Leonard Maurer Abstract Oil Painting, Circa 1960

Item Details

Attributed to Leonard Maurer (District of Columbia, 1912–1970)
Untitled (abstract), circa 1960
Oil painting on canvas
Unsigned
Numbered 282 to the verso

Leonard Maurer, known for his abstract and modernist compositions in painting and printmaking, was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1912. Due to his father’s death, he left school to work several jobs, including one at a print company which allowed him to develop skills in sketching and printmaking. He then worked for the United States Army as a cartographer before WWII, a career he continued upon his return to the U.S. in 1945, where he worked for the U.S. Army Map Service in Washington D.C. He went on to earn a B.F.A. from American University and then taught at Mt. Vernon College where he served as the chair of the art department until 1967. Maurer’s work has been widely exhibited across the United States, including being chosen to hang in the White House in 1969.

Condition

- slight stretcher marks to the upper and left edges; minor abrasions along the edges.

Dimensions

Item #

ITMGB42142