Thomas Brownell Eldred Oil Painting "Study," Mid-20th Century

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Thomas Brownell Eldred (American, 1903 – 1993)
Study, mid-20th century
Oil painting on canvas
Signed on the verso

An early-mid 20th century oil painting on canvas titled Study by well-listed American artist Thomas Brownell Eldred (1903 – 1993). The work depicts the portrait of a well-dressed young man rendered with gestural brushstrokes and an overall sense of motion. To the verso, artist’s name and title are inscribed to the verso. The piece is unsigned and is presented unframed.

Associated with the American Abstract Artists group, Thomas Eldred is prominently known for his modernist abstract paintings and printmaking, strongly influenced by famed artists Miró, Picasso, Arp, Braque, and Kandinsky. He began his formal artistic training at the Art Institute of Chicago. Upon graduating, Eldred further pursued his artistic career and moved to New York, refining his technique while continuing his education at the Art Students League, working under the likes of historically renowned artists Thomas Hart Benton, Guy Pene DuBois, Helen Gardner and Boris Ainsfield. In the 1930s, the artist taught at the Brooklyn Museum of Art under the WPA program. Eldred went on to study at the Atelier 17 and subsequently moved to Paris, and in doing so established his distinctive, signature painting style and content for which he became recognized.. Eldred’s oeuvre has been collected and exhibited by numerous prestigious institutions including the Art Institute of Chicago, Detroit Museum of Fine Arts, Brooklyn Museum, Virginia Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum in New York and many others.

Condition

- fraying and abrasions to the edges of the canvas; paint chipping and scratches throughout the composition; accretions throughout.

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ITMG840161