Edgar Yaeger Offset Lithograph of Grosse Pointe High School Mural Sketch

Item Details

Edgar Yaeger (American, 1904 – 1997)
Untitled (Works Progress Administration preliminary center panel mural sketch for Cleminson Hall, Grosse Pointe High School, Grosse Pointe, Michigan), 1988
Offset lithograph on paper
Signed to the lower right
Artist proof, marked “A/P” to the lower left

Known for his modern abstract style and his WPA murals of the Depression era, Yaeger was influenced by European modernists such as Paul Cézanne, Pablo Picasso, and Giorgio de Chirico. Yaeger’s work has been exhibited at many institutions including the Museum of Modern Art, the Detroit Institute of Art, the Corcoran Gallery, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, among others.

Condition

- slight smudges and edge wear; some warping and discoloration.

Dimensions

- measures sheet; image measures 9.0" W x 8.5" H.

Item #

ITMG039194