Arthur Helwig Original Coastal Oil Painting on Canvas "Seascape"

Item Details

An original oil painting on canvas by well-listed Cincinnati artist Arthur Louis Helwig (1899-1976), titled Seascape. The coastal painting depicts a body of water painted in striated shades of pale blue, green, and yellow lapping against a shoreline lined with massive rock formations. Voluminous pale orange, purple, and white clouds fill the horizon. The painting is signed faintly in red to the lower right, and a gallery tag attached to the verso gives basic information about the piece. It is presented in a contemporary composite frame with gold tone finish and a hanging wire.

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 23.25" W x 19.25" H.

Item #

17CIN364-193