American Modern Art

Oil on artist board original painting by the well known American artist, Nicolai Cikovsky. Thick vibrant colors with a vase of flowers, a banjo and a notebook with photographs with a rough sea as the background. Circa 1940. Condition is very good. Overall framed in a circa 1960 frame, 23 by 27.25 inches. Landscape and figure painter Nicolai S. Cikovsky, 1894-1984, was born in Russia, where he studied at the Vilna Art School, 1910-1914; the Penza Royal Art School, 1914-1918; and Moscow High Tech Art...

Luke Gilliam has an unusual woodcut technique that he pairs with a complex object of his own creation. He uses technique to create a technical tour-de-force with the intriguing title...

Bernard Sanders (1906-1967) was a master at suggesting layers of meaning. Here, at first glance, this is study of sisters, posed to show subtle differences in height and profile. But...

A Charming, 1950s Painting of a Little Girl, "Red Smock" by famed Chicago Modern artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). What a character this one is! A little gem of a painting. ...

Tom Binger "Head IV" Medium: Mixed Media Year: 2018, Signed Size: 14.5 x 10.25 x 2 inches Tom Binger finds it interesting that during a time in which the internet is quickly becomin...

Milton Hebald (American, 1917-2015) Lion of Judah menorah bronze on a white marble plinth base signed in bronze 12" H x 10.5" W x 2.5" D Milton Elting Hebald (1917 – 2015) was a s...

A collage lithograph from her series Various Flying Creatures by Kiki Smith titled: "bee." Smith has used one of her animal/insect iconic figures for this glassine paper and wove pap...

Here for your consideration is an original mixed media fashion illustration by the world renowned fashion artist, Kenneth Paul Block. Signed with initials bottom right. Circa 1965. ...

This artwork "Untitled #1" c.1970 is a colors pastel and crayon on thick paper by American artist Jerry Opper, 1924-2014. It is hand signed in pencil at the lower right corner by the artist. The image size is 23 x 18 inches, sheet size is 24 x 19 inches. It is in excellent condition, there are pastel marks on the margin all around the artwork and also on the back, see picture #1. About the artist: Jerry Opper was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 5, 1924. He moved to Los Angeles with his family in 1933. After graduating from Hollywood High School, he worked in movie studios and attended art classes at Chouinard Art Institute. In May 1942, Opper was drafted into the army and was then able to study at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center while his outfit was stationed in Colorado. Later he was sent to Guam and was discharged in December 1945. Opper returned to Chouinard and his work in movie studios until 1947, when he moved to San Francisco. He enrolled as a full-time student at the California School of Fine Arts (now SFAI) and received his diploma in June of 1950. In 1948, Opper met his wife Gertrud Ruth Friedmann, daughter of artist Gustav Friedmann, whose works are also in the Lost Art Salon collection. It was love at first sight and a few weeks after their first encounter at the Black Cat in San Francisco's North Beach, they got married and enjoyed a passionate, life-long romance. Shortly after he finished school, Opper worked briefly as a decorator’s assistant and then started his career as a commercial artist, working for several firms such as Fibreboard, Beatrix Food and Precision. Working full-time and dedicating himself to having a rich family life occupied most of Opper's time, but he continued to be creative. He was above all a family man with the pride of having raised two exceptional daughters, Erika and Jody. Year after year, Opper would painstakingly craft their Halloween costumes...

Into The Blue - 1983 Original Oil on Board Abstract oil painting by California artist Harald "Harry" Dry Schmidt (American, 1933-1979). A circle of blue appears as the focal point,...

A Delightful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait, "Boy in Blue Scarf" by Notable Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork Size: 11 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches (Framed size: 1...

Alexandre Calder (1898 - 1976) Santa Claus : Figures with Canes, 1974 Original Etching Handsigned in pencil On vellum 51 cm x 66 cm (c. 20,1 x 25,9 inch) Very good condition

Watercolor on paper by the American artist, Norman MacLeish. Signed lower right and dated 1955. Condition: good. There is a brown watercolor dash in the right sky. It is not a foxi...

Dennis Corrigan gives us a fresh, admittedly whimsical, interpretation of the important nineteenth-century American author, Nathaniel Hawthorne. Known to most of us for the 'dark rom...

This is a 2 sided painting with a torn paper collage on the second side. Born in New York, Paul Shimon (1919 - 2011) was both an accomplished artist and composer. Considered by som...

Standing Male Nude (42) John F. Leonard American (1921–1987) Date: circa 1965 Oil on Board, not signed Size: 16 in. x 10.5 in. (40.64 cm x 26.67 cm)

Jean-Paul RIOPELLE Tribute to Nelligan : The Leafs Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil On Arches vellum 56 x 76 cm (c. 22 x 30 in) REFERENCE : Catalog raisonne Y. Riopelle #19...

Abstract watercolor composition bearing the influence of the earlier color-block compositions of Paul Klee. Pawel August Kontny, (Polish-German-American artist) He was born in Laurahuette, Poland, in 1923, the son of a wealthy pastry shop owner. In 1939 he began studying architecture in Breslau where he was introduced to the European masters and to the work of some of the German Expressionists, soon afterward banned as "degenerate artists" and removed from museums throughout Germany by the Nazi regime. His studies were interrupted by World War II. Drafted into the German army, traveling in many countries as a soldier, he sketched various landscapes but in 1945, he was captured and held as a prisoner of war in Italy. After the war, he studied at the Union of Nuremberg Architects to help design buildings to replace ones destroyed in the war. He recorded his impressions of the local population and the landscapes through his watercolors and drawings. Pawel Kontny thereafter moved to Nuremberg, Germany, becoming a member of the Union of Nuremberg Architects and helping to rebuild the city's historic center. He soon decided to concentrate on his professional art career. He married Irmgard Laurer, a dancer with the Nuremberg Opera. Pavel Kontny 's career as an artist was launched with his participation in an all German exhibition, held at the Dusseldorf Museum in 1952. He held one-man shows in Germany, Switzerland and the United States. During his trip to the United States in 1960, Kontny became instantly enamored with Colorado, and decided to relocate to Cherry Hills with his wife and two children. He quickly established himself in the local art community, being affiliated for a time with Denver Art Galleries and Saks Galleries. His subject matter became the Southwest. During this time he received the Prestigious Gold Medal of the Art Academy of Rome. His extensive travel provided material for the paintings he did using his hallmark marble dust technique. he also worked equally in pastel, watercolor, charcoal and pencil-and-ink. in a style which merged abstraction and realist styles, influenced by Abstract Expressionist painting and South Western American landscapes. This one bears the influence of Sam Francis. In the early 1960s he was one of only a few European-born professional artists in the state, a select group that included Herbert Bayer (1900-1985), a member of the prewar Bauhaus in Weimar and Dessau, Germany, and Roland Detre...

An oil on canvas of a seated Woman dressing. Signed and dated '53 upper right. Smith studied at the School of Industrial Art in Philadelphia under Edward Warwick. In 1935 she was as...

"Dodge Rebellion Girls" - 1967 Silkscreen on Paper 1967 color silkscreen depicting the Dodge Rebellion Girls by Marc Foster Grant (American, b. 1947). A silhouette of the 'dodge gi...

"Entering the Bus" Expressionist Figurative Composition Original Oil on Canvas Dynamic figurative composition by Bay area Figural, Abstract expressionist and notable Burning Man artist Jakob Bokulich (American, b. 1974). Several figures are crowded together, some of which are nude. Others are wearing typical clothing, and appear to be going out their daily lives. The expressive, slightly distorted faces and close placement of the figures is reminiscent of some of Francisco Goya's paintings. Titled, dated, and signed on verso: "Entering the Bus" May, 1992 Jake Bokulich No frame, but the artist has affixed black tape to the edges. Jakob Bokulich (1974, Santa Cruz, CA) is a self-trained, multi-disciplinary artist known for his paintings and kinetic sculptures. His work is in the collection of the Croatian Embassy in Paris, and he was awarded an Honorarium grant in 2018 by Burning Man for his 21 foot-tall sculpture "Big Pollinator," which was years in the making and involved the work of over 100 volunteers. The son of an auto mechanic, Bokulich began painting at age 12 after a house fire left his family homeless and he stayed temporarily with a local landscape painter. At 17 he left home for Europe - his art education was living in art squats and artist communities, and immersing himself in the museums and galleries of Europe. Drawing inspiration from living in a war zone in Croatia between 1993-1995, he exhibited in galleries in Paris, Saint-Tropez, Chamonix, and Split, Croatia. Transitioning back to the U.S, the artist helped build artist communities in San Francisco and Oakland, being deeply involved in spaces such as Cellspace, The Artship, and The Creamery. In this phase of his practice, Bokulich explored performance and ritual, co-writing and performing in the film Hysteria by Antero Alli. This prompted his stay in LA working in film and set design. In 2015 the seasoned and well rounded artist moved to New York City to return to a studio practice, now informed by his experiences in ritual, meditation, and unconventional self exploration. Bokulich’s work reinforces modes of seeing in a world where the senses have become neglected. Solo Exhibits MICHELE MACK GALLERY New York, 2021 THIRTY SIX GALLERY Beacon, New York, 2020 ARTSHIP Oakland, 2003 LIGHT San Francisco, 2001 LE LION d'OR Chamonix, France, 1994 CROATIAN EMBASSY IN PARIS Paris, 1994 MICHAEL ANGELO GALLERY Santa Cruz, 1994 GALERIE DANS LE KIOSQUE FLOTTANT Paris, 1993 GALERIJA PORTA AUREA Split, Croatia, 1993 LAVOIR PUBLIC VASSEROT Saint-Tropez, France, 1993 Selected Group Exhibits CHASE CONTEMPORARY New York, 2022 SOTHEBY'S New York, 2021 ART MIAMI/CONTEXT (Elizabeth Clement...

Margaret Patterson created this color woodcut print circa 1920. It is signed in pencil at the paper edge, lower right. Printed in areas to the paper edge -sheet size 10 1/16 x 7 1/...

For a print that's nearly one hundred years old it feels very contemporary. Signed in pencil; titled in lower margin in pencil.

Gerry Mulligan, Baritone Sax - Rare Signed Figurative Lithograph in Ink on Paper Bold lithograph by Eugene Hawkins (American, b. 1933). Gerry Mulligan sits on a stool holding his ba...

Portrait (38) John F. Leonard American (1921–1987) Date: circa 1965 Oil on Board Size: 17 in. x 14 in. (43.18 cm x 35.56 cm)

Jaycie Womack Say Yes to New Adventures Year: 2018 Pigment Print Visible Size: 16 x 13 inches Framed: 28.5 x 20.75 inches Signed, titled and dated by hand COA provided *Gold sprayed...

From the estate of Jerry Opper & Ruth Friedman Opper Yellow c. 1950's Gouache on Paper 15" x 18", Unframed *Custom framing available for additional charge. Please expect framing time between 3-5 weeks. From the estate of Ruth Friedmann Opper & Jerry Opper. Ruth was the daughter of Bauhaus artist, Gustav Friedmann. San Francisco Abstract Expression A free-spirited wave of creative energy swept through the San Francisco art community after World War II. Challenging accepted modes of painting, Abstract Expressionists produced highly experimental works that jolted the public out of its postwar complacency. Abstract Expressionism resulted from a broad collective impulse rather than the inspiration of a small band of New York artists. Documenting the interchanges between the East and West Coasts, she cites areas of mutual influence and shows the impact of San Francisco on the New York School, including artists such as Mark Rothko and Ad Reinhardt. San Francisco's Beat poets...

A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study of a Standing Female Model (Legs and Feet) by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A well executed, early 193...

A Fine, Modern 1930s Academic Anatomical Figure Study of a Seated Male Model (Legs, Knee and Feet) by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A well executed, early 1...

Oil on artist board painting of a bouquet in porcelain pitcher by the American artist Nicholai Cikovsky. Signed lower right. In good condition. In contemporary gold leaf frame 27 b...

A magnificent impression from the collection of the artist's sister, with a dedication in Arms's hand. Etching on antique grayish-blue laid paper, 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches (242 x 140 mm...

"V" - Original Pop Art Original pop art "V" by Robert William Hinds. A white background with a small blue triangle in the top center, with a larger red "V" taking up the majority of...

Agnes Mills (American, 1915-2008) Guignol Intermezzo, 1982 Hand colored etching (UNIQUE) Sight: 13 3/4 x 11 1/4 in. Framed: 19 1/2 x 17 x 3/4 in. Titled lower right Inscribed "AP" bo...

In 1991 Harry Sternberg published a book with Brighton Press, San Diego. It was My Life in Woodcuts. At the time it was the only known woodcut autobiography. The deluxe editions of...

"American Geisha" - Figurative Portrait in Oil on Linen Modern portrait of a woman by American painter, Patricia Gren Hayes (b. 1932). The woman is s...

This artwork "Persian Rug" 1983 is an original colors lithograph by noted American artist Dee Shapiro, born 1936. It is hand signed, dated and numbered 57/100 in pencil by the artist. The image size is 25.25 x 16 inches, sheet size is 30 x 20.25 inches. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Dee Shapiro is a Contemporary American artist and writer associated with the Pattern and Decoration movement. Dee Shapiro was inspired to be an Artist in her early years of education. Dee's career started in the 1970s as a pattern painter. She researched and explored the Fibonacci Progression in color on graph paper and also explored geometric complexity of architectural designs, leading her to create the small horizontal oil paintings of cities...

Work by Alicia Wiencek (Mrs. Edward Fiene) is generally extremely scarce. This print comes up from time to time and was made an actual edition (of 8) at a time when many artists didn...

A Finely Drawn, 1930s Modern Figure Study of a Standing Female Nude Model (Back) by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An early composite charcoal drawin...

Hatay is a visual artist, a healer and a former Rock and Roll photojournalist. Born in Scotland of a Hungarian physicist/inventor and an English art dealer, she grew up in an intern...

Samuel Wood Gaylor (American, 1883 - 1957) Untitled (Woman in Mirror), 1930 Watercolor on paper Sight size: 14 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. Framed: 20 3/4 x 16 1/4 in...

A Stunning Mid-Century Modern Ink Drawing of a Seated Female Nude by Noted Chicago Artist, Rudolph T. Pen. Completed in the 1960s, this compelling studio ink drawing is executed in ...

This artwork titled "Abundance" 1988 is a original color lithograph on paper by noted artist Max Coyer, 1954-1988 It is hand signed, dated, titled and number...

Untitled, c. 20th Century Pastel on paper Sight: 21 1/2 x 31 in. Framed: 24 1/4 x 34 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. Signed lower left

Alfred Bendiner (1899-1964) was trained as an architect but worked as an artist throughout his career. He was a noted lithographer, as well an author, muralist, and caricaturist. The...

"Promenade" Landscape in Oil on Masonite Spring landscape by Richard M. Bacon (American, 20th Century). A woman with a parasol is walking her dog on the other side of a hedge with b...

The Place St. Andre des Arts, on the Left Bank in Paris, would have been a natural environment for Bendiner. It was the Latin Quarter, just south of the Louvre and near everything im...

A Vibrant, Colorful Mid-Century Modern Painting of a European Mountain Village, Rooftops by Noted Chicago Artist, Rudolph Pen. . An brilliantly colored, expansive European landscape...

Nude Woman in Bed with Mirror - Figurative Portrait in Oil on Canvas Modern portrait of a nude woman by American painter, Patricia Gren Hayes (b. 1932). The woman is laying in bed, ...

Genre: Modern Subject: Abstract Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: United States Sabina Teichman: (1905-1983) Studied at Columbia Univ. (BA, MA), also with Charles J. Martin and Arthur J. Young. Exhibits include WMAA, Art USA, 1958, PAAM, Butler Institute Amer. Art, Audubon Artists Ann., Womens Westchester Center. Sabina Teichman's paintings have a touch of fauvist vitality and responsiveness and color. Her Lyrical Paintings convey the great joy of life which is hers. the joy is so profound that it cannot be obtained in traditional art forms and so it has become necessary for Sabina to create new forms to express the euphoria. As the dynamic colors emerge from her luxuriously coated brush, she surrenders to a newly realized adventure in abstract expressionism. A boldness belies he femininity which yields an exciting style and a joyful freshness. Sabina Teichman illuminates the canvas with strokes of color that affect the very soul of the viewer , for she feels that color inspires the inner being of man. Her response to color elation. Dynamic colors emerge from the luxuriously coated brush of this artist, surrendering to her newly realized adventure in abstract impressionism. A boldness belies her femininity which yields an exciting style and a joyful freshness. Sabina Teichman illuminates the canvas with strokes of color that affect the very soul of the viewer, for she knows as did Goethe, that color inspires the inner being of man. Sabina Teichman's own response to color is elation. Widely known as a figurative painter, one reviews her earlier style only to find that all shapes lived within the surrounding of abstract settings which now dominate her most recent paintings. The Vatican Museum's collection of contemporary art has acquired Sabina Teichman's painting The Prophet given in response to an expressed desire of a representative of Pope Paul VI, who said that, to the best of his knowledge, it was the first painting by a living American to become part of the Vatican. Member of Audubon Artists, Provincetown Art Association Argent Galleries, New York, 1947. Salpeter Gallery, New York, 1949, 1952, 1954. Shore Galleries, Boston, 1955. A C A Gallery, New York, 1957, 1960, 1963, 1969. A C A Gallery, Rome, 1965. Orpheus...

Heavy Impasto Portrait of a Man Expressionist Piece by Harald Dry Schmidt Abstract expressionist portrait of a man with his hand raised by California artist Harald "Harry" Dry Schmi...

Mid Century Fields of Wheat Landscape - Oil on Canvas-Wrapped Illustration Board Idyllic landscape of a path winding through a field of wheat, punctua...

Jan Herman, journalist, writer and photographer is an old-school journalist who got his start in San Francisco’s counterculture scene in the 1960s. A Brooklyn native and Queens College graduate. While working at City Lights Books as the poet-publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti's assistant, Jan Herman founded Nova Broadcast Press and the little magazine San Francisco Earthquake (1967-1971), which published Beat, post-Beat and Fluxus writers and artists. Chief among them were William S. Burroughs, Brion Gysin, Allen Ginsberg, Carl Weissner, Wolf Vostell, Norman O. Mustill, Mary Beach, Claude Pélieu, Ferlinghetti, Ed Sanders...

This artwork titled "Audience" 1983 is a watercolor on hand made paper by noted artist Ruth Weisberg, born 1942. It is hand signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwor...

Lillian Delevoryas Untitled (Nude & Interior), 1969 Oil on board 19 3/4 x 15 1/2 in. Framed: 24 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. Signed and dated lower righ...

My Only Working Tool, 1949, oil on panel, signed and dated lower right, 16 x 12 inches, remnant of exhibition label verso, exhibited at the Art News Second Annual National Amateur Competition, National Academy of Design, New York, NY, December, 1950 (see The Best Amateurs, Art News, volume 49, issue 8, December 6 to 20, 1950, p. 65 – 66), presented in a period frame Fausto Sansone...

Subtly shaded abstract figurative illustration by Elsa Warnick (American, 1942-2013). Two adult and three baby figures are rendered with subtle tan shading, against an abstract background with geometric shapes and swirling ribbons. One of the two adult figures is laying down, while the other appears to be jumping or dancing. Notable is the skillful use of negative space to balance the composition. Signed and dated "Warnick 1982" in the lower right corner. Signed, titled, and dated with materials information on verso. Presented in a silver aluminum frame. Frame size: 23.5"H x 31.25"W Paper size: 23.25"H x 31"W Elsa Warnick (American, 1942-2013) was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington. She moved to Portland to attend the Reed College/Museum Art School joint five year program. Warnick went on to create many works of art as well as teach art and illustration. She is mostly known for her watercolor paintings, including the illustration of several children's books. Some of her pieces are held in the Portland Art Museum’s collection. Selected Exhibitions: 1974: University Center Gallery, Willamette University - Salem, OR 1978: Mayer Gallery...

Alexandre Calder (1898 - 1976) Santa Claus : Two Men, 1974 Original Etching Handsigned in pencil On Arches vellum 50.5 cm x 66 cm (c. 19,7 x 25,9 inch) Excellent condition

Stuart Walker Forest Park - Aspen Trees, 1938 Signed lower left Oils on canvas laid to board 16 x 20 inches Provenance Loretta Woolard, Zionsville, Indiana by descent, Lonetta Coope...

Modern interior/figurative painting of red-haired woman "Hayley" seated in sunroom by American painter, Patricia Gren Hayes (b. 1932), Circa 1975. Signed on verso, "Hayley" written on edge Provenance: Purchased as part of larger collection of artist's work Unframed. Canvas size: 30"H x 440"W. Patricia Gren Hayes (American, b. 1932) is a Bay Area Figurative & Feminist Art Movement artist who studied at Winnipeg Public Art School in 1950. She received early recognition in Museum and Gallery competitions and exhibitions and was awarded a Special Education in Art recognition by the Winnipeg Museum of Fine Art, and was awarded a scholarship to the Banff College of Fine Art. Further studies were at The University of Manitoba. She was a Member of Winnipeg Free Press Sketch Club and was a Cartoonist and paste-up for a French-English bi-weekly, in Eastern Canada; She studied outdoor impressionism in New York in 1960; in 1962, attended The California College of Arts and Crafts, and in 1976 B.A., U.C. Berkeley where she studied under Elmer Bischoff, David Simpson, Joan Brown, Felix Ruvolo, Yolanda Lopez and Vincent Perez. She started a freelance commercial art business in 1963; copyrighted a National Cartoon, 1976, and served as Exhibition Director for San Francisco Woman Artists Gallery and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1976-1978. She was a workshop instructor at the San Francisco Woman Artists Gallery, 1977-1985; and was Manager/Owner Stanton Art Gallery, Alameda, CA, 1976-1982. Solo Exhibitions: Berkeley Marina, 1974; Oakland Center for The Visual Arts, "Images of Women", 1979 Group Exhibitions: Oakland's Dept of Education, 1963, Studio One; Alameda County Fair, 1975, 1976, 1978; San Francisco Art Festival, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1978; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1976, 1977, 1978; San Francisco Women Artists Gallery Exhibition, award winner - 1970, 1977, 1978; Hayward Bay Fair Art Festival, award winner - 1971; Capricorn Assunder Gallery, 1973; Oakland Art Festival, 1973, 1974; Alameda Art Association, 1978; El Cerrito...

This artwork titled "Generation Gap" c1978 is an original Cliche Verre on paper by noted New Orleans artist Caroline Spellman Wogan Durieux, 1896-1989. It is hand signed, titled, dated and inscribed artist proof in pencil by the artist. The image size is 8.75 x 11.75 inches, sheet size is 10.75 x 13.65 inches. It is in excellent condition, two small pieces of hanging tape from previous framing remaining on the back. About the artist: As a Southern female satirist, Caroline Spellman Wogan Durieux was a rare phenomenon in the early twentieth century. Today, she is highly regarded for her stinging lithographs that touch on human foibles as well as some of the important issues of her day. Born to a family of Creole descent in New Orleans, young Caroline was precocious; she began drawing at age four and completed a portfolio of watercolors depicting her city by the time she was twelve. She took lessons from Mary Butler, a member of the art faculty at Sophie Newcomb College, and, beginning in 1912, matriculated at the school full-time, where her instructors included Ellsworth Woodward, chair of the art department. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in design in 1916 and one in education in 1917. Awarded a scholarship by the New Orleans Art Association, Durieux pursued further coursework at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from 1918 to 1920. Years later, she was encouraged to try lithography by Carl Zigrosser, an expert curator of prints at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, who became her mentor. With her husband Pierre Durieux—an importer of Latin American goods and later the chief representative of General Motors for South America—Caroline Durieux spent time in Cuba during the early 1920s. The couple moved in 1926 to Mexico City, where she met the great muralist Diego Rivera and became involved in the local art community. Following a short interval in New York City, Durieux went back to Mexico in 1931 and enrolled at the Academy of San Carlos (now the National University of Mexico) to study lithography. She returned to New Orleans seven years later and was hired to teach at her alma mater, Newcomb College, from 1938 to 1943. Starting in 1939, Durieux served as the director of Louisiana’s Works Progress Administration program, and her division was the only one in the state not to practice racial discrimination. This was a matter she felt strongly about, stating: “I had a feeling that an artist is an artist and it doesn’t make any difference what color he or she is.” From 1943 until her retirement in 1964, Durieux was a member of the faculty at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. Durieux’s forte was lithography, a technique popular in the mid-nineteenth century and long associated with social commentary, and her prints proved no exception. Her work in the 1930s and 1940s coincided with a rise in art that dealt with poverty, racism, and totalitarianism. She often presented stereotyped social climbers...