Michael Loew was born on May 8, 1907 and was the son of a New York City baker. After high school, he was an apprentice to a stained-glass maker and from 1926–29, he studied at the Art Students League. In 1929, he traveled to Paris, North Africa, Germany and Italy with a group of artists, including Max Schnitzler and Alfred Jensen. When he returned to New York City in 1931, the Great Depression hit Loew unexpectedly and for the next two years, he paid his apartment rent with his paintings. In 1935, he found work with the Works Progress Administration where he painted murals and partnered up with longtime friend Willem de Kooning in 1939 on a mural for the Hall of Pharmacy at the New York World's Fair. Their friendship lasted for the rest of their lives and in fact, Loew met his wife Mildred through a friend of de Kooning's. He traveled to Mexico in the late 1930s. Loew had a strong interest in artists' rights and activism and as president of the Artists Union, he led a protest which involved artists chaining themselves to poles in Union Square. After Pearl Harbor, Loew joined the Navy and served as the battalion artist for the Seabees in the Pacific. When he returned in 1946, his painting moved quickly toward abstraction. From 1947–49, he studied post-cubism at the Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts. In 1948, he joined the Spiral Group, an organization of artists devoted to the exhibition of experimental art. The Artists Gallery in New York hosted his first one-man show in 1949 and one year later, he enrolled at the Atelier Léger in Paris. In 1956, he began teaching in the United States. By 1985 he had been an instructor at the Portland Museum School, University of California at Berkeley and the School of Visual Arts. His works are in the collections of prominent institutions such as the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Guggenheim Museum and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. He died on November 14, 1985, in New York.
Charcoal Abstract of Geometric Forms on Paper
By Michael Loew
Located in Queens, NY
Charcoal abstract of geometric forms on paper (1959 signed: MICHAEL LOEW). Though the painter Michael Loew is today best known for his colorful and gestural Abstract Expression...
Paper
Charcoal Geometric Abstract Artwork
By Michael Loew
Located in Queens, NY
Charcoal abstract of geometric forms on paper (1959 signed: MICHAEL LOEW) (similar to GRL3816)
Paper
India Ink Nude Painting in White Wood Frame (Signed Loew, 1959)
By Michael Loew
Located in Queens, NY
Post-War American India ink on paper painting of a seated nude leaning on a table, executed in a minimalistic, contoured style in a white wooden frame (...
Paper
"Black Reclining Nude", Michael Loew, American
By Michael Loew
Located in Queens, NY
Michael Loew, American 1907-1985 "Black Reclining Nude". Ink on paper, 1969. Signed and dated lower left. Though the painter Michael Loew is today bes...
Parchment Paper
Michael Loew Black Nude Ink Artwork
By Michael Loew
Located in Queens, NY
Michael Loew, American 1907-1985, Black Nude, 1968, Signed Lower right, India Ink/Paper, 26" x 20"
Paper
"Space Forms" Pastel Artwork
By Michael Loew
Located in Queens, NY
"SPACE FORMS", 1952 No. 3, pastel on paper with white frame (red, black, orange), by MICHAEL LOEW, (American 1907-1985), signed and dated '52 in pencil lower right
Paper, Crayon
Michael Loew India Ink Art Piece
By Michael Loew
Located in Queens, NY
Michael Loew, American 1907-1985, ML-10-68 India Ink, 1968, Signed Lower right
Paper
$11,995Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.5 in W 33.5 in D 2 in
Sensual Original French Painting 1940s Reclining Nude Pin-Up Girl by Joan Mayor
Located in Tustin, CA
Exquisite and colorful original oil on canvas painting by 20th century French painter, Joan Mayor, from the 1940s, depicts a ravishing woman or pin-up girl ...
Canvas, Paint
Striking Black and White Original Watercolor of Nude
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Sophisticated beautifully rendered original watercolor in the style of Picasso by artist Jean Paul Parent. He was born in France in 1934 and exhibited his work primarily in Spain, Ge...
Paper
Pal Fried Nude Portrait Oil on Canvas
By Pal Fried
Located in San Diego, CA
Nude portrait oil on canvas by Hungarian/American artist Pal Fried. Excellent overall condition in period frame with a light vertical scratch line running along the lower middle as s...
Willy Eisenschitz Original pastel
Located in Encino, CA
Willy Eisenschitz, "Provence View", "Paysage de Provence" Pastel on paper Measures: H 23" 1/2 x 30" 1/2 x 1/2" with frame H 17" 3/4 x 23" 3/4 (visibl...
Paper
Raphael Soyer Nude Oil Painting
By Raphael Soyer
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous portrait, "Seated Nude" by prominent American artist Raphael Soyer (1899-1987). Signed lower left. Oil color on canvas. Linen matte with gilt frame. Canvas measures: 11.75"...
Canvas
Micao KONO (1876 - 1954) , reclining female nude, 1933
By Micao Kono
Located in Paris, FR
Miçao Kono was a Japanese artist who came to Paris in the early 1920s. He painted in oils and watercolors, and also did a number of etchings. Micao Kono became famous with his nude p...
Canvas, Paper
Selection of Modern Artwork or Gallery Wall
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Modern Artwork, circa 1920s-1960s. Perfect to start or add to your gallery wall. All are priced at $375 each. They are: Top row, left to right, 1) Paul Cezanne etching entitled "Portrait of Painter Guillauman with William Hanging" measures 10.5" H x 8.5" W. 2) Portrait of a big eyed...
Glass, Wood, Masonite, Paper
Early 20th century charcoal on paper, study of a bust
Located in Allentown, PA
This is an early 20th century Charcoal on paper study of a bust. This artist study has been beautifully executed in black charcoal on India paper. This artist study is of a classical...
Paper
$3,740
H 16.25 in W 19.5 in D 1.5 in
French Oil on Canvas, Reclining Nude, Second Quarter of the 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
The oil painting depicting a nude female in a state of relaxation, her hair styled in the fashion of the Art Deco period, in period molded and ebonized frame with gilt rabbet.
J. Ross Reclining Nude American, circa 1970
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
J. Ross ( American) circa 1970 Reclining Nude signed J. Ross (l.r.) oil on paper, laid down on board Measures: 21 1/4 x 29 1/2 in. (54 x 75 cm.) Frame 24 3/8 x 32 5/8 in. (62 ...
Paint
Large Figural Nude Painting by David Ladin, American Mid 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An impressive and large figural nude painting of two women by artist David Ladin. Oil on canvas, recently framed. American, mid-20th century.
Canvas
$1,850
H 26 in W 41.5 in D 1 in
Signed French Neoclassical Framed and Glass Cover Painting Resting Nude Woman 40
Located in Miami, FL
Signed French framed painting resting nude woman from the 1940. Traditionally those paintings were hung above the bed in a master bedroom in France. ...
Canvas, Paint, Wood
Small Framed Male Nude in Ink by Michael Loew, 1951
By Michael Loew
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-century American ink on paper drawing signed "Loew '51." The black and white drawing is set within a white wooden frame and depicts a seated male nude and interior executed in an...
Ink, Paper