Download - American Optimism
AMERICAN OPTIMISM
:
CELEBRATING THE L.A. ART SCENE
1935-1980
TRIGG ISON FINE ART9009 BEVERLY BOULEVARDWEST HOLLYWOOD, CA. 90048
310-274-8047www.triggison.com
AMERICAN OPTIMISM:
CELEBRATING THE L.A. ART SCENE 1935-1980
The word “optimism” could very well be considered synonymous with America. During the great depression era of the 1930s, America faced significant economic and cultural challenges. The optimism of the American people allowed the country to survive the depression and eventually emerge as a prosperous nation equipped with modern
implementations of thought, technology and culture. As history tends to repeat itself, we once again find ourselves in economic cicircumstances that test the endurance and foundation of
American society.
This exhibition is part of the Getty Foundation’s Pacific Standard Time initiative and examines the history and evolution of America through the work of West Coast artists articulating a visual history of Los Angeles from the middle of the depression era circa1935 through the
advances of the modern age, 1945 through 1980.
Ron Blumberg“Miss Ava” Oil on Canvas
Signed, Dated 194923.5 x 17 Inches
Ron Blumberg“Street Scene, Pier Auto Park”
Oil on PanelSigned, C.195530 x 36 Inches
Ron Blumberg‘Entrance to the City”
Oil on Panel Signed, c.195724 x 48 Inches
Ron Blumberg‘White Horse Tower”Oil on Panel Signed, c.195736 x 48 Inches
Ron Blumberg“Palm Springs Road”
Oil on PanelSigned, c.195724 x 36 Inches
Ron Blumberg‘Back Street Venice”Oil on PanelSigned, c.195720 x 30 Inches
Ron Blumberg“Venice”Oil on PanelSigned, c.195248 x 24 Inches
Ron Blumberg“On The Strip”Oil on PanelSigned, c.195718 x 36 Inches
Ron Blumberg “Ocean Park #1”Oil on PanelSigned, c.195717 x 30 Inches
Ron Blumberg“Ocean Park #2”Oil on PanelSigned, c.195717 x 30 Inches
Ron Blumberg“John Carradine as Casey:
Grapes of Wrath” Gouache on PaperSigned, c.193519 x 14 Inches
Ron Blumberg“Cowboy Cavalcade”Mixed Media on PaperSigned, c.193521 x 17 Inches
Ron Blumberg“The Red Shirt” Oil on CanvasSigned, c. 194521 x 17 Inches
Ron Blumberg“Split Personality”
Oil PastelSigned, c. 194810 x 8 Inches
Ron Blumberg“Conflict” Oil Pastel
Signed, c. 194810 x 8 Inches
Ron Blumberg“Pico Blvd”Oil on PanelSigned, c. 195720 x 36 Inches
Ron Blumberg“Trio”
Oil on PanelSigned, c. 195718 x 24 Inches
Jules Engel“Optimum Space”Mixed Media
Signed, Dated 194814 x 19 Inches
Jules Engel“Abstract Construction” Mixed Media on PaperSigned, c.194810.5 x 14.5 Inches
Oskar Fischinger“Black and Blue”Oil on Panel
Signed, Dated 196329.5 x 23 Inches
Oskar Fischinger“Time Travel #1”Oil on Panel
Signed, Dated 19498.5 x 11 Inches
Oskar Fischinger“Time Travel #2”Oil on Panel
Signed, Dated 19498.5 x 11 Inches
Oskar Fischinger “Vibration”Oil on Panel
Signed, Dated 195018 x 24 Inches
Elwood Fordham“The Range”Oil on Panel
Signed en verso, c.19359.5 x 11.5 Inches
Burton Freund“Phi Beta Red Kappa”
Carved WoodSigned, c.1938 24 Inches
Burton Freund “Industrial Waste” Carved WoodSigned, c.193822 Inches
Burton Freund“The Conversation”Carved WoodSigned, c.194511 x 32 Inches
Burton Freund“The Partisan”Carved WoodSigned, c.193824 Inches
Burton Freund“The Mechanic” Carved WoodSigned, c.193810 x 24 Inches
Karoly Fulop “Bell Ringer”Ceramic Tile
Hungarian/AmericanSigned, c.1930, 7.75 x 4.25 Inches
Karoly Fulop“Serenade”
Pen and Ink on paper Hungarian/AmericanUnsigned, c.193015 x 11 Inches
Karoly Fulop“Dancer”
Pastel on paper Hungarian/AmericanUnsigned, c.193019 x 12 Inches
Karoly Fulop“Bell Ringers”
Pen and Ink on paper Hungarian/AmericanUnsigned, c.193023 x 19 Inches
Karoly Fulop“Dancer #2” Pastel on paper
Hungarian/AmericanSigned, c.193019 x 12 Inches
William Gropper“Strike”
Oil on CanvasSigned, c.193818 x 26 inches
William Gropper“The Informer” Oil on Canvas Signed, c. 195018 x 22 inches
Ejnar Hansen“The Oath” Oil on CanvasSigned, c.194248 x 36 Inches
Patricia Knop“Another Time”
Original Clay SculptureSigned, c.1965 36 Inches
Patricia Knop“Three Graces”
Original Clay SculptureSigned, c.196529 x 40 Inches
Patricia Knop“Alice”
Original Clay SculptureSigned
c.1965 28 Inches
Emil Kosa Jr.“Procession”Oil on Panel Signed, c.195027 x 38 Inches
Peter Krasnow“K2, Man in Nature”Oil on Panel
Signed, Dated 1955, Exhibited30 x 23 Inches
Stanton Macdonald Wright “Blumen”
Oil on CanvasUnsigned, c.194629.5 x 19 Inches
Stanton Macdonald Wright“Male Torso”Pencil on Paper
c.194810.5 x 8.5 Inches
Stanton Macdonald Wright“Still Life”
Pencil on Paperc.1948
10.5 x 8.5 Inches
Robert McIntosh“Auto Portrait”Oil on Canvas
Signed, Dated 193614.5 x 10 Inches
Robert McIntosh“The Pomegranate”Oil on Panel
Signed, Dated 194711 x 14 Inches
Robert McIntosh“The Factory”
Charcoal on PaperSigned, Dated 19436.5 x 8.75 inches
Robert McIntosh“Abstraction 1” Oil on PanelSigned, c.194716 x 12
Robert McIntosh“Robert, 1935” Pencil on Paper
Signed, Dated 193516.5 x 12.75
Robert McIntosh“Stan Spohn” Oil on CanvasSigned, c.193518 x 14 inches
Robert McIntosh“2nd Street Tunnel” Oil on Panel
Signed, Dated 19359 x 12 inches
Robert McIntosh“The German Art Dealer”
Oil on CanvasSigned, Dated 193544.5 x 35.5 inches
Robert McIntosh“The Blue Slipper”Oil on Canvas
Signed, Dated 193529.5 x 23 inches
Robert McIntosh“Still Life with Bone”
Oil on PanelSigned, c.195030 x 40 inches
Philip Paval“Conductor at the Hollywood
Bowl” Original Brass Sculpture
Signed, c.193622 Inches.
Philip Paval"Hollywood"
Original Brass SculptureSigned, c.193622 Inches
Jessica Rice “Awakening”Oil on Canvas C.1973
10 x 10 Inches
Jessica Rice “Coccinelles”Oil on CanvasC.1973
36 x 36 Inches
Jessica Rice “En Repose”Oil on CanvasC.1973
36 x 36 Inches
Jessica Rice“L’amour”
Oil on CanvasC.1973
20 x 20 Inches
Jessica Rice “L’eventail”Oil on CanvasDated 197316 x 16 Inches
Alexander Rosenfeld“Auto Portrait”Oil on Canvas
Signed, Dated 1952 30.5 x 25 Inches
Alexander Rosenfeld“Spirit of Free Men”Pencil on Paper
Estate Stamped, c.193829.5 x 21 Inches
Fritz Schwaderer“Dody in the Afternoon”
Oil on PanelSigned, c.195540 x 32 Inches
Fritz Schwaderer“Blumen”
Signed, c.195540 x 32 Inches
Jan Stussy“Vogue #1”
Unique Photographic Assemblage, Signed, c.1968, 8x10 Set of Five Images
Maxine Kim Stussy“Wheel of Life” Oil on Canvas
Signed, Dated 197848 x 48 inches
Maxine Kim Stussy“The Princess”
Original Wood AssemblageSigned, c.195572 Inches
Maxine Kim Stussy“Metropolis"
Wood AssemblageSigned
22 Inches, c.1955
Maxine Kim Stussy“Kicking Dancer”
Original Nail Assemblage7 feet 6 inches
Maxine Kim Stussy“Walking Man"Bronze
Signed, c.198075 Inches
Jirayr Zorthian “Still Life w/Reflection”
Oil on CanvasSigned, c.193524 x 30 Inches
Jirayr Zorthian“The Family” Oil on Canvas Signed
Dated 195348 x 36 Inches
Jirayr Zorthian“The Conference” Oil on CanvasSigned, C.194523 x 31 Inches
Jirayr Zorthian“The Corner Barber Shop”
Oil on CanvasSigned, C.193838 x 32 Inches
Jirayr Zorthian“Portrait of the Model”Oil on Canvas Signed, C.193522 x 18 inches
Jirayr Zorthian“The Pianist”
Charcoal on PaperEstate Stamped, c.194512.5 x 13.25 inches
Jirayr Zorthian“Burlesque”
Mixed Media on PaperSigned, Dated 195223.25 x 18.25
Jirayr Zorthian“The Recital” Pen and InkSigned, c.1950
14.23 x 19.25 inches
Jirayr Zorthian“Nude en Repose 1”
Oil PastelSigned, c.194820 x 24 inches
Jirayr ZorthianNude en Repose 2
Oil PastelSigned, c.194820 x 24 inches