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Nura Ulreich Paintings

American, 1899-1950
Nora Woodson Ulreich was born in 1899 in Kansas City, Missouri, and was known professionally as “Nura.” She was a painter, printmaker, author, and illustrator, particularly of children’s books. Ulreich studied at the Kansas City Art Institute, the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, and the Art Students League in New York. She also studied in Paris where she met her Hungarian-born husband, fellow artist Eduard Buk Ulreich, and first exhibited at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées in 1926. Her style was a studied but naïve form of modernism and she often portrayed seemingly innocent views of children and their pets. Nura was a strong believer in Christian Science and sometimes included spiritual motifs in her whimsical pieces with an Art Deco-inspired palette. Nura frequently collaborated with Edward and their combined works often use the moniker “Bukannura.” In 1927, their work was exhibited at the Dudensing Gallery on 57th Street in New York. Eduard was also a muralist who completed commissions for the Treasury Department’s Section of Fine Arts between 1937 and 1940. Both Nura and Eduard are listed in Who Was Who in American Art and all other standard references.
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Artist: Nura Ulreich
Comes June (Surrealist Bride painting)
By Nura Ulreich
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Nura Ulreich (1899-1950). June Comes, ca. 1935. Oil on sized panel. 24 x 30 inches; 26 x 32 inches framed. Metal leaf over wormy chestnut custom frame. Ex...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Nura Ulreich Paintings

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Oil, Board

'Story Time', Paris, Salon d'Automne, New York, ASL, Corcoran, PAFA, Art Deco
By Nura Ulreich
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left 'Nura' for Nura Woodson Ulreich (American, 1899–1950). Additionally signed, verso, dated March 1928 with artist's New York City ...
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1920s Surrealist Nura Ulreich Paintings

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Oil, Illustration Board

Nura Ulreich Musical Dreamscape Original Oil Painting c.1930
By Nura Ulreich
Located in San Francisco, CA
Nura Ulreich (American, 1899-1950) Musical Dreamscape Original Oil Painting c.1930s Absolutely wonderful dream-like oil painting with a touch of vintage ...
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Early 20th Century Surrealist Nura Ulreich Paintings

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Oil, Panel

'Young Woman with Doves', AIC, Salon d'Automne, Paris, Art Deco
By Nura Ulreich
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A view of a landscape with a young woman shown seated and bathing her bare foot in a pool of water with white doves flying in a clouded, blue sky. Signed verso 'Nura' for Nura Wood...
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1930s Surrealist Nura Ulreich Paintings

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Oil, Illustration Board

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