Edgar Yaeger Oil Painting
Item Details
Edgar Yaeger (American; 1904-1997)
Untitled, 1969
Oil painting on canvas
Signed to the lower right
An oil painting on canvas of a figural still life by Edgar Yaeger (American; 1904-1997), dated 1969. This painting depicts a loosely rendered seated male figure juxtaposed with hanging cloth and a sculpture pedestal. The artist’s signature is present to the lower right corner 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
- to fair; wear to edges of canvas; fraying of canvas edges ; surface wear present to painting; dust present to surface of painting.
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Item #
16CIN997-1449
