1965 "Memory of Venice" Howard Baer Abstract Collage Oil Painting, Framed

Description

Howard Baer (American, 1907-1986), oil and collage on canvas, "Memory of Venice" 1965, signed and dated lower right, titled canvas … more Howard Baer (American, 1907-1986), oil and collage on canvas, "Memory of Venice" 1965, signed and dated lower right, titled canvas verso, slat frame.

Born in a mining town near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Howard Baer received his art education at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh. In 1929, he moved to New York City where he worked for ten years as Cartoonist and Illustrator for The New Yorker, Esquire and Colliers, turning to painting in 1941.

During World War II, Baer was an artist/correspondent and produced two series of paintings commissioned by Abbott Laboratories. He traveled and painted in Europe after the war. Exhibitions of his work were staged at venues both in Europe and America including the Corcoran Gallery in Washington D.C., the Metropolitan Museum Of Art in New York, and the Exposition Des Independents in Paris.

Dimensions:
25"h x 31"w (canvas)

Condition:
Good. No issues observed.

Provenance:
The Collection of Litsa Tsitsera, New York less