Edgar Yaeger Oil Painting of a Church
Item Details
Edgar Louis Yaeger (American, 1904 – 1997)
Untitled, 1990
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated in blue paint to lower right
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.
Condition
- some minor discoloration to finish of painting; brush hair embedded in paint toward upper left; some light wear and paint loss toward edges of composition; fraying and folding to loose edges of canvas; discoloration and accretions to verso.
Dimensions
Item #
18DCC210-019
