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Anton RefregierDISCOVERY OF GOLD - Very Large Serigraph - WPA Artist - California Murals1949
1949
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ANTON REFREGIER (1905 – 1979)
DISCOVERY OF GOLD, 1949. Color serigraph. Signed and numbered in pencil, edition of 90. Image 23 ¼ x 21 ¾" Large sheet, 29 3/4 x 25 ¼”. Printed title. Refregier was an artist for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) He did several murals in the San Francisco area. This lithograph is one of his largest works and is derived from a mural "Finding Gold at Sutter's Mill, 1848", for Rincon Annex Post Office, San Francisco, California, 1948. Location, San Francisco Mission and Spear, South of Market and also based on a large color sketch Finding Gold at Sutter's Mill. Many of his murals were politically charged and were controversial.
See Wikipedia: "History of San Francisco (Refregier murals)"
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- Creator:Anton Refregier (1905 - 1979, American)
- Creation Year:1949
- Dimensions:Height: 23.5 in (59.69 cm)Width: 21.75 in (55.25 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Santa Monica, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU411314830702
Anton Refregier
Anton Refregier was a painter and muralist active in Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project commissions, and in teaching art. He was a Russian immigrant to the United States. He is known, among other works, for his mural The History of California located in the Rincon Center, in downtown San Francisco, California. It depicts the state's history across 27 panels that he painted from 1940–48. The style of this historic mural had many of Refregier's key characteristics. The palette was composed of yellows, browns, and grays, punctuated by red in certain areas to evoke emotion. Earthy tones and the lack of bright colors remind viewers of the struggles and hardships he is depicting. Refregier also uses white to represent virtue in those inspired by a cause. His style is very flat and one-dimensional. Refregier uses solid blocks of color to denote shadows, along with depth and shade. His painting style appears to be very rudimentary and simple, but complex because of the way he uses color to evoke emotion and powerful images to tell a story. Refregier died in 1979 while in Moscow. Refregier was working on a mural for a medical center in his home city. The same year, his Rincon Mural was placed under the protection of the National Register of Historic Places.
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