Arthur Helwig Oil on Board Floral Painting
Item Details
An original oil painting on board by listed Ohio artist Arthur Helwig (1899 – 1976). The painting depicts an arrangement of colorful summer blooms in a brown vase, situated on a simply portrayed table top and background in dark neutrals. The work is signed in orange to the lower right side, and is presented unframed. A faint graphite sketch of figures is visible to the verso.
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.
Condition
- accretion across painting surface. Wear to edges of board.
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Item #
18CIN044-053
