Paul Chidlaw Abstract Pastel and Vine Charcoal Drawing

Item Details

Paul Chidlaw (Cincinnati, Ohio, 1900 – 1989)
Untitled (abstract composition)
Pastel and vine charcoal on paper
Signed to lower left

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 into 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.

• Item not examined outside of mounting

Condition

- minor wear to frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; sight measures 13.5" W x 10.5" H.

Item #

ITMGA71231