WPA Era Lithograph on Paper of Musician by Arthur Helwig
Item Details
A signed stone lithograph on paper by well-listed Cincinnati artist Arthur Louis Helwig (1899-1976), titled The Concert. The image depicts an exaggerated, slightly campy rendering of a seated man playing an accordion while singing out of the side of his mouth. The print is not signed, provenance from the collection of Cincinnati Art Galleries. 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
- Measured with mat.
Item #
17DCC102-133