CASTELLARTS 20th Century Art & Design
Miami, FL
Details
- Dimensions
- 30ʺW × 1.75ʺD × 39ʺH
- Art Subjects
- Abstract
- Frame Type
- Framed
- Period
- Mid 20th Century
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Canvas
- Giltwood
- Oil Paint
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Blue
- Condition Notes
- good vintage patina, new framed has been added good vintage patina, new framed has been added less
- Description
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Large 1945 John Sennhouser Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas, Framed and Signed
Offered for sale is a large 1945 John … more Large 1945 John Sennhouser Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas, Framed and Signed
Offered for sale is a large 1945 John Sennhouser ((Swiss-American 1907-1978) abstract oil painting on canvas that is signed and dated in the lower right. The bold and brightly-hued painting has been fitted with a new gold leaf frame. Sennhauser, a listed artist, was an active and influential artist in New York for most of his career.
30"w x 1.75"d x 39"h
In comparison with other members of the American Abstract Artists, John Sennhauser came late to abstraction. During the 1930s, he painted scenes of urban street life and it was not until the early 1940s did Sennhauser first exhibit the nonobjective paintings for which he became known.
Sennhauser was born in Switzerland and grew up in Italy. He studied at the Royal Academy in Venice and immigrated to the United States in 1928, where he worked as an architectural draftsman. From 1930 to 1942, he studied at the Cooper Union then taught at the Leonardo da Vinci Art School then at the Contemporary School of Art in New York.
In 1943, Sennhauser began working for Hilla Rebay at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. where he developed a new style that was "rather universal, or subjective," terms that were consonant with Rebay's ideas.
In the 1950s and 1960s, he worked as a restorer. During these years he became increasingly active in several artists' organizations, including the American Abstract Artists and the Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors. In 1961 he again exhibited figurative work, freely painted canvases with sensual surfaces that were dramatically opposed to the more formal geometries of his earlier work.
Dimensions: Height: 39 in (99.06 cm)
Width: 30 in (76.2 cm)
Depth: 1.75 in (4.45 cm) less
CASTELLARTS 20th Century Art & Design
Miami, FL
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