Third Class Carriage (Down South)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Winslow Homer and Thomas Eakins. He initially studied art from 1939 through 1941 with Francis Criss. At
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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Francis Criss
Army Poker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
studied art from 1939 through 1941 with Francis Criss. At the outbreak of World War II, Honig worked as a
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1940s American Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board, Tempera
Jefferson Market Library (Courthouse)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
School painter, John Sloan, the modernist, Stuart Davis, and the precisionist, Francis Criss. About the
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1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
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Still Life
By Francis Criss
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
painting by acclaimed New York painter Francis Criss. Criss was known for his unusual way of combining
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1930s Surrealist Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Farm at Evening
By Jan Matulka
Located in New York, NY
students which included David Smith and Francis Criss. David Smith’s comments in a Guggenheim
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1920s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Lucid Interval
By Gregory Curry
Located in Darien, CT
with a BFA degree in painting. He was the recipient of a Francis Criss Purchase Award, also receiving a
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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