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Louis Bosa Art

Italian, 1905-1981
Born in Codroipo, a small village only a few miles from Venice, Italy in 1905, the son of a stonemason. Bosa emigrated to the U.S. at age 18 after studies at the Accademia della Belle Arti in Venice and became an American citizen. He then studied under John Sloan, of the Ashcan School, at the Art Students League in New York. A distinguished painter, Louis Bosa's work has been likened to that of artists ranging from Pieter Breughel the Elder to John Sloan and the Ashcan School. Being an acute observer of the human condition, Bosa's paintings, which are primarily oil on canvas, often focus on people and street scenes from his native Italy. Bosa was known to have followed his subjects around, making many sketches and mental notes, and combined his observations in the final work to create visionary, fantastical images. The subjects of his paintings are highly stylized and expressionistic, and border on caricature. "People are so funny at times they are sad," he said: The people in his paintings are accessible and seem to portray human emotion and everyday life, conquering such concepts as mortality, humility and sometimes futility. His work often reveals comedy in the midst of tragedy. Many of his paintings include whimsical images of nuns riding bicycles and similar authority figures engaged in mundane activities. He traveled extensively through Europe and often returned to his native Italy. Bosa painted for the Works Progress Administration and the Whitney Museum. He taught at the Cleveland Institute of Art, the New York Art Students League, the Parsons School of Design, Syracuse University, and the University of Notre Dame at South Bend, Indiana. His paintings and watercolors are on display at many well-known art studios and museums across the United States such as: The Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York The Whitney Museum - New York The Philadelphia Museum - Pennsylvania The Worcester Museum - Massachusetts The Springfield Museum - Massachusetts The Toronto Art Museum - Canada Notre Dame University Museum The Butler Museum - Ohio The Columbus Museum of Arts and Crafts - Ohio The University of Illinois - Illinois The Montclair Museum - New Jersey The James A. Michener Art Museum - Doylestown, Pennsylvania The Clearwater Museum - Florida The Wilmington Museum - Delaware The Athenian Museum - Connecticut The Herron Art Institute - Indiana The Rochester Museum - New York The Delgado Museum - New Orleans The Richmond Art Museum - Virginia The Academy of Arts and Letters The Hosanna Fund The Encyclopedia Britannica Collections International Business Machines The Syracuse Museum - New York
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Artist: Louis Bosa
original lithograph
By Louis Bosa
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph is from the rare 1953 "Improvisations" portfolio, published by the Artists Equity Association of New York on the occasion of the 1953 Spr...
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1950s Louis Bosa Art

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Lithograph

original lithograph
By Louis Bosa
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph is from the rare 1951 "Improvisations" portfolio, published by the Artists Equity Association of New York on the occasion of the 1951 Spr...
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1950s Louis Bosa Art

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Lithograph

original lithograph
By Louis Bosa
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph is from the rare 1953 "Improvisations" portfolio, published by the Artists Equity Association of New York on the occasion of the 1953 Spr...
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1950s Louis Bosa Art

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Lithograph

Monks Clowning, Mid-century Italian scene, Monks in Venice
By Louis Bosa
Located in Beachwood, OH
Louis Bosa (American, 1905-1981) Monks Clowning, c. 1960 Oil on masonite Signed lower right, signed and titled verso 14 x 24 inches 21.5 x 31.5 inches Born in Codroipo, a small village only a few miles from Venice, Italy in 1905, the son of a stonemason. Bosa emigrated to the U.S. at age 18 after studies at the Accademia della Belle Arti in Venice and became an American citizen. He then studied under John Sloan, of the Ashcan School, at the Art Students League in New York. A distinguished painter, Louis Bosa's work has been likened to that of artists ranging from Pieter Breughel the Elder to John Sloan and the Ashcan School. Being an acute observer of the human condition, Bosa's paintings, which are primarily oil on canvas, often focus on people and street scenes from his native Italy. Bosa was known to have followed his subjects around, making many sketches and mental notes, and combined his observations in the final work to create visionary, fantastical images. The subjects of his paintings are highly stylized and expressionistic, and border on caricature. "People are so funny at times they are sad," he said: The people in his paintings are accessible and seem to portray human emotion and everyday life, conquering such concepts as mortality, humility and sometimes futility. His work often reveals comedy in the midst of tragedy. Many of his paintings include whimsical images of nuns riding bicycles and similar authority figures engaged in mundane activities. He traveled extensively through Europe and often returned to his native Italy. Bosa painted for the Works Progress Administration and the Whitney Museum. He taught at the Cleveland Institute of Art, the New York Art Students League, the Parsons School of Design, Syracuse University, and the University of Notre Dame at South Bend, Indiana. His paintings and watercolors are on display at many well-known art studios and museums across the United States such as: The Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York The Whitney Museum - New York The Philadelphia Museum - Pennsylvania The Worcester Museum - Massachusetts The Springfield Museum - Massachusetts The Toronto Art Museum - Canada Notre Dame University Museum The Butler Museum - Ohio The Columbus Museum of Arts and Crafts - Ohio The University of Illinois - Illinois The Montclair Museum - New Jersey The James A. Michener Art Museum - Doylestown, Pennsylvania The Clearwater Museum - Florida The Wilmington Museum - Delaware The Athenian Museum - Connecticut The Herron Art Institute - Indiana The Rochester Museum - New York The Delgado Museum - New Orleans The Richmond Art Museum - Virginia The Academy of Arts and Letters The Hosanna Fund The Encyclopedia Britannica Collections International Business Machines...
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1960s Expressionist Louis Bosa Art

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Oil

Cocktails for Two, Grand Canal, Venice, Mid Century Italian
By Louis Bosa
Located in Beachwood, OH
Louis Bosa (American, 1905-1981) Cocktails for Two, Grand Canal, Venice, 1951 Oil on canvas Signed lower left 18 x 30 inches 25.5 x 37.25 Born in Codroipo, a small village only a few miles from Venice, Italy in 1905, the son of a stonemason. Bosa emigrated to the U.S. at age 18 after studies at the Accademia della Belle Arti in Venice and became an American citizen. He then studied under John Sloan, of the Ashcan School, at the Art Students League in New York. A distinguished painter, Louis Bosa's work has been likened to that of artists ranging from Pieter Breughel the Elder to John Sloan and the Ashcan School. Being an acute observer of the human condition, Bosa's paintings, which are primarily oil on canvas, often focus on people and street scenes from his native Italy. Bosa was known to have followed his subjects around, making many sketches and mental notes, and combined his observations in the final work to create visionary, fantastical images. The subjects of his paintings are highly stylized and expressionistic, and border on caricature. "People are so funny at times they are sad," he said: The people in his paintings are accessible and seem to portray human emotion and everyday life, conquering such concepts as mortality, humility and sometimes futility. His work often reveals comedy in the midst of tragedy. Many of his paintings include whimsical images of nuns riding bicycles and similar authority figures engaged in mundane activities. He traveled extensively through Europe and often returned to his native Italy. Bosa painted for the Works Progress Administration and the Whitney Museum. He taught at the Cleveland Institute of Art, the New York Art Students League, the Parsons School of Design, Syracuse University, and the University of Notre Dame at South Bend, Indiana. His paintings and watercolors are on display at many well-known art studios and museums across the United States such as: The Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York The Whitney Museum - New York The Philadelphia Museum - Pennsylvania The Worcester Museum - Massachusetts The Springfield Museum - Massachusetts The Toronto Art Museum - Canada Notre Dame University Museum The Butler Museum - Ohio The Columbus Museum of Arts and Crafts - Ohio The University of Illinois - Illinois The Montclair Museum - New Jersey The James A. Michener Art Museum - Doylestown, Pennsylvania The Clearwater Museum - Florida The Wilmington Museum - Delaware The Athenian Museum - Connecticut The Herron Art Institute - Indiana The Rochester Museum - New York The Delgado Museum - New Orleans The Richmond Art Museum - Virginia The Academy of Arts and Letters The Hosanna Fund The Encyclopedia Britannica Collections International Business Machines...
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1950s Expressionist Louis Bosa Art

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Oil

Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism
By Louis Bosa
Located in New York, NY
Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism Large oil on canvas genre painting depicting laborers working on a railroad, with rural landscape in the...
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1940s American Realist Louis Bosa Art

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Canvas, Oil

An Evening Prayer, Italian church scene with nun and priests
By Louis Bosa
Located in Beachwood, OH
Louis Bosa (American, 1905-1981) An Evening Prayer Oil on canvas Signed lower left, titled verso 20.5 x 18 inches 29.75 x 27.75 inches, framed Provenance: Kleemann Galleries, New Y...
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20th Century Expressionist Louis Bosa Art

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Oil

20th century painting of monks in Venice, Italian pink figural work
By Louis Bosa
Located in Beachwood, OH
Louis Bosa (Italian-American, 1905–1981) Island of the Monks, c. 1930 Oil on masonite Signed lower right 14 x 24 inches 23 x 33 inches, framed Born in Codroipo, a small village only...
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1930s Expressionist Louis Bosa Art

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Oil

20th Century Bucks County Colorful Landscape Painting, Italian artist
By Louis Bosa
Located in Beachwood, OH
Louis Bosa (American, 1905–1981) Bucks County, 1934 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right 17.5 x 21.5 inches 25.5 x 29 inches, framed Born in Codroipo, a small village only a f...
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1930s Expressionist Louis Bosa Art

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Oil

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