Viktor Schreckengost Landscape Paintings

American, 1906-2008

The son of a commercial potter in Sebring, Ohio, Viktor Schreckengost learned the craft of sculpting in clay from his father. In the mid-1920s, he enrolled at the Cleveland School of Art (now the Cleveland Institute of Art, or CIA) to study cartoon making, but after seeing an exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Art he changed his focus to ceramics. Upon graduation in 1929, he studied ceramics in Vienna, Austria, where he began to build a reputation, not only for his art, but also as a jazz saxophonist. A year later, at the age of 25, he became the youngest faculty member at the CIA. In 1931, Schreckengost won the first of several awards for excellence in ceramics at the Cleveland Museum of Art, and his works were shown at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco, and elsewhere. By the mid-1930s, Schreckengost had begun to pursue his interest in industrial design. For American Limoges, he created the first modern mass-produced dinnerware, called Americana. Along with engineer Ray Spiller, Schreckengost designed the first-cab-over-engine truck for Cleveland's White Motor Company. By the end of the decade, he had designed the first Mercury Bicycle for Murray, Ohio. In 1939, the bicycle and "The Four Elements" in clay were displayed at the New York World's Fair. In the 1940s, Schreckengost's designs for children's pedal cars (as well as bicycles and toys) helped Murray, Ohio become the world's largest manufacturer of pedal cars. His design and ceramic work was interrupted by World War II, when he was recruited by the Navy to develop a system for radar recognition that won him the Secretary of Navy's commendation. After the war, Schreckengost resumed his industrial design career creating products for Murray, Sears, General Electric, Salem China Company, and Harris Printing, among others. Approximately 100 million of his bicycles were manufactured by Murray, making it the largest bicycle-maker in the world. He retired from industrial design in 1972, but continued teaching at the Cleveland Institute of Art. Biography from the Archives of askART In June, 2006, Viktor Schreckengost celebrated his 100th birthday in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Of him at this event, it was written: Viktor Schreckengost, a prolific designer whose works ranging from toys, ceramics and paintings to dinnerware and trucks, have touched countless lives, expects his next inspiration to come at any time. . . (he) always seemed to know what to create by responding to needs---like improving the ride of a child's wagon or making user-friendly tableware with an artistic flair." To recognize his birthday, more than 130 galleries and museums featured his work the summer of 2006 in a "National Centennial Exhibition" that paid tribute to his legacy that "includes generations of students who became designers who shaped the output of industrial America in the post World-War II era." In February 2008, Victor Schreckengost died at age 101 at Tallahassee, Florida, where he was spending the winter.

Artist: Viktor Schreckengost

Viktor SchreckengostDarkness Below - Abstract Marine Scene in Cobalt Blue with Colorful Accents, Post WWII

$18,000

Darkness Below - Abstract Marine Scene in Cobalt Blue with Colorful Accents

By Viktor Schreckengost

Located in Miami, FL

Viktor Schreckengost paints an ocean scene and moon with precise attention. The painting is part document and part flat abstraction. The uniqueness in this work is how Schreckengos...

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1970s Abstract Geometric Viktor Schreckengost Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor, Illustration Board, Acrylic

Kind of CyanTurquoise Leaf Cutout on Abstract Cloudy Background, Organic Modern Painting, 2020

$321Sale Price|31% Off

H 40 in W 28 in

Turquoise Leaf Cutout on Abstract Cloudy Background, Organic Modern Painting

By Kind of Cyan

Located in Barcelona, ES

This is a unique mixed media piece: it is a hand-painted botanical abstract colorful shape upon a background that is a cyanotype print of a cloudy texture, giving it a modern, abstract geometric feel that will look great in contemporary and classic homes and businesses. Details: + Title: Turquoise Leaf...

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2010s Abstract Geometric Viktor Schreckengost Landscape Paintings

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Emulsion, Sumi Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Engraving, ...

$6,500

H 72 in W 52 in D 2 in

Large Scale San Francisco Bay Abstract Geometric Landscape -- "Tidal Planes"

By Erle Loran

Located in Soquel, CA

Beautiful abstracted geometric landscape of mountains surrounding San Francisco Bay Area titled "Tidal Planes" by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999). Signed and dated lower right "Lora...

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1970s Abstract Geometric Viktor Schreckengost Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Kat O'NeillSomething Happened, 2019

$5,400

H 30 in W 30 in D 1 in

Something Happened

By Kat O'Neill

Located in New York, NY

Archival inks and acrylic on canvas. Gallery wrap continues the images on all the borders. Vibrant colors. About the Artist: Kat is an award-winning photographer, mixed m...

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2010s Abstract Viktor Schreckengost Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Archival Ink, Acrylic

Peter Essick"Flowering Dogwood, Atlanta, Georgia X 16" Composite Image Photography - Cubism, 2019

$700

H 16 in W 20 in

"Flowering Dogwood, Atlanta, Georgia X 16" Composite Image Photography - Cubism

By Peter Essick

Located in Atlanta, GA

"Flowering Dogwood, Atlanta, Georgia X 16" is an abstract photograph with hues of blue and cream. Peter Essick is a photographer, author, speaker, instructor, and drone pilot who sp...

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2010s Abstract Geometric Viktor Schreckengost Landscape Paintings

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Archival Pigment

Antoine RenaultLe Cyprès Abstract Geometric Landscape with Cypress Tree - Acrylic 2004, 2004

$450

H 12 in W 16 in D 0.5 in

Le Cyprès Abstract Geometric Landscape with Cypress Tree - Acrylic 2004

Located in Soquel, CA

Brightly colored hard edge and geometric land scape by Antoine RENAULT (French B-20th c). He has been painting seriously since 1987 He started practicing t...

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Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Viktor Schreckengost Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

James TwittyDover, 1968

$4,000

H 48 in W 48 in

Dover

By James Twitty

Located in Dallas, TX

Signed "Twitty" at lower right

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1960s Abstract Geometric Viktor Schreckengost Landscape Paintings

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Acrylic, Linen

Jan Pieter Fokkens"Study for Tarantula Nebula, " Acrylic on Canvas, 2021

$2,880

H 28.5 in W 22.5 in D 1 in

"Study for Tarantula Nebula, " Acrylic on Canvas

By Jan Pieter Fokkens

Located in Chicago, IL

Entitled "Study for Tarantula Nebula," this painting by Chicago-based artist Jan Pieter Fokkens offers a representation of the gigantic star-forming region of the same name. Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, nearly 160,000 light years from earth, it's the birthplace of an astonishing number of massive stars, some roughly 100 times the mass of the Sun. Inspired by telescope images of deep space, contemporary computer compression algorithms and early non-representational art...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Viktor Schreckengost Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

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Find a wide variety of authentic Viktor Schreckengost landscape paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of landscape paintings to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Viktor Schreckengost in acrylic paint, board, illustration board and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 1970s and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large Viktor Schreckengost landscape paintings, so small editions measuring 30 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Erle Loran, Vargas-Suarez Universal, and Natalia Roman. Viktor Schreckengost landscape paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $18,000 and tops out at $18,000, while the average work can sell for $18,000.