1920s Nicholas Brigante Worker Series Drawings on Paper, Framed - Set of 4

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They are all dedicated to francisca and are dated 1923. worker series #3, #13, #11 and #34.
They are on … more They are all dedicated to francisca and are dated 1923. worker series #3, #13, #11 and #34.
They are on paper laid down on paper. Else in near fine condition.
Two measure 8'' x 10'', frame measures 15 1/2'' x 17''
Two measures 8'' x 11 1/4''. frame measures 15 1/2'' x 17 1/4''.

Nicholas Brigante, 1895-1989. A California Modernist focused on the subconscious and intuition, Brigante is often confused with late 19th century New Bedford painter, Nicholas Briganti.
Born in Padula in southern Italy, and from 1897, lived in Los Angeles where he first worked as a sign painter and studied landscape with Hanson Puthuff, Rex Slinkard, and Val Castello. After serving in the Army during World War 1, he studied with Stanton McDonald - Wright with whom he shared an interest in Oriental philosophy.
His firsr exhibition was at the Los Angeles County Museum of art in 1921. From 1923 to 1924 he studied in New York and had a show at the Brooklyn Museum. Returning to Los Angeles, he began a series of watercolors and was a member of the California Watercolor Society. He did a watercolor series of the mountains of Southern California, but a foot injury in the 1930's confimed him to studio work.
He did a series of pre-historic man, and in the 1940's and 1940's experimented with automatic drawing. By 1960. he was working with a wet technique of black indian ink wash on heavy paper, and this experimentation was followed by several series: burnt Mountain, The Tide Pool, and Space. After 1975 he created a series of acrylic panels. less