Edgar Yaeger Oil Painting
Item Details
Edgar Louis Yaeger (American; 1904-1997)
Untitled, 1981
Oil painting on canvas
Signed to the lower right
An oil painting on canvas of a reclining figure by Edgar Louis Yaeger (American; 1904-1997), dated 1981. This painting depicts a reclining nude female figure rendered in soft brushstrokes with bright pops of red. The artist’s signature is present to the lower right corner of the painting along with the date. This piece is presented as stretched canvas.
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
- wear to edges of canvas; loss of paint to edges of canvas; dust and accretions present to painting surface; fraying of canvas edges; minor surface wear to painting.
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Item #
16CIN997-1465
