Paul Chidlaw Landscape Tempera Painting

Item Details

Paul Chidlaw (Cincinnati Ohio, 1900 – 1989)
Untitled (landscape), mid 20th century
Tempera painting on paper
Unsigned
Estate stamp verification impressed to verso

An acrylic landscape painting on heavyweight rag paper by well-listed American Abstract Expressionist Paul Chidlaw (Cincinnati, Ohio; 1900 – 1989). This work depicts a coastal scene accentuated by crisp, white sails perched weightlessly on the water’s surface. The work is not signed, impressed with the artist’s estate stamp verification to the verso. This painting is mounted in a blonde wood frame.

Paul Chidlaw, an early proponent of abstract expressionism, had a long and distinguished career in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born in Cleves, Ohio, and studied at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. In 1927, after working as a commercial artist for several years, he left for Europe where he worked, traveled and studied, including a period at L’Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Fontainebleau. After returning to Cincinnati in 1935 he painted several commissions for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and served in the US Army Corps of Engineers during WWII before settling in to a long teaching career at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. There he was known for his modernist aesthetic, and mentored many students including notable American Pop artists Jim Dine and Tom Wesselmann. In fact, he was so revered that the institution named the Chidlaw Gallery after him in 1986. Chidlaw’s work resides at the Cincinnati Art Museum, Xavier University and in many private collections.

Condition

- light toning to paper; slight warp to paper; pin hole voids to upper and lower right corners; losses to upper and lower left corners of paper; minor markings to upper left corner of mat; light wear to frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; sheet measures 26.25" W x 20.25" H.

Item #

ITMG194273