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“Winter Evening”
“Winter Evening”

“Winter Evening”

Located in Southampton, NY

Biography from the Archives of askART: Born in Pennsylvania in 1912, he studied at the Cleveland School of Art, and became an illustrator, painter, author and teacher.

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1960s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board

Spectrum and Reflection — River, Screenprint, Signed, 8/50, 1982
Spectrum and Reflection — River, Screenprint, Signed, 8/50, 1982

Spectrum and Reflection — River, Screenprint, Signed, 8/50, 1982

Located in New York, NY

Born in 1907 in Terre Haute, Indiana, Callicott spent most of his childhood and career in Memphis, graduating from the Cleveland School of Art in 1931. He was one of the founders of ...

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1980s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Paper, Print

Still Life with Table and Pheasant & Owl, Blue Exterior & Interior tablescape
Still Life with Table and Pheasant & Owl, Blue Exterior & Interior tablescape

Still Life with Table and Pheasant & Owl, Blue Exterior & Interior tablescape

By Joseph O'Sickey

Located in Beachwood, OH

He graduated from the Cleveland School of Art (now the Cleveland Institute of Art) in 1940 and taught at Ohio State University (1946-47), Akron Art Institute (1949-52), Western Reser...

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Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Oil

Evening Still Life, Dark 20th Century Landscape, Post Impressionism
Evening Still Life, Dark 20th Century Landscape, Post Impressionism

Evening Still Life, Dark 20th Century Landscape, Post Impressionism

By Joseph O'Sickey

Located in Beachwood, OH

He graduated from the Cleveland School of Art (now the Cleveland Institute of Art) in 1940 and taught at Ohio State University (1946-47), Akron Art Institute (1949-52), Western Reser...

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Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Reclining Female Nude
Reclining Female Nude

Reclining Female Nude

By Henry George Keller

Located in Fairlawn, OH

He joined the teaching staff at Cleveland School of Art (see CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART), serving until 1945.

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1940s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

untitled (Peonies)
untitled (Peonies)

untitled (Peonies)

By Frederick Carl Gottwald

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Untitled (Peonies) Oil on artist's board, c. 1910-1920's Signed by the artist in ink lower center (see photo) Provenance: Joseph Erdelac, Private Collector, Cleveland, acquired from ...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Sunflowers and Horses in Field, 20th Century Landscape Watercolor
Sunflowers and Horses in Field, 20th Century Landscape Watercolor

Sunflowers and Horses in Field, 20th Century Landscape Watercolor

By Joseph O'Sickey

Located in Beachwood, OH

He graduated from the Cleveland School of Art (now the Cleveland Institute of Art) in 1940 and taught at Ohio State University (1946-47), Akron Art Institute (1949-52), Western Reser...

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Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

20th Century Interior Still Life with Chair and Flowers pastel & oil painting
20th Century Interior Still Life with Chair and Flowers pastel & oil painting

20th Century Interior Still Life with Chair and Flowers pastel & oil painting

By Joseph O'Sickey

Located in Beachwood, OH

He graduated from the Cleveland School of Art (now the Cleveland Institute of Art) in 1940 and taught at Ohio State University (1946-47), Akron Art Institute (1949-52), Western Reser...

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Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Oil

Two Owls Oil Painting on Board, Post-Impressionist, 20th Century
Two Owls Oil Painting on Board, Post-Impressionist, 20th Century

Two Owls Oil Painting on Board, Post-Impressionist, 20th Century

By Joseph O'Sickey

Located in Beachwood, OH

He graduated from the Cleveland School of Art (now the Cleveland Institute of Art) in 1940 and taught at Ohio State University (1946-47), Akron Art Institute (1949-52), Western Reser...

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20th Century Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

At the Stable, Landscape Scene with Horse and Jockey
At the Stable, Landscape Scene with Horse and Jockey

At the Stable, Landscape Scene with Horse and Jockey

By Joseph O'Sickey

Located in Beachwood, OH

He graduated from the Cleveland School of Art (now the Cleveland Institute of Art) in 1940 and taught at Ohio State University (1946-47), Akron Art Institute (1949-52), Western Reser...

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Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Reclining Female Nude
Reclining Female Nude

Reclining Female Nude

By Henry George Keller

Located in Fairlawn, OH

He joined the teaching staff at Cleveland School of Art (see CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART), serving until 1945.

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1940s American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Abstract Cityscape Mid 20th Century Modern Cubist Work on Paper Drawing Ariel
Abstract Cityscape Mid 20th Century Modern Cubist Work on Paper Drawing Ariel

Abstract Cityscape Mid 20th Century Modern Cubist Work on Paper Drawing Ariel

By Clarence Holbrook Carter

Located in New York, NY

Provenance: Gary Snyder Fine Art BIO Clarence Carter was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, and began painting at an early age. He studied at the Cleveland School of Art from 1923 to 1927, ...

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1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

The Zealot
The Zealot

The Zealot

Located in San Francisco, CA

Julius graduated from the Cleveland School of Art and attended Akron University in 1927.

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

The Fountain, Milan, Ohio Park Summer Landscape w/ Peacock
The Fountain, Milan, Ohio Park Summer Landscape w/ Peacock

The Fountain, Milan, Ohio Park Summer Landscape w/ Peacock

By Clara Deike

Located in Beachwood, OH

Clara Deike (American, 1881-1965) The Fountain, Milan, Ohio, 1915 Watercolor on paper Signed and dated lower right 18 x 22 inches 23.5 x 28 inches, framed A graduate of the Clevelan...

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1910s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Mural Study, Early 20th Century American Impressionist Painting
Mural Study, Early 20th Century American Impressionist Painting

Mural Study, Early 20th Century American Impressionist Painting

By Abel Warshawsky

Located in Beachwood, OH

Warshawsky graduated from the Cleveland School of Art in 1900, taught by Louis Rorimer and Frederick Gottwald.

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Horses Prepared to Perform and Circus Truck, Contemporary American Modern
Horses Prepared to Perform and Circus Truck, Contemporary American Modern

Horses Prepared to Perform and Circus Truck, Contemporary American Modern

By Joseph O'Sickey

Located in Beachwood, OH

He graduated from the Cleveland School of Art (now the Cleveland Institute of Art) in 1940 and taught at Ohio State University (1946-47), Akron Art Institute (1949-52), Western Reser...

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1990s Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Early 20th Century Harry Hutchinson Shaw Cubist Oil on Canvas Painting
Early 20th Century Harry Hutchinson Shaw Cubist Oil on Canvas Painting

Early 20th Century Harry Hutchinson Shaw Cubist Oil on Canvas Painting

Located in Sarasota, FL

He attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Cleveland School of Art, and Ohio University, where earned his master's degree.

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Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Blue and Red Space
Blue and Red Space

Blue and Red Space

By Clarence Holbrook Carter

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Education Carter studied at the Cleveland School of Art from 1923 to 1927, and earned key patronage from William Millikin, the director of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Category

1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Harry Hutchinson Shaw Oil on Canvas Titled "Off The Pass" Circa 1960
Harry Hutchinson Shaw Oil on Canvas Titled "Off The Pass" Circa 1960

Harry Hutchinson Shaw Oil on Canvas Titled "Off The Pass" Circa 1960

Located in Sarasota, FL

He attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Cleveland School of Art, and Ohio University, where earned his master's degree.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Medieval Heads, mid-century figural surrealist acrylic painting
Medieval Heads, mid-century figural surrealist acrylic painting

Medieval Heads, mid-century figural surrealist acrylic painting

By Clarence Holbrook Carter

Located in Beachwood, OH

Although money was tight after his father (who was a postal worker) died suddenly of a stroke, Carter’s mother supported his desire to study at the Cleveland School of Art from 1923-...

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1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Walter DuBois Richards Mt Lassen Landscape American Realist Lithograph Print
Walter DuBois Richards Mt Lassen Landscape American Realist Lithograph Print

Walter DuBois Richards Mt Lassen Landscape American Realist Lithograph Print

By Walter DuBois Richards

Located in Denver, CO

Richards, a respected American realist printmaker and draftsman, was trained at the Cleveland School of Art and later worked in New York as a commercial illustrator and lithographer.

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Mid-20th Century American Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Stone Quarry in Berlin Heights, Ohio, Farm Landscape
Stone Quarry in Berlin Heights, Ohio, Farm Landscape

Stone Quarry in Berlin Heights, Ohio, Farm Landscape

By August Biehle

Located in Beachwood, OH

Returning to America, he attended evening classes at the Cleveland School of Art, 1906-9, studying with Frederick Gottwald.

Category

1920s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Graphite

Tenby, Coast of Wales Shoreline, View of Ocean & Village
Tenby, Coast of Wales Shoreline, View of Ocean & Village

Tenby, Coast of Wales Shoreline, View of Ocean & Village

By Clarence Holbrook Carter

Located in Beachwood, OH

Although money was tight after his father (who was a postal worker) died suddenly of a stroke, Carter’s mother supported his desire to study at the Cleveland School of Art from 1923-...

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1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Early 20th Century Harbor Scene Seascape/Landscape Painting
Early 20th Century Harbor Scene Seascape/Landscape Painting

Early 20th Century Harbor Scene Seascape/Landscape Painting

By Abel Warshawsky

Located in Beachwood, OH

Warshawsky graduated from the Cleveland School of Art in 1900, taught by Louis Rorimer and Frederick Gottwald.

Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of Woman with Fuchsia, Early 20th Century Still Life
Portrait of Woman with Fuchsia, Early 20th Century Still Life

Portrait of Woman with Fuchsia, Early 20th Century Still Life

By Clarence Holbrook Carter

Located in Beachwood, OH

Although money was tight after his father (who was a postal worker) died suddenly of a stroke, Carter’s mother supported his desire to study at the Cleveland School of Art from 1923-...

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1930s American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Harry Hutchinson Shaw Spanish Port City Scene Oil on Canvas
Harry Hutchinson Shaw Spanish Port City Scene Oil on Canvas

Harry Hutchinson Shaw Spanish Port City Scene Oil on Canvas

Located in Sarasota, FL

He attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Cleveland School of Art, and Ohio University, where earned his master's degree.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Alfred Wands Horse-Drawn Carriage Watercolor Mid-Century Modernist Art
Alfred Wands Horse-Drawn Carriage Watercolor Mid-Century Modernist Art

Alfred Wands Horse-Drawn Carriage Watercolor Mid-Century Modernist Art

By Alfred Wands

Located in Denver, CO

Alfred Wands was a major figure in the Colorado art world and was widely recognized as the “Dean of Colorado Landscape Painters.” Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he studied at the Cleveland...

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20th Century American Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Horse Show Preparations, 20th Century Farm Landscape, Cleveland Female Artist
Horse Show Preparations, 20th Century Farm Landscape, Cleveland Female Artist

Horse Show Preparations, 20th Century Farm Landscape, Cleveland Female Artist

Located in Beachwood, OH

In 1929 she moved to Cleveland Heights and attended Roxboro School. During her formative years she took classes at the Cleveland Museum of Art and at Huntington Technical School wher...

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20th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Graphite

"Cedar Hill"

"Cedar Hill"

By George William Sotter

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Keller, known for his superb, atmospheric watercolors, taught at the Cleveland School of Art but Sotter studied with him in Pittsburgh.

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20th Century Abstract Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled (Hot Air Baloon Ascent and Spectators)
Untitled (Hot Air Baloon Ascent and Spectators)

Untitled (Hot Air Baloon Ascent and Spectators)

By Joseph O'Sickey

Located in Fairlawn, OH

O’Sickey attended East Technical High School in Cleveland from 1934-1937 while also attending Saturday morning classes at the Cleveland School of Art (now the Cleveland Institute of ...

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1980s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

untitled abstraction (Electrical Wires)
untitled abstraction (Electrical Wires)

untitled abstraction (Electrical Wires)

By Raphael Gleitsman

Located in Fairlawn, OH

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.

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1960s American Modern Abstract Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Outdoor Garden Scene of Woman Painting, Late 20th C. Cleveland Female Artist
Outdoor Garden Scene of Woman Painting, Late 20th C. Cleveland Female Artist

Outdoor Garden Scene of Woman Painting, Late 20th C. Cleveland Female Artist

Located in Beachwood, OH

In 1929 she moved to Cleveland Heights and attended Roxboro School. During her formative years she took classes at the Cleveland Museum of Art and at Huntington Technical School wher...

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Late 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Untitled Mid Century Abstract Oil Painting New York Artist
Untitled Mid Century Abstract Oil Painting New York Artist

Untitled Mid Century Abstract Oil Painting New York Artist

By John Opper

Located in Beachwood, OH

Academically trained like many of his contemporaries, Opper came to New York in 1934, two years after his graduation from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. As a you...

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1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Bubble Bubble Macbeth sculpture, 20th century American bronze
Bubble Bubble Macbeth sculpture, 20th century American bronze

Bubble Bubble Macbeth sculpture, 20th century American bronze

Located in Beachwood, OH

He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Silas and Cornelia Mozart McVey, who brought him to Cleveland in 1919. Graduating from Shaw High School in 1922, he studied architect...

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20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Elm Tree
Elm Tree

Elm Tree

By Raphael Gleitsman

Located in Fairlawn, OH

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.

Category

1960s American Modern Abstract Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Still Life with bottle and newspaper
Still Life with bottle and newspaper

Still Life with bottle and newspaper

By Raphael Gleitsman

Located in Fairlawn, OH

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.

Category

1950s American Modern Still-life Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

untitled (study of shadows and brick building)
untitled (study of shadows and brick building)

untitled (study of shadows and brick building)

By Raphael Gleitsman

Located in Fairlawn, OH

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.

Category

1960s American Modern Abstract Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Spanish Beauty Portrait of Artist's Wife, Oil on Canvas, 1940s, Signed
Spanish Beauty Portrait of Artist's Wife, Oil on Canvas, 1940s, Signed

Spanish Beauty Portrait of Artist's Wife, Oil on Canvas, 1940s, Signed

By Abel Warshawsky

Located in Fairlawn, OH

"Born to a family of Polish immigrants in Sharon, Pennsylvania, Abel Warshawsky moved with his parents to Cleveland in the early 1890s. He studied with Louis Rorimer and Frederick Go...

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1940s Abstract Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lady in a Green Gown Portrait, Early 20th Century Interior Scene
Lady in a Green Gown Portrait, Early 20th Century Interior Scene

Lady in a Green Gown Portrait, Early 20th Century Interior Scene

By Ora Coltman

Located in Beachwood, OH

He worked as a designer at the Joseph Carabelli Monument Works. He Studied at the Cleveland School of Art (The Cleveland Institute of Art) with William Merritt Chase at the Art Stude...

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1930s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Chrysanthemums and Tiger Lilies Watercolor, Realist Style, 1935
Chrysanthemums and Tiger Lilies Watercolor, Realist Style, 1935

Chrysanthemums and Tiger Lilies Watercolor, Realist Style, 1935

By Clarence Holbrook Carter

Located in Fairlawn, OH

From 1923 to 1927, he enrolled in the Cleveland School of Art and earned key patronage from William Milliken, Director of The Cleveland Museum of Art and local arts supporter who arr...

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1930s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

"Sherman Rose" Adobe, Monterey California - Signed 1923 Original Etching
"Sherman Rose" Adobe, Monterey California - Signed 1923 Original Etching

"Sherman Rose" Adobe, Monterey California - Signed 1923 Original Etching

By Ferdinand Burgdorff

Located in Soquel, CA

Mat size, 14"H x 16"W Frame, 16"H x 17.5"W x .5"D Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Ferdinand Burgdorff studied at the Cleveland School of Art and in Paris with Rene Menard and Florence Est...

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1920s American Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Paper, Etching

Portrait of Seated Woman Reading Julia Maud De Forest, Late 19th Century
Portrait of Seated Woman Reading Julia Maud De Forest, Late 19th Century

Portrait of Seated Woman Reading Julia Maud De Forest, Late 19th Century

By Ora Coltman

Located in Beachwood, OH

He worked as a designer at the Joseph Carabelli Monument Works. He Studied at the Cleveland School of Art (The Cleveland Institute of Art) with William Merritt Chase at the Art Stude...

Category

1890s Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Ninth Avenue El (New York City), Mid 20th Century Cityscape Oil painting
Ninth Avenue El (New York City), Mid 20th Century Cityscape Oil painting

Ninth Avenue El (New York City), Mid 20th Century Cityscape Oil painting

By John Opper

Located in Beachwood, OH

Academically trained like many of his contemporaries, Opper came to New York in 1934, two years after his graduation from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. As a you...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

NOCTURNE Signed Lithograph, Black Women Theater Stage Night Sky Balloon Ribbons
NOCTURNE Signed Lithograph, Black Women Theater Stage Night Sky Balloon Ribbons

NOCTURNE Signed Lithograph, Black Women Theater Stage Night Sky Balloon Ribbons

By Hughie Lee-Smith

Located in Union City, NJ

Hughie Lee-Smith was born in Eustis, Florida, but went to school in Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated from the Cleveland School of Arts with high honors and a grant for post-graduate st...

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1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

William Sommer, American Modernist, c. 1925, Brandywine, Ohio, Martha Sommer
William Sommer, American Modernist, c. 1925, Brandywine, Ohio, Martha Sommer

William Sommer, American Modernist, c. 1925, Brandywine, Ohio, Martha Sommer

By William Sommer

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Formation of the collection Erdelac began collecting seriously during the postwar period, when many artists of the historic “Cleveland School” remained underappreciated outside Ohio.

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1920s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Nude, arms raised
Nude, arms raised

Nude, arms raised

By William Sommer

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Sommer was an acknowledged leader of the "Cleveland School," a group of Cleveland-based artists who were active from the teens through the mid-1940s.

Category

1920s Art Deco Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

FUGUE Signed Lithograph, Figurative Collage, Musicians, Girls, Balloons
FUGUE Signed Lithograph, Figurative Collage, Musicians, Girls, Balloons

FUGUE Signed Lithograph, Figurative Collage, Musicians, Girls, Balloons

By Hughie Lee-Smith

Located in Union City, NJ

Hughie Lee-Smith was born in Eustis, Florida, but went to school in Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated from the Cleveland School of Arts with high honors and a grant for post-graduate st...

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1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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