1949 DONALD STOLTENBERG Social Realism URBAN Tenements City Modernism Painting

Description: ORIGINAL 1949 DONALD STOLTENBERG (1927-2016) SOCIAL REALIST URBAN TENEMENTS PAINTINGThis is a wonderful original. Recently I acquired a small collection of early Abstract Expressionist works by Donald Stoltenberg. For those not familiar with the artist I have included his biography below. In doing research and seeing his works from his estate, I learned, that though he is most often associated with his mentor Raymond Loewy, his early work was massively influenced by his teacher at the Institute of Design in Chicago, Emerson Woelffer (1914-2003). Stoltenberg studied 'Visual Fundamentals' with Woeffler in the Spring of 1949 and his early work in the 1950s shows the incredible influence he had on him. This work is incredibly indicative of that influence in the color and composition. Though this one is a sort of social realist urban scene you can see where the artist's color work is heading. And if you check the other works I am offering in my store you can see how he eventually went far into the abstract world. Oil on paper board measuring 20 x 15 inches. Signed and dated lower right. Painting is in very good condition. There are a few issues that I want to point out. Along the lower left edge you can see a slight skimming of the paper. Upper left corner is a bit dented and shows some minor paint loss as well. Within the body of the painting there are a few spots of painting layer loss but it is hard to tell which small ones are intentional and which ones are a little bit of painting loss. Because the ones you notice really just add a bit of ruggedness to the Social Realism Urban landscape scene. Really a stunning original painting. I actually was thinking about adding this painting to my personal collection but really dont have the space. What I did to make sure the painting stays preserved, I had it archival hinged at the back top to backing with a slim paper frame built up as sort of a recessed pocket for it to sit in. Then I added an archival matte of white with black inner border to cover up the little edge problems and make it ready for a frame. I also have the matte measuring 24 x 18 inches so it is ready to put in any standard frame you would like. Really just a stunning original post war painting. Very much like a Gregorio Prestopino social realist painting. If you collect the artist's work or excellent Abstract Expressionist works, check my store for the other I am offering. FREE SHIPPING ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES!For those not familiar with the artist, his biography from askart reads: "Donald Hugo "Don" Stoltenberg was an American painter and author. He attended public grade school in Chicago, and High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Visual Design Art from the Institute of Design of the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1953. Upon graduation, he took a position as graphic designer working under famed illustrator and industrial designer Raymond Loewy. Following a relocation to Boston in 1954, he worked as a graphic designer at Container Corporation of America. In 1960, he set up an art studio on Commercial Wharf, a former fishing pier on the Boston waterfront where he became a full-time painter. This location would inspire his lifelong love for and dedication to marine art, with a focus on both sailing and steam powered coastal and ocean vessels, most notably, the classic ocean liners of the 20th century. For the next decade he would focus on honing his craft, painting a variety of subjects, nautical and otherwise, in an abstract expressionist style.In 1962, Stoltenberg was named Visiting Critic for the famed Rhode Island School of Design. From 1957-1974, he taught collography at the noted DeCordova Museum School in Lincoln, Massachusetts, specializing in oil painting, watercolor and printmaking technique. He simultaneously taught printmaking at the Castle Hill Center in Truro, Massachusetts and the Falmouth Artists Guild on Cape Cod. He also taught printmaking and drawing at the Cape Cod Conservatory of Music and Art. In 1975 he authored two educational texts, Collagraph Printmaking and The Artist and the Built Environment, both published by Davis Publications of Worcester, Massachusetts. During this period he also tutored art students privately at a custom-built studio attached to his 1860 Cape Cod summer home. He moved to this location permanently in 1967. Stoltenberg's work has been included in major exhibitions of contemporary art throughout the United States most notably at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Boston Institute of Contemporary Art, the Boston Athenaeum, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the DeCordova Museum in Lincoln, MA, the Brockton Art Museum, the Rose Gallery at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, the Art Complex at Duxbury, Massachusetts, the Silvermine Guild of Artists, The Print Club of Philadelphia, the Pratt Graphics Center, The Essex Peabody Museum of Salem, Massachusetts, the Copley Society of Boston, the Fogg Museum at Harvard University, the Worcester Museum, the Associated American Artists of New York and the Schaefer Gallery at Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut. Stoltenberg has also enjoyed solo exhibitions at the DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, Massachusetts, various galleries in Boston, New York, Chicago, Seattle, Baltimore, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Boston University.Stoltenberg has been awarded many significant honors for his unique style of contemporary painting including the Grand Prize from the Boston Arts Festivals; the First Purchase Prize of the Portland (Maine) Museum; the Provincetown Arts Festival, the Worcester Art Museum Printmaking Prize, the Boston Printmakers Awards, the New England Watercolor Society First Prize. Other awards have included the American Watercolor Society Lena Newcastle and Mario Cooper Awards; the Boston National Historical Park Purchase Award among others. His works are included among the permanent collections of Boston's Museum of Fine Arts, the Boston Public Library, the Addison Gallery of American Art, the Portland (Maine) Museum of Art, the DeCordova Museum, the Art Complex at Duxbury, the Episcopal Theological School of Harvard University, the MIT Sloan School of Management, the First National Bank of Boston, the State Street Bank of Boston, the Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co., the Massachusetts Port Authority, the Cabot Corporation, ISM, the Frye Art Museum of Seattle, the College Board Collection of Prints by American Artists, the Readers Digest, P&O Cruise line; NCL Cruise Line, Cunard Line as well as numerous private collections.Stoltenberg's art has graced the covers and pages of numerous books on ocean liners and has served as the basis for the 2004 corporate holiday card for the Cunard Line, celebrating the 2004 tandem sailing of their QE2 ocean liner with Cunard's newest ocean liner, Queen Mary 2, from New York to Southampton in April 2004. Stoltenberg was partnered for more than 60 years to Kenneth (Laxson) Swallow who produced art glass regionally on Cape Cod. " CHECK THE PICTURES ON THIS EXCELLENT PIECE!!! DONT MISS THIS CHANCE!!!Shipping and handling can be calculated based on the ebay shipping calculator. If you have any questions regarding the work, please dont hesitate to ask. Pictures are an excellent indication of condition. Though the shipping says it will take 5 days of handling, usually items are shipped much faster and if you pay right away, the item most likely will go out in the next day or two. If there is any problems with the item please dont hesitate to email me. I guarantee and stand 100% behind everything I sell. No reason to open up any sort of cases. Just simply contact me and I will handle any and all problems. Out of the nearly 500 items I ship around the world every year, a very few of them occasionally get lost or broken. 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Price: 895 USD

Location: Holliston, Massachusetts

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