Edgar Yaeger Watercolor on Paper Forest Landcsape

Item Details

A watercolor painting on paper of a forest landscape by well-listed American artist Edgar Yaeger (1904-1997). Rendered with loose brushstrokes, this work features a yellow field populated with tall trees and thick green foliage throughout the background. The paper is signed to the lower left in graphite. Presented under off-white matting and wrapped in acetate.

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.

Dimensions

- measured mat; visible image measures approximately 7.25" W x 8" H.

Item #

16CIN997-385