Johannes Schiefer 1942 Oil Painting "New York Parade"

Item Details

Johannes Schiefer (New York/France/Netherlands; 1896 – 1979)
New York Parade, 1942
Oil painting on canvas
Signed to lower right
Title and date to lower right

A 1942 oil painting on canvas titled New York Parade by listed artist Johannes Scheifer (New York/ Netherlands/France; 1896 – 1979). This painting depicts a crowd of onlookers watching a marching band in a patriotic parade. The combination of undulating lines, staccato brushwork and bold palette creates an exuberant composition that reflects the celebratory subject matter. This work is signed to the lower right. It is housed in a stained wood frame with a hanging wire present to the verso.

Johannes Schiefer was born in 1896 in the Netherlands, and studied at the Düsseldorf Academy in Germany. He lived and painted throughout Europe before WWII caused him to move to the United States in 1941. He settled with his family in Long Island, where he was the curator for the Parrish Art Museum and continued to paint and exhibit in New York galleries.

Condition

- tear to canvas to upper right side, repaired via patch to verso. Craquelure and accretion across painting surface.

Dimensions

- measures frame. Visible image measures 39" W x 49" H.

Item #

18CIN698-078