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Werner Drewes Abstract Prints

American, 1899-1985

Werner Drewes was a painter, printmaker, and teacher, who was born in Canig, Germany, in 1899. His father, a Lutheran Minister, hoped he would become an architect, but Werner chose the life of an artist. After he served on the front line in France during the war, Werner was admitted to the Bauhaus in 1921, where he studied under Klee, Itten, and Muche. Later, he traveled through Europe to study such old masters as Tintoretto, Velasquez and El Greco. After marrying Margaret Schrobsdorff, they traveled throughout South America, North America and Asia. In 1930, Werner immigrated to New York City with his family. In New York City, despite the Depression, Werner joined other Bauhaus artists such as Piet Mondrian and Lyonel Feininger to make a living as an artist. This group became the core of the American Abstract Artists group. Werner taught at Columbia University, worked on the design of the 1939 World's Fair building, and had shows at the Museum of Modern Art, Kleeman Gallery, and elsewhere. In 1946, he accepted a tenured position at the Washington University in St. Louis. In his later years, he moved to Virginia and continued to show at galleries in Germany, Turkey, and in the United States. The Smithsonian held a show attributing his 65 years as a printmaker at the Museum for American Artists.

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Artist: Werner Drewes
Ecce Homo VII
By Werner Drewes
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Ecce Homo VII Woodcut, 1921 Signed, titled, and dated in pencil by the artist One of only three known impressions Created while the artist was studying at the Bauhaus in Weimar, Germ...
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1920s Expressionist Werner Drewes Abstract Prints

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Woodcut

Werner Drewes Woodblock Print Cubist Colorful Rare Framed Green Black Red 1982
By Werner Drewes
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original woodblock print by American artist Werner Drews. This composition comes in an archival frame presentation which measures 26 x 30 on the wall. Werner Drewes (1899-1985) ...
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1980s Cubist Werner Drewes Abstract Prints

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Paper, Woodcut

Untitled Mid Century Modern Abstract Woodcut
By Werner Drewes
Located in New York, NY
Werner Drewes Untitled Mid Century Modern Abstract Woodcut, 1974 Woodcut fold-out card on Rives BFK paper with deckled edges 9 1/5 × 6 1/4 inches Unframed Rarely seen, this twice sig...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Werner Drewes Abstract Prints

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Woodcut

UNTITLED
By Werner Drewes
Located in Santa Monica, CA
WERNE DREWES (1899-1985) UNTITLED, 1934 Woodcut on paper, Signed, numbered, and dated in pencil Ed. 15/20. Image 13 3/8 x 11 1/8 inches. Full sheet, 17 x 12 1/8 inches deckle edge o...
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1930s Abstract Werner Drewes Abstract Prints

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Woodcut

Twin Formation in Gray
By Werner Drewes
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Twin Formation in Gray, color woodcut, 1982, edition 30, Rose III.400. Signed, dated and numbered I7/XXX in pencil, annotated 415 and titled in the bottom left sheet edge. A fine imp...
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Late 20th Century Bauhaus Werner Drewes Abstract Prints

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Woodcut

Small Forms On Crossing Bands
By Werner Drewes
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Werner Drewes, 'Small Forms on Crossing Bands', drypoint and roulette, 1935, edition 20, Rose 1.197. Signed in pencil. A fine, rich impression, in warm black ink, on cream wove paper...
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1930s Bauhaus Werner Drewes Abstract Prints

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Drypoint

Pointed Shapes and Black Half Moon
By Werner Drewes
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Werner Drewes, 'Pointed Shapes and Black Half Moon', etching, 1935, edition 20, Rose l.198. Signed, dated, and numbered 'I-XX' in pencil. A fine, rich impression, in warm black ink...
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1930s Bauhaus Werner Drewes Abstract Prints

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Etching

Circle and Square
By Werner Drewes
Located in Boston, MA
Werner Drewes. Circle and Square, 1980. Rose 386. Number 1 in an edition of 20. Signed and dated in pencil lower right margin: "Drewes -80-"; numbered in pencil lower left margin: "N...
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20th Century Bauhaus Werner Drewes Abstract Prints

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Woodcut

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