Leon Kroll Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
American, 1884-1974
Leon Kroll (1884-1974) was one of this country’s most productive and successful artists of the 20th century. A well-regarded teacher and the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions during his life time. Kroll was born in New York City and studied at the Art Students League under John Twatchman and at the National Academy of Design. Between 1908 and 1910, Kroll studied in Paris at the Académie Julian; during these years, Kroll discovered Paul Cezanne, the influences of whom are readily apparent his work. Upon returning to America, Kroll’s work was exhibited in 1913 at the Amory Show. By the 1920s he had begun teaching, at the National Academy of Design and at the Art Institute of Chicago.
During the 1930s, Leon Kroll and his wife Genevieve (whom he had met in France) began spending time in Gloucester’s Folly Cove neighborhood, not far from the Babson Farm Quarry (known today as Halibut Point). He became a central figure in Cape Ann’s summer art colony for many years. Kroll is represented in the permanent collections at the Corcoran Gallery of Art; PAFA; Metropolitan Museum of Art; Museum of Modern Art; Art Institute of Chicago; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Dayton and many more.(Biography provided by Gallery Montanaro)
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Artist: Leon Kroll
Leon Kroll Original Graphite Portrait of a Young Man c.1940
By Leon Kroll
Located in San Francisco, CA
eon Kroll Original Graphite Portrait of a Young Man c.1940
Outstanding portrait by listed American artist Leon Kroll
Graphite on paper
Dimensions 12" wide x 18" high
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Leon Kroll Original Graphite Male Portrait in Profile C.1940
By Leon Kroll
Located in San Francisco, CA
Leon Kroll Original Graphite Male Portrait in Profile C.1940
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