August Wilhelm Dressler Paintings

German, 1886-1970

Wilhelm August Dressler is one of the painters of the New Objectivity (...) and was committed to social and political issues. The Berliner-of-choice defied stubbornly the summary classification. Dressler acted truthfully to his origin, temperament and insight as an individual who presents his bond as obligation, who takes his program as template and his slogan as abomination. Only few painters of his generation restrain so inconspicuously from the revolutionary storm and new trends that found its most effective expression in Expressionism of ” the Bridge” group and in the mystical works of the ‘Blue Rider’. Dressler’s self-imposed isolation is based neither on his capriciousness nor is it intentional – it is simply one of the inner necessities of his artistic existence. One does not do justice to his work, if one tries to interpret only the visible facts, the artistic or the technical qualities in Dressler’s works. This painter lived his destiny with a stubbornly determined consequence of his fate: the pictures are nothing else than the graphic metaphors of the ‘introverted gaze’. He experienced grief and loneliness already during his youth. Dressler learns early about the shadow side of human existence – it becomes the basis of the way he perceived the world. ” I cannot separate myself from what has established me ” – there was a very immediate connection and solidarity between the painter and his personal experiences (l’art pour l’art attitude). Thus Dressler identifies himself with those embodiments of petty-bourgeois narrowness, with those disappointed and abandoned, with those who appreciate simple joys of life and those with quiet hopes. In his works the figurative language wins through its ability to depict and objectify feelings without words. Dressler does not paint to be modern or original. His way of perception is essential in a solid sense; he focuses on things, elements, and events that reflect a piece of life. The closeness to the object and the attachment to the figure remain unchanged in Dressler’s oeuvre. One is tempted, looking at his works of five decades, to speak rather than about development but more of unfolding. The thematic inventory is from the beginning artist’s credo and basic motive: the form is added as the answer of the painter. It is Dressler’s personal preference not to correct reality nor to imitate it – his realism brings form and content, sensation and insight to life in a forceless manner. Dressler feels, thinks and arguments his works on a more general level; his work is not an illustration of social misery or individual depravity. This “realist of the sharper tone” painterly transcends the limitations of genre and folklore; his “petty-bourgeois everyday life” is neither enclosed in the poor man’s pathos nor in the oh-human ecstasy. “Who controls the keyboard of nature”, proclaims Dressler, “can play in their own ways”. Source: Delp’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung München, August Willhelm Dressler, Munich 1970.

Artist: August Wilhelm Dressler

August Wilhelm DresslerStilllife

$9,026

Stilllife

By August Wilhelm Dressler

Located in Wien, 9

August Dressler is one of the painters of the New Objectivity. He is one of the lesser-known artists of the Weimar era, but he too, like his famous contemporaries Georg Grosz, John H...

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20th Century Modern August Wilhelm Dressler Paintings

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Paint, Canvas, Oil

Ethelyn Cosby StewartWind Flowers in a Tzu Chow Vase, 1933

$3,250

H 20 in W 16 in

Wind Flowers in a Tzu Chow Vase

By Ethelyn Cosby Stewart

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Wind Flowers in a Tzu Chow Vase, 1933, oil on canvas board, signed and dated lower right, 20 x 16 inches, label verso with title and original price ($185.00), exhibited 44th Annual E...

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1930s American Modern August Wilhelm Dressler Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Laimdots MurnieksAsters ~ 1970, oil on canvas, 55x80 cm, circa 1970

$2,179

H 21.66 in W 31.5 in D 1.19 in

Asters ~ 1970, oil on canvas, 55x80 cm

By Laimdots Murnieks

Located in Riga, LV

Asters ~ 1970, oil on canvas, 55x80 cm Laimdots Murnieks has said: "I am a sunny artist. The sun and a woman are the center of the world. It is not for nothing that the sun always...

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1970s Modern August Wilhelm Dressler Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid 20th Century French School Table Still Life - Large Mid 20th Century French Oil on Canvas Modern Painting, 1952

$1,216

H 20 in W 26 in

Table Still Life - Large Mid 20th Century French Oil on Canvas Modern Painting

Located in Sevenoaks, GB

A beautiful large mid 20th century modern French oil on canvas still life depicting objects on a table. The work is signed with initials lower left and dated 1952. A striking and hi...

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1950s Modern August Wilhelm Dressler Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Michel HenryHuge Oil Painting 'Lanternes D'amore' by Michel Henry French Modernist

$7,500

H 60.75 in W 48 in D 3 in

Huge Oil Painting 'Lanternes D'amore' by Michel Henry French Modernist

By Michel Henry

Located in Surfside, FL

Label verso from Wally Findlay Galleries. unframed 57.25X44.25 with frame 60.75X48 Michel-Henry was born in Langres in 1928 and has shown strong passion for drawing since his chil...

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20th Century Modern August Wilhelm Dressler Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

J DeanBouquet of Flowers - Vintage Still Life Painting by 20th Century Artist, 1980 Circa

$1,080

H 14 in W 18 in D 1 in

Bouquet of Flowers - Vintage Still Life Painting by 20th Century Artist

Located in Preston, GB

Bouquet of Flowers - Vintage Still Life Painting by 20th Century Artist, J Dean Art measures 16 x 12 inches Frame measures 18 x 14 inches A beautifully decorative floral still l...

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1980s Modern August Wilhelm Dressler Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint, Oil

Marsden HartleyBasket with Fruit - Modernism, 1922/23

$575,000

$4,003

H 11 in W 15 in

La Corbeille de Fruits - Modern Still Life Oil Painting by André Hambourg

By André Hambourg

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed oil on canvas still life circa 1960 by French modernist painter Andre Hambourg. This beautiful piece depicts a basket of fruit; grapes, pears and apples, placed on a white clo...

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1960s Modern August Wilhelm Dressler Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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