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Olin Dows
Olin Dows Surrealist Tempera Painting.

1965

$575
£438.06
€505.10
CA$804.70
A$899.12
CHF 470.34
MX$11,026.08
NOK 6,010.04
SEK 5,699.11
DKK 3,769.86
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Olin Dows Surrealist Subject Painting. Signed lower left and dated 1965. The work is in excellent condition and is unframed tempera on masonite. It measures 10 1/4"h x 13 1/2"w. This is a very nice example by the artist. Olin Dows (1904-1981) was born in 1904, at Irvington-on-Hudson, New York. He was educated and trained at Harvard's Department of Fine Arts, and Yale's Student's League (New York). He studied under Eugene F. Savage, Edward C. Taylor, and C.K. Chatterton. In the course of his career Dows assisted in establishing the Treasury Department's Art Program in 1933. He also worked for the Office of Civilian Defense in Washington DC in charge of a project to have artists depict the various phases of work in defense plan.
  • Creator:
    Olin Dows (1904-1981, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1965
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 10.25 in (26.04 cm)Width: 13.5 in (34.29 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Phoenix, AZ
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2749215242042

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