Revington Arthur (American, 1908-1986) - Untitled Landscape with Soldiers (ca. 1945, Oil on Canvas)
Revington Arthur (American, 1908-1986) - Untitled Landscape with Soldiers (ca. 1945, Oil on Canvas). In used condition with craquelure throughout. T shaped crack in the center of canvas. Wear along the edges.
Size: 25 x 30
AJ Revington Arthur was born in Stamford, CT, and traveled America looking for inspiration. While in school he studied under notable artists including George Luks, Arshile Gorky, Kimon Nicholaides, and Grant Reynard. The 1945 "Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting" at the Whitney Museum of American Art included Arthur's work. His artwork and exhibitions were reviewed in ARTnews in 1946 and 1953; and by Art Digest (now Arts Magazine) in 1984.In the 1946 review, Arthur was working in a "semi-Cubism" painting style. In the 1953 review, there was an abrupt change in Arthur's painting style, with a push towards flattened abstraction. During his career his work was exhibited throughout America including at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, the Carnegie Institute, and was published in Time and Esquire magazines. His work is ipermanent collections in The Brooklyn Museum, The Delaware Museum, and the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. He was a member of the Silvermine Guild, and spent forty-three summers teaching at the Chautauqua Art Summer School in Chautauqua, New York, eventually becoming the director, from 1945 through 1983.
Revington Arthur (American, 1908-1986) - Untitled Landscape with Soldiers (ca. 1945, Oil on Canvas). In used condition with craquelure throughout. T shaped crack in the center of canvas. Wear along the edges.
Size: 25 x 30
AJ Revington Arthur was born in Stamford, CT, and traveled America looking for inspiration. While in school he studied under notable artists including George Luks, Arshile Gorky, Kimon Nicholaides, and Grant Reynard. The 1945 "Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting" at the Whitney Museum of American Art included Arthur's work. His artwork and exhibitions were reviewed in ARTnews in 1946 and 1953; and by Art Digest (now Arts Magazine) in 1984.In the 1946 review, Arthur was working in a "semi-Cubism" painting style. In the 1953 review, there was an abrupt change in Arthur's painting style, with a push towards flattened abstraction. During his career his work was exhibited throughout America including at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, the Carnegie Institute, and was published in Time and Esquire magazines. His work is ipermanent collections in The Brooklyn Museum, The Delaware Museum, and the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. He was a member of the Silvermine Guild, and spent forty-three summers teaching at the Chautauqua Art Summer School in Chautauqua, New York, eventually becoming the director, from 1945 through 1983.
Revington Arthur (American, 1908-1986) - Untitled Landscape with Soldiers (ca. 1945, Oil on Canvas). In used condition with craquelure throughout. T shaped crack in the center of canvas. Wear along the edges.
Size: 25 x 30
AJ Revington Arthur was born in Stamford, CT, and traveled America looking for inspiration. While in school he studied under notable artists including George Luks, Arshile Gorky, Kimon Nicholaides, and Grant Reynard. The 1945 "Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting" at the Whitney Museum of American Art included Arthur's work. His artwork and exhibitions were reviewed in ARTnews in 1946 and 1953; and by Art Digest (now Arts Magazine) in 1984.In the 1946 review, Arthur was working in a "semi-Cubism" painting style. In the 1953 review, there was an abrupt change in Arthur's painting style, with a push towards flattened abstraction. During his career his work was exhibited throughout America including at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, the Carnegie Institute, and was published in Time and Esquire magazines. His work is ipermanent collections in The Brooklyn Museum, The Delaware Museum, and the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. He was a member of the Silvermine Guild, and spent forty-three summers teaching at the Chautauqua Art Summer School in Chautauqua, New York, eventually becoming the director, from 1945 through 1983.
