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Fletcher Martin Paintings

American, 1904-1979

Fletcher Martin was an American painter, illustrator, muralist and educator. He is best known for his images of military life during World War II and his sometimes brutal images of boxing and other sports. Martin was born in 1904 in Palisade, Colorado, one of seven children of newspaperman Clinton Martin and his wife Josephine. The family relocated to Idaho and later Washington. By the age of 12, he was working as a printer. He dropped out of high school and held odd jobs such as lumberjack and professional boxer. He served in the U.S. Navy, 1922–26. Martin's artistic skills were largely self-taught.

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Artist: Fletcher Martin
Nude with Drape

Nude with Drape

By Fletcher Martin

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Nude with Drape, c. 1937, oil on board, 24 x 17 (oval), signed lower right, provenance: Frances Lee Kent Falcone Family Trust About the Painting Fletcher Martin’s Nude with Drape ...

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1930s American Modern Fletcher Martin Paintings

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"Lunch Break” Fletcher Martin, Men Working, Bricklayers, WPA, American Scene
"Lunch Break” Fletcher Martin, Men Working, Bricklayers, WPA, American Scene

"Lunch Break” Fletcher Martin, Men Working, Bricklayers, WPA, American Scene

By Fletcher Martin

Located in New York, NY

Fletcher Martin Lunch Break, circa 1940 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 31 1/2 x 37 3/8 inches When Fletcher Martin died in 1979, the New York Times entitled his obituary “Artist o...

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1940s American Realist Fletcher Martin Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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