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Greco Roman Classical Wrestlers Oil Painting

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Late 20th century modernist oil painting of Greco Roman wrestlers done in the classical style. By David Loeb. Oil on handmade paper. Signed on reverse and dated 1989. Loeb was born in 1953 and raised in Chappaqua, New York, David Loeb’s mother and her identical twin were painters, and he has been painting since childhood. He studied with Gillian Pederson-Krag at Cornell University; Reed Kay at Boston University; Louis Finkelstein, Wolf Kahn and Philip Guston at the Yale Summer School of Art and Music; and attended graduate school at Indiana University, Bloomington, where he studied with Robert Barnes and Richard Ryan. In 1985, Loeb was awarded a Fulbright grant to study Chartres cathedral and Père Lachaise cemetery. In 1993, he received a Krasner-Pollock Foundation Grant. He has taught at the New York Academy of Art Graduate School and at Parsons Paris. Dividng his time between New York and Paris, Loeb shows extensively on both sides of the Atlantic. Education: 1982 MFA, Painting, Indiana University. 1976 BFA, Painting, Boston University. 1975 Yale at Norfolk Scholarship. 1971-74 Cornell University, School of Fine Arts. Solo Shows. 2012 Galerie Beckel-Odille-Boïcos, Paris. 2011 Jennifer Norback Fine Art, Chicago. Nino Sindoni Gallery, Asiago, Italy. 2010 Galerie Beckel-Odille-Boïcos, Paris. 2006 Galerie Beckel-Odille-Boïcos, Paris. 2004 Fischbach Gallery, New York. 2001 Galerie Beckel-Odille-Boïcos, Paris. 1997 Bachelier-Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, CT. 1995 Bachelier-Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, CT. 1993 Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY. Bachelier-Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, CT. 1989 Musée Denon, Chalon-sur-Saône, France. 1986 American Embassy, Paris. 1985 First Street Gallery, New York. Group Shows. 2015 Maison des Compagnons, Fontainebleau, France. 2014 Jane Roberts Fine Arts, Paris. Boicos Gallery, Paxos, Greece. 2013 Boicos Gallery, Paxos, Greece. 2012 Maison des Compagnons, Fontainebleau, France. 2011 Galeria Il Novecento, Salerno, Italy. Paola Dal Ferro Gallery, Thiene, Italy. Padua Art Fair, Padua, Italy. Cremona Art Fair, Cremona, Italy. Pordenone Art Fair, Pordenone, Italy. Maison des Compagnons, Fontainebleau, France. 2010 Galerie Beckel-Odille-Boïcos, Paris. 2009 Van Brunt Gallery, Beacon, NY. 2008 Bachelier-Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, CT. Galerie Beckel-Odille-Boïcos, Paris. Van Brunt Gallery, Beacon, NY. 2007 Andreeva Gallery, Santa Fe, NM. Galerie Beckel-Odille-Boïcos, Paris. 2006 Galerie Beckel-Odille-Boïcos, Paris. 2004 Fischbach Gallery, New York. Galerie Beckel-Odille-Boïcos, Paris. 2003 Fischbach Gallery, New York. 2002 Bachelier-Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, CT. 2001 New York Academy of Art, New York. 2000 Hackett-Freedman Gallery, San Francisco. Bachelier-Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, CT. 1999 Hidell Brooks Gallery, Charlotte, NC. Bachelier-Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, CT. 1997 Galerie Cornette-Pajarin, Paris. Mokpo Museum, Mokpo, South Korea. Mairie du IVème Arrondissement, Paris. 1995 Parsons School of Design, Paris. 1994 Lizan-Tops Gallery, New York. 1993 Hackett-Freedman Gallery, San Francisco. 1992 Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY. New York Academy of Art, New York. 1990 Jayne H. Baum Gallery, New York. National Academy of Design, New York. 1987 Espace Baudelaire, Rillieux-la-Pape, France. 1985 Jayne H. Baum Gallery, New York. Awards. Grants. 2000 Artists’ Fellowship Inc. Assistance Grant. Change Inc. Assistance Grant. 1993 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant. 1989 US Consulate in Paris, Assistance Grant. 1985-86 Fulbright Travel Grant to France. 1981 Ford Foundation Grant. National Society of Arts & Letters Award. 1980 Yaddo Residency Fellowship. Teaching. Professional Experience. 2007-09, 2000-02 Instructor, Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY. 2007, 1999-2002, 1988-94 Instructor, New York Academy of Art, New York. 2004 Academic Assessment, International Baccalaureate Program, Paris. 2003, 1995-98, 1986 Instructor, Parsons School of Design, Paris. 1990-91 Scenic Artist, Metropolitain Opera, New York. 1978 Instructor, Windham College, Putney, VT.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 25 in (63.5 cm)Width: 26.5 in (67.31 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Style:
    Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1989
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Painting is in excellent condition. Wear to finish on frame.
  • Seller Location:
    Rochester, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: Impressionist nude male man mid Greek Modern art artist1stDibs: LU1585218736982

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