Arthur Helwig Original Stone Lithograph "The Pugilist"

Item Details

An original stone lithograph on paper by well-listed Cincinnati artist Arthur Louis Helwig (1899-1976), titled The Pugilist. The image depicts a massive, confrontational rendering of a man with a swollen, disfigured face, wearing boxing gloves, whose hulking figure dominates the pictorial space. The print is not signed, having provenance from the collection of Cincinnati Art Galleries, Inc. This work is mounted under white mat and wrapped in acetate. The verso is marked with title of the piece.

Helwig was an active artist for over four decades and an instructor at the Cincinnati Art Academy. During this period he exhibited in galleries and museums in Europe and across the United States. He was president of the Cincinnati Art Club from 1939 to 1941. Helwig studied under Theodore Dorl, Bessie Hoover Wessel and James Hopkins. He worked in watercolor, oils, and numerous printing methods and was also a well-known mural painter. His works are housed at The Cincinnati Art Museum, Chicago Art Institute, The Philadelphia Museum and The Cleveland Art Museum.

Dimensions

- visible image area measures 12″ × 16″.

Item #

17CIN060-303-001