1924 Frederick Detwiller Print. Katherine Dreier Estate. 3rd Ave NYC 1924 Signed

Description: For sale is an original signed lithograph from the estate of the artist and art patron Katherine Dreier(1877-1952). Known for both her art career and her founding of Société Anonyme with Marcel Duchamp. This lithograph by Frederick Knecht Detwiller is a view up 3rd Avenue in 1924. It is tithed in pencil by the artist “The Spyr New York City” It is signed and dated by the artist. It is also inscribed “To My Friend Katherine Dreier” Condition: The lithograph having normal toning and some areas of darker brown spotting throughout. Framed in most likely its original frame package. Measurements Framed - 27 3/8” x 20 1/4” Sight - 21 1/4” x 14 1/2” Katherine Sophie Dreier (September 10, 1877 – March 29, 1952) Dreier was an American artist, lecturer, patron of the arts and social reformer. Dreier developed an interest in art at a young age and was afforded the opportunity of studying art in the United States and in Europe due to her parents' wealth and progressive attitudes. Her sister Dorothea, a Post-Impressionist painter traveled and studied with her in Europe. She was most influenced by modern art, particularly by her friend Marcel Duchamp, and due to her frustration with the poor reception that the works received, she became a supporter of other artists. She was co-founder of the Society of Independent Artists and the Société Anonyme, which had the first permanent collection of modern art, representing 175 artists and more than 800 works of art. The collection was donated to Yale University. Her works were exhibited in Europe and the United States, including the 1913 International Exhibition of Modern Art. Frederick Detwiller (1882-1953) A painter of rural and urban scenes, in watercolor and oil, Frederick Detwiller had studios in New York City; New Harbor, Maine and Easton, Pennsylvania. Early in his adult life he practiced law in New York City, at the wish of his parents, but following his talents and inclinations, he enrolled at Columbia University to study art and architecture. In 1910, he went to Paris, where Victor Lalou, who was President of the Paris Salon, advised him to focus exclusively on painting. Detwiller enrolled at the Ecole des Beaux Arts* from 1910 to 1911, and returning to Paris in 1914, enrolled at the Academie Colorossi*. He also attended the Instituti de Belli Arti in Florence and then traveled around the world to study the art of other civilizations. The outbreak of World War I caused him to return to the United States in 1914. He began a two-year study at the Art Students League in New York and established his studio in the Carnegie Hall Building. He painted many views of the city, which are considered to be among the best examples of his painting. He regarded New York "as a gigantic moving force propelled by the action of many minds". (Oldach) He was not interested in pretty pictures but in the underlying realities that produced both beauty and ugliness. Detwiller also painted rural landscapes, many with old structures, including in Maine, New Jersey, Alaska, Mexico and Pennsylvania. In 1938, he was in British Columbia as a guest artist of the Canadian Pacific Railroad Company to depict the geography and the culture of the Nimpkesh Indians. Detwiller was a teacher, involving himself in a System of Graphic Art Education of lectures and exhibitions with the goal of elevating the status of art in America to the degree he perceived in Europe. He was a member of numerous associations including the National Academy of Design*, the Brooklyn Watercolor Club, the Society of Independent Artists*, and the Paris Art Association. He served as the President of the Allied Artists of America* from 1943 to 1945. He co-authored Prominent Americans of Swiss Origin (1932), and was author of The Story of a Statue in 1943. Illustration work included The Print Connoisseur and other art publications. From 1948 until his death in 1953, he was resident artist at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Price: 300 USD

Location: Kingston, New York

End Time: 2024-05-31T04:23:05.000Z

Shipping Cost: 20 USD