Items Similar to untitled (study of shadows and brick building)
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 9
Raphael Gleitsmanuntitled (study of shadows and brick building)c. 1960-1965
c. 1960-1965
$2,000
£1,514.99
€1,747.88
CA$2,804.24
A$3,125.98
CHF 1,645.31
MX$37,895.59
NOK 20,947.92
SEK 19,476.49
DKK 13,045.80
About the Item
untitled (study of shadows and brick building)
Silver gelatin print, c. 1960-1965
Signed in pencil lower right on the mount (see photo)
Provenance: Gift of the Artist
Akron Art Museum, 30.93.TR
De-accessed 2025
Condition: Excellent
Mounted by the artist on acidic support board, c. 1960
Image size: 17 5/8 x 9 1/2 inches
Support size: 24 x 20 inches
Raphael Gleitsmann
(1910-1995)
Raphael Gleitsmann, born in 1910, spent most of his life in Akron, Ohio. He was a self-taught artist whose only "formal" training came from Miss Calvin at Central High School and Paul Travis at the Cleveland School of Art. Although he favored oil painting, he also worked in watercolor, photography and other media. The artist's earlier works were idealized presentations of life in Middle America during the Great Depression in the realistic style.
Gleitsmann served as a combat engineer in World War II from 1943-1945. While in Europe he created quaint sketches that also recorded the devastation caused by the war. He was wounded at the Rhine River, received the Purple Heart and returned to Akron. Everything he saw and experienced at war abroad affected his art. Although he initially returned to painting in his signature realistic manner, he quickly began to grow into a more abstracted, expressionistic style, based on imagination and memory, which focused on post-Apocalyptic imagery such as ruins and cemeteries. "The war experience put something into the work that it had never had before-a greater awareness of such things as the attrition of time . . . what happened to us," said Gleitsmann in a 1982 interview. "It's something deep in the experience that does shift focus around, and you are different and often better."
Gleitsmann received national recognition for these works when he received first prize in a 1948 Carnegie Institute exhibition of international contemporary painting beating out Andrew Wyeth. These war-inspired paintings may also have led him to end his career as an artist around 1954. Gleitsmann may have wished to put the horrors of war behind him "it's something like having a belief-believing that what you're doing is of importance . . . when you lose the belief, it seems there's no return . . . mostly I just found I really had nothing to say anymore," said Gleitsmann. After Gleitsmann retired from painting, he first tried framing and then focused on restoration work on oil paintings and works of paper. The artist passed away in 1995.
Courtesy: AskArt
Source:
Akron Art Museum
- Creator:Raphael Gleitsman (1910, American)
- Creation Year:c. 1960-1965
- Dimensions:Height: 17.63 in (44.79 cm)Width: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:Fairlawn, OH
- Reference Number:Seller: FA126741stDibs: LU14016547812
About the Seller
5.0
Recognized Seller
These prestigious sellers are industry leaders and represent the highest echelon for item quality and design.
Gold Seller
Premium sellers maintaining a 4.3+ rating and 24-hour response times
Established in 1978
1stDibs seller since 2013
803 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: <1 hour
Associations
International Fine Print Dealers Association
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Shipping from: Fairlawn, OH
- Return Policy
Authenticity Guarantee
In the unlikely event there’s an issue with an item’s authenticity, contact us within 1 year for a full refund. DetailsMoney-Back Guarantee
If your item is not as described, is damaged in transit, or does not arrive, contact us within 7 days for a full refund. Details24-Hour Cancellation
You have a 24-hour grace period in which to reconsider your purchase, with no questions asked.Vetted Professional Sellers
Our world-class sellers must adhere to strict standards for service and quality, maintaining the integrity of our listings.Price-Match Guarantee
If you find that a seller listed the same item for a lower price elsewhere, we’ll match it.Trusted Global Delivery
Our best-in-class carrier network provides specialized shipping options worldwide, including custom delivery.More From This Seller
View AllElm Tree
By Raphael Gleitsman
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Elm Tree
Silver gelatin print, 1965-1966
Signed in pencil on the mount lower right (see photo)
Dated in pencil "1965-66" lower left (see photo)
Provenance: Gift of the Artist
...
Category
1960s American Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
untitled abstraction (Electrical Wires)
By Raphael Gleitsman
Located in Fairlawn, OH
untitled abstraction (Electrical Wires)
Silver gelatin print, c. 1960's
Signed in pencil lower right
Provenance: Gift of the Artist
Akron Art Museum, 32.96.TR
...
Category
1960s American Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Still Life with bottle and newspaper
By Raphael Gleitsman
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Still Life with bottle and newspaper
Silver gelatin print, 1950's, printed 1967
Signed in pencil on the mount lower right
Provenance: Gift of the Artist
Akron A...
Category
1950s American Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Plaster Works, Los Angeles, 1925
By Edward Weston
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Plaster Works, Los Angeles, 1925
Toned silver print
Negative by Edward Weston
Print by Cole Weston (1919-2003)
From: Edward Weston Portfolio, 1971
Published by Witkin-Berley Ltd., Ne...
Category
1920s American Modern Landscape Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled, 1941
By Myron Kozman
Located in Fairlawn, OH
untitled
Color serigraph, 1941
Signed and dated lower right (see photo)
Very small edition (less than 10)
(Looks like a red brick building with white windows, probably in Chicago whe...
Category
1940s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Untitled (Manhattan)
By Peter Marks
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Photo montage in five sections juxtaposing light and dark
mounted to support sheet.
Unsigned
Provenance:
Estate of the artist
Support sheet dimensions:
14 x 17"
Peter Marks...
Category
Early 2000s Landscape Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
You May Also Like
"Closed Windows", photograph, city, architecture, shadow, brick, sky, sunlight
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"Closed Windows (Upper East Side)" is a color photograph on Etching Rag archival paper. It's a signed Edition of 20, available in sizes 16x24, 11x17 and 8x12 inches. Another strong photograph by way of close observation, and typical of the artist there are only a few elements at play but they are powerfully at play. With the building in shadow against a soft blue sky milky with clouds, the two bricked-in windows are caught in a fleeting moment of sunlight. Shooting on the streets of New York, looking up and looking for often-missed city/sky collisions, Bob Krasner...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
3rd St. Shadows
Located in New York, NY
Lambda digital-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss, 2003. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 1/1 on verso. This is a unique print.
In the series ‘Weights & Measures’ (2...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital, Lambda
Light and Shadow (Ghost Town) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Light and Shadow (Ghost Town) - 2021
Sketches of a downtown disappearing.
20x20cm,
Edition of 7, plus 2 Artist proofs.
Digital silver gelatin print based on a Polaroid.
Signed on back with Certificate.
Not mounted.
Erin Dougherty...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Polaroid, Silver Gelatin
Rectangles and Bricks
By Marc Yankus
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print
Signed and numbered, verso
22 x 17 inches, sheet
(Edition of 15)
38 x 27 inches, sheet
(Edition of 9)
From the series, "The Space Between"
This photograph i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Side of Building
By Marc Yankus
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print
Signed and numbered, verso
22 x 17 inches, sheet
(Edition of 15)
38 x 27 inches, sheet
(Edition of 9)
From the series, "The Space Between"
This photograph i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
American Contemporary Photo by M.K. Yamaoka - Facade of a Torn-Down Building
Located in Paris, IDF
Digital Photograph from Film Original ed. 3 of 9 HP Premium Satin Photo Paper with archival inks
Born in Japan in 1940 and educated at The Art Center College of Design in California...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Ink, Digital
More Ways To Browse
Brick Buildings
Vintage Cemetery Sign
River Of No Return
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Wyeth Print
Andrew Wyeth Signed Print
Japanese Paper Sculpture
Antique Italian Books
Italian Life Size Sculpture
11 Pop Artists
Sculpture Portugal
Picasso 1968
1970 Miro
Architectural Engraving Italy
Left Bank Art
Ireland Prints
Vintage Paintings Of Venice Italy
1930 Etchings