Harbor Scene, Martha's Vineyard by Vaclav Vytlacil, 1963-1964

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Harbor Scene, Martha's Vineyard by Vaclav Vytlacil, 1963-1964

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Oil and Masonite Signed and dated "VACLAV VYTLACIL 1963-64" lower center 24” x 34” x 1 ½” Overall 20 ½” x 30 ½” Sight Vaclav Vytlacil (American, 1892-1984) Vaclav Vytlacil, the son of Czech immigrants, was born in New York on November 1, 1892. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1906, and in 1913, he earned a scholarship to study at the Art Student League in New York under the direction of Luminist painter John C. Johansen and Realist Anders Zorn. In 1921, after five years of teaching at the Minneapolis School of Art, Vytlacil decided to travel to Europe. He visited Paris and Prague, but eventually formed an artistic alliance in Munich with Worth Ryder and Chicago-born artist Ernest Thurn. As foreign students, they were forced to enroll in a school recognized by the Ministry of Culture, so they matriculated at the Bavarian Academy of Art. Thurn transferred to a nearby school run by Hans Hoffman and Vytlacil later followed suit. Hoffman provided wisdom and guidance for the young artists struggling with the challenges of the post-Cezanne era in painting. Over the six years that Vytlacil remained in Munich, the travels and discussions that he shared with Hoffman would prove to be monumentally influential in his artistic career. Vytlacil married Elizabeth Foster in Florence on August 18, 1927. They came back to the United States for one year when Ryder, a professor at Berkeley, asked him to teach a lecture course called The Modern Painting and Sculpture of Europe. They returned to the States permanently in 1935, when Vytlacil began to teach at the Florence Cane School in Rockefeller Center, New York City. Throughout his life, Vytlacil would also teach at the Art Student League, Black Mountain College, Queens College, and the Art Institute of Chicago. Cy Twombly, James Rosenquist, Robert Rauschenberg, Tony Smith, and Louise Bourgeousn were among his many students. In 1936, Elizabeth Vytlacil gave birth to their only child Anne, and Vaclav co-founded the American Abstract Artists Group with Arshille Gorky, Byron Browne, and William De Kooning. He was an active participant for many years and proved to be a strong voice in the emerging era of American Modernism. He was also a member of the Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors. In search of a change in environment, he purchased a home on the Martha’s Vineyard. The island’s seascapes inspired an oceanic theme in much of his later work. Vaclav Vytlacil died on Thursday, January 5th, 1984 in New York at the age of 91. In 1996, Anne Vytlacil Williams bequeathed his house and studio in Sparkhill, New York to the Art Students League, which in turn founded the Vytlacil School of Painting and Sculpture. The school offers high caliber, yet affordable classes to many of the city’s artistic residents. Exhibitions: 1913, 1914-1920, 1936, 1937-41 Art Institute of Chicago 1915, 1945-64 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Annual, Philadelphia 1916-49 Corcoran Gallery Biennials, Washington, D.C. 1917 Society of Independent Artists 1938-62 Whitney Museum of American Art, New York 1942, 1944, 1945 Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh 1944 “Artists for Victory,” Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 1951 Feigle Gallery in New York, NY 1955 Phillips Memorial Gallery, Washington, D.C. 1975 Montclair Art Museum in New Jersey, retrospective 1980-81 Diamond Museum of Fine Art, NYC (solo exhibition).

Creator:
Vaclav Vytlacil (Artist)
Dimensions:
Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 34 in (86.36 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
Style:
Expressionist (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Masonite,Hand-Painted
Place of Origin:
North America
Period:
Mid-20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1963-1964
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Nantucket, MA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU1375217723871