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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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Artist: Francis Vandeveer Kughler
Striking Hollywood Regency Portrait of a Red Haired Lady by Kughler 1932
Striking Hollywood Regency Portrait of a Red Haired Lady by Kughler 1932

Francis Vandeveer KughlerStriking Hollywood Regency Portrait of a Red Haired Lady by Kughler 1932, 1932

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Striking Hollywood Regency Portrait of a Red Haired Lady by Kughler 1932

By Francis Vandeveer Kughler

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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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Masonite, Oil

Lower Manhattan at Dusk from New York Harbor
Lower Manhattan at Dusk from New York Harbor

Francis Vandeveer KughlerLower Manhattan at Dusk from New York Harbor, ca. 1940

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Lower Manhattan at Dusk from New York Harbor

By Francis Vandeveer Kughler

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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

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New York Skyline from Brooklyn Heights, Oil on Board, Mid-20th Century
New York Skyline from Brooklyn Heights, Oil on Board, Mid-20th Century

Francis Vandeveer KughlerNew York Skyline from Brooklyn Heights, Oil on Board, Mid-20th Century, cca. 1940

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By Francis Vandeveer Kughler

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FRANCIS VANDEVEER KUGHLER "New York Skyline C. 1940" - oil on Masonite, 30"x40" Unframed, Signed lower center Born in New York City in 1901, Francis Vandeveer Kughler attended Co...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Francis Vandeveer Kughler Art

Materials

Board, Oil

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