ArtistAbeles, Sigmund

Artist Years1934-living

Artist NationalityAmerican

TitleNude to Vivaldi (Anne Reclining, Knees Apart)

Year1976

MediumPrint > Lithograph

Dimensions14.5 X 30 inches

ProvenancePurchased from the artist, 1977

Accession Number730885

NotesSigmund Abeles is an American figurative artist and art educator. His work embodies the "expressive and psychological aspects of the human figure; an art focused on the life cycle." He taught art for 27 years at various institutions including Swain School of Design, Wellesley College, Boston University, the National Academy, and the Art Students League of New York. Currently Professor Emeritus at the University of New Hampshire, Abeles works full-time in his NYC and upstate NY studios. He is the recipient of numerous grants and awards for printmaking, drawing, painting, and sculpture, including Pastel Society of America Hall of Fame honoree in 2004 and most recently the Artists' Fellowship 2017 Benjamin West Clinedinst Medal. His work can be found in many public institutions including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Art Institute of Chicago, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.Abeles was one of three artists featured in Manfred Kirchheimer's 2012 feature-length independent film "Art Is... The Permanent Revolution", on the history of the art of protest in prints.
(source: wikipedia.org)

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