width: 17 in (43.18 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    This painting is in good condition and shows no visible signs of craquelure or paint loss. The image has not been examined outside of the frame or under UV light.
  • Gallery Location:
    Marco Island, FL
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: INV7861stDibs: LU2866216359172

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