Abraham Walkowitz Modernist Painting, 20th Century

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Abraham Walkowitz Modernist Painting, 20th Century

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A museum-quality American Modernist Painting by Russian American painter, Abraham Walkowitz. The oil painting on canvas is entitled "Gloucester Fisherman" showcasing a grouping of men with fishing nets. Walkowitz displayed his work in Alfred Stieglitz 291 Gallery. Walkowitz was a part of "The Stieglitz Quartet" working alongside Arthur Dove, Marsden Hartley, and John Marin. Nicely framed and matted with Gallery label on the back signed "Rabin & Krueger Gallery" where it was acquired. Dimensions: Frame 31.88" H x 38" W x 2" D Canvas 23" H x 29" W x .75" D "Walkowitz was drawn to art from childhood. In a 1958 oral interview with Abram Lerner, he recalled: "When I was a kid, about five years old, I used to draw with chalk, all over the floors and everything... I suppose it's in me. I remember myself as a little boy, of three or four, taking chalk and made drawings."[1] In early adulthood, he worked as a sign painter and began making sketches of immigrants in New York's Jewish ghetto where he lived with his mother. He continued to pursue his formal training, and with funds from a friend traveled to Europe in 1906 to attend the Académie Julian. Through introductions made by Max Weber, it was here that he met Isadora Duncan in Auguste Rodin's studio, the modern American dancer who had captured the attention of the avant-garde. Walkowitz went on to produce more than 5,000 drawings of Duncan. "Walkowitz' approach to art during these years stemmed from European modernist ideas of abstraction, which were slowly infiltrating the American art psyche at the turn of the century. Like so many artists of the time, Walkowitz was profoundly influenced by the 1907 memorial exhibition of Cézanne's work in Paris at the Salon d'Automne. Artist Alfred Werner recalled that Walkowitz found Cézanne's pictures to be "simple and intensely human experiences."[2] Working alongside other Stieglitz-supported American modernists, Walkowitz refined his style as an artist and produced various abstract works. Although Walkowitz drew influences from modern European masters, he was cautious not to be imitative. Artist and critic Oscar Bluemner recognized this quality in Walkowitz's work, citing the differences between the highly influential writings of Kandinsky and Walkowitz' style. He wrote: "Walkowitz is impelled by the ‘inner necessity’: Kandinsky, however, like the other radicals, appears not to proceed gradually and inwardly, but with a mind made up to commit an intellectual feat—which is not art."[3] Walkowitz first exhibited at the 291 in 1911 after being introduced to Stieglitz through Hartley, and stayed with the gallery until 1917. During the 291 years, the climate for modern art in America was harsh. Until the pivotal Armory Show of 1913 had occurred which Walkowitz was involved with and exhibited in, modern artists importing radical ideas from Europe were received with hostile criticism and a lack of patronage."

Creator:
Abraham Walkowitz (Artist)
Dimensions:
Height: 31.88 in (80.98 cm)Width: 38 in (96.52 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
Style:
Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Canvas,Paint,Wood
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
20th Century
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Hamburg, PA
Reference Number:
Seller: 90081stDibs: LU926923228172