1960s "Brick Path Through the Trees" Abstract Landscape Painting by Charles Fuhrman

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Mid-Century Modern abstracted landscape of autumn trees lining a red brick pathway by Charles Fuhrman (American, 1940-1995), c.1960s. Signed "Fuhrman" … more Mid-Century Modern abstracted landscape of autumn trees lining a red brick pathway by Charles Fuhrman (American, 1940-1995), c.1960s. Signed "Fuhrman" lower left. Unframed. Image, 36"H x 24"W.

He was a native of New York City, where he earned a degree in fine arts from Pratt Institute. His work was widely shown on the East Coast before he moved to California in 1975. He had solo shows in San Francisco and the Redding Museum, among other places.
He received many honors for his painting, including awards from the Adolph & Esther Gottleib and the Pollock-Krasner foundations in 1990 and 1991.
In New York, Fuhrman headed the graphics department of Robert P. Gersin Industrial Design. He oversaw the graphic design for a number of national and multinational corporations, including AT&T, Planned Parenthood of America, and Sears, Roebuck and Co. After moving to the Bay Area, his design firm created some of the region's most familiar corporate graphic identities. He also co-founded a book packaging and design company, Wink Books, which packaged books for major publishers. less