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Lot 551:
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Keywords: Symbolism, Tonalism, Realism, American Modernism, Ashcan School, Early 20th Century Painting, Thomas Wilmer Dewing style, John White Alexander style, Vilhelm Hammershoi style, Oil on canvas, Shadowed figure, Chiaroscuro effect
Joseph Stella (1877–1946), titled The Dreamer, executed in pastel, watercolor, and charcoal on paper. Signed "Stella" lower right. He arrived in the United States in 1896 and studied medicine and pharmacology and then attended the Art Students League under William Merritt Chase. From 1900 -1909, he was an illustrator, especially interested in immigrant life in New York. One of his assignments was in Pittsburgh to do a series of industrial drawings, and this experience seems to have begun his interest in the subject of cities and the way industry affected people’s lives.
From 1909 to 1912, he was in Europe, particularly France and Italy, and associated with modernists including Matisse and Modigliani. He exhibited at the 1913 Armory Show and from then on was associated with the avant garde including Duchamp, Man Ray, etc. He lived primarily in New York City and did a series of Futurist paintings of the city including Coney Island Battle of Lights that he exhibited at the Armory Show.
Art: 26 x 18 3/4 in. (66 x 47.6 cm.), Frame: 28 x 20 3/4 in. (71.1 x 52.7 cm.) approx
ID 10
Condition: Presents well and overall good. Possible restoration done. Some wear commensurate with age. Please see photos
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