W. Glen Davis Oil Painting of Lone House on a Hill, Mid-Late 20th Century

Item Details

W. Glen Davis (Western Pennsylvania, 20th century)
Untitled (lone house on a hill), mid-late 20th century
Oil painting on board
Unsigned

W. Glen Davis was an original member of the modern art Outlines Gallery in downtown Pittsburgh, which was started by Betty Rockwell in 1941. In addition, he was a member of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, and a founding member of the Art and Crafts Center, Society of Sculptors and the Abstract Group. During the 1940s, he studied with Amédée Ozenfant (French, 1886-1966) – founder of the Purist Movement and the Ozenfant School of Fine Arts in New York. Davis’ work was also exhibited at the first post-war survey of Abstract and Surrealist American art held at the Art Institute of Chicago in the winter of 1947-8.

Condition

- abrasions to the edges of the board; scratches and paint chipping throughout the composition; screw hole to the lower center; dust and residue to the surface.

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Item #

ITMG956936