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Oscar Bluemner Art

American, 1867-1938
Oscar Florianus Bluemner was a Prussian born, American modernist artist, best known for his colorful landscapes, which often included buildings. Bluemner was born in 1867, and studied art and architecture at the Royal School of Art in Berlin. He immigrated to the United States in 1893, settling in Chicago, where he freelanced as a draftsman at the World's Columbian Exposition that same year. Unable to find work in the area, Bluemner moved to New York in 1901, but still struggled to find employment. Under the sway of Alfred Stieglitz, Bluemner fully committed himself to being a modernist in 1910. Bluemner exhibited in the 1913 Armory Show, and later with Stieglitz at 291. Despite participating in several exhibitions, including solo shows, Bluemner failed to earn a living as an artist and was forced to live with his family, in near poverty. After his wife's death in 1926, Bluemner moved to South Braintree, Massachusetts. He had a successful one-man show in 1935 at the Marie Harriman Gallery in New York City. But the artist's will to continue ran out. Bluemner died by suicide on January 12, 1938. Though his work could not find an affluent audience during his lifetime, his works have surged in popularity in the last 20 years, with paintings selling for millions of dollars.
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Artist: Oscar Bluemner
Unique and impactful coloured architectural sketch famous American artist
Unique and impactful coloured architectural sketch famous American artist

Unique and impactful coloured architectural sketch famous American artist

By Oscar Bluemner

Located in London, GB

The Modernist painter Oscar Bluemner was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1867. As a young man, he followed in the architectural careers of his father and grandfather. In the early 1880s...

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Early 20th Century American Modern Oscar Bluemner Art

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Carbon Pencil, Paper

Trees and Sun

Trees and Sun

By Oscar Bluemner

Located in New York, NY

Trees and Sun 1927 Color pastels on ivory wove paper 10.375 x 7.25 inches This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.

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1920s Contemporary Oscar Bluemner Art

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Pastel

"Sheepshead, Brooklyn, Long Island" Oscar Bluemner, Modernist Watercolor
"Sheepshead, Brooklyn, Long Island" Oscar Bluemner, Modernist Watercolor

"Sheepshead, Brooklyn, Long Island" Oscar Bluemner, Modernist Watercolor

By Oscar Bluemner

Located in New York, NY

Oscar Bluemner Sheepshead, Long Island, 1907 Signed with the artist's conjoined initials "OB" and dated "4-30 - 5 - 30" / "Aug 3, 07" Watercolor on paper 6 x 10 inches Provenance: J...

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Early 1900s American Modern Oscar Bluemner Art

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Paper, Watercolor

"Views of Secaucus", 2
"Views of Secaucus", 2

"Views of Secaucus", 2

By Oscar Bluemner

Located in Astoria, NY

Oscar Florianus Bluemner (American, born Germany, 1867-1938), Two "View of Secaucus", Mixed Media on Paper, comprising: ink on paper, 1 May 1914, and graphite on paper, 15 November 1...

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Early 20th Century Modern Oscar Bluemner Art

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Paper, Ink, Graphite

Oscar F. Bluemner Landscapes Graphite, 1910, 2
Oscar F. Bluemner Landscapes Graphite, 1910, 2

Oscar F. Bluemner Landscapes Graphite, 1910, 2

By Oscar Bluemner

Located in Astoria, NY

Oscar Florianus Bluemner (American, born Germany, 1867-1938), Two Village Landscape Scenes, Graphite on Paper, comprising: "Spring", 6 April 1910, and "Grant, N.J.", 30 May 1910, eac...

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1910s American Modern Oscar Bluemner Art

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Paper, Graphite

"East Providence" Oscar Bluemner, Drawing of East Providence, Architectural
"East Providence" Oscar Bluemner, Drawing of East Providence, Architectural

"East Providence" Oscar Bluemner, Drawing of East Providence, Architectural

By Oscar Bluemner

Located in New York, NY

Oscar Bluemner East Providence, December 21st, 1926 Inscribed with location and dated, upper left "East Providence Dec 21-26" Black crayon on paper 5 x 7 7/8 inches Julius Oskar Bl...

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Early 20th Century Modern Oscar Bluemner Art

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Crayon

PORTLAND ALLEY
PORTLAND ALLEY

PORTLAND ALLEY

By Oscar Bluemner

Located in Portland, ME

Bluemner, Oscar (American, born Germany, 1867-1938). NIGHT IN PORTLAND MAINE - ALLEY. Charcoal on paper, 1919. Signed with the artist's monogram "OFB" ...

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1910s Oscar Bluemner Art

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Charcoal

Oscar F. Bluemner Landscape Studies Mixed Media, 2
Oscar F. Bluemner Landscape Studies Mixed Media, 2

Oscar F. Bluemner Landscape Studies Mixed Media, 2

By Oscar Bluemner

Located in Astoria, NY

Oscar Florianus Bluemner (American, born Germany, 1867-1938), Two Landscape Studies, comprising: "Aqueduct at Bloomfield", Graphite on Paper, August 1921 and "Bloomfield", Graphite a...

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Early 20th Century American Modern Oscar Bluemner Art

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Paper, Chalk, Graphite

Oscar F. Bluemner Village Landscapes Graphite, 2
Oscar F. Bluemner Village Landscapes Graphite, 2

Oscar F. Bluemner Village Landscapes Graphite, 2

By Oscar Bluemner

Located in Astoria, NY

Oscar Florianus Bluemner (American, born Germany, 1867-1938), Two Village Landscape Scenes, Graphite on Paper, comprising: "Union", 1923, and "Canal Mills St.", 29 August 1917, each ...

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Early 20th Century American Modern Oscar Bluemner Art

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Paper, Graphite

Oscar F. Bluemner Village Landscape Scenes, 2
Oscar F. Bluemner Village Landscape Scenes, 2

Oscar F. Bluemner Village Landscape Scenes, 2

By Oscar Bluemner

Located in Astoria, NY

Oscar Florianus Bluemner (American, born Germany, 1867-1938), Two Village Landscape Scenes, comprising: "Springfield, NJ", graphite on paper, 21 May 1918, and "Guttenberg, New Jersey...

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1910s American Modern Oscar Bluemner Art

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Paper, Ink, Graphite

Oscar F. Bluemner Landscape Scenes Graphite, 2
Oscar F. Bluemner Landscape Scenes Graphite, 2

Oscar F. Bluemner Landscape Scenes Graphite, 2

By Oscar Bluemner

Located in Astoria, NY

Oscar Florianus Bluemner (American, born Germany, 1867-1938), Two Landscape Scenes, Graphite on Paper, comprising: "Passiac River, Near South Paterson NJ", March 5, 1914 and "View at...

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Early 20th Century American Modern Oscar Bluemner Art

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Paper, Graphite

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