Francis Vandeveer Kughler Art
American, 1901-1970
Born in New York City in 1901, Francis Vandeveer Kughler attended Cooper Union, the Mechanics' Institute, and the National Academy of Design School of Art where he met Charlotte Livingston, an artist, whom he was later to marry.
During this period he was the winner of a Tiffany scholarship, which provided him a summer of landscape painting at the Louis Comfort Tiffany estate at Oyster Bay, L.I.
In the 1940s, Kughler became the President of the Salmagundi Club, a well-known art club in Washington Square in New York City.
Well-known as a muralist, society portrait painter and lithographer, he was a prolific painter who made cityscapes, landscapes, and nudes. He and his wife, Charlotte Livingston, lived and worked in Bronx, New York.
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Striking Hollywood Regency Portrait of a Red Haired Lady by Kughler 1932
By Francis Vandeveer Kughler
Located in Rochester, NY
Hollywood regency portrait painting of a young woman by Francis Kughler (American 1901-1970). Oil on canvas board. Circa 1932. Unframed.
Born in New York City in 1901, Francis Vandeveer Kughler attended Cooper Union, the Mechanics' Institute, and the National Academy of Design School of Art where he met Charlotte Livingston, an artist, whom he was later to marry.
During this period he was the winner of a Tiffany scholarship, which provided him a summer of landscape painting at the Louis Comfort Tiffany estate at Oyster Bay, L.I.
In the 1940s, Kughler became the President of the Salmagundi Club, a well-known art club in Washington Square in New York City.Well-known as a muralist, society portrait painter and lithographer, he was a prolific painter who made cityscapes, landscapes, and nudes. He and his wife, Charlotte Livingston, lived and worked in Bronx, New York.
mid century modern wpa impressionist...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Francis Vandeveer Kughler Art
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Lower Manhattan at Dusk from New York Harbor
By Francis Vandeveer Kughler
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Francis Vendeveer Kughler (1901-1970. Manhattan Skyline from New York Harbor, ca. 1940. Oil on canvas mounted to masonite, 24 x 30 inches. Unframed. Excellent condition with no conservation. Signed lower right.
1901–1970
Born in New York City Kughler was educated in New York City public schools and art schools: De Witt Clinton High School, Cooper Union, the Mechanics' Institute and the National Academy of Design School of Art where he met Charlotte Livingston, an artist, whom he was later to marry. During this period he was the winner of a Tiffany scholarship, which provided him a summer of landscape painting at the Louis Comfort Tiffany estate at Oyster Bay, L.I.In the 1940s, Kughler became the President of the Salmagundi Club a well-known club in Washington Square in New York City that had been the singular gathering place for such great artists as Childe Hassam, William Merrit Chase...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Francis Vandeveer Kughler Art
Materials
Masonite, Oil
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