Thomas Brownell Eldred Abstract Oil Painting of Mother and Child

Item Details

Thomas Brownell Eldred (American, 1903 – 1993)
Untitled, mid 20th century
Oil painting on canvas
Unsigned

A mid 20th century oil painting on canvas by well-listed American artist Thomas Brownell Eldred (1903 – 1993). This abstract work features a seated female figure and child, rendered with elongated silhouettes, angular delineations, and vibrant colors. The composition is unsigned and presented unframed.

Associated with the American Abstract Artists group, Thomas Eldred is prominently known for his modernist abstract paintings and printmaking, strongly influenced by famed artists Miró, Picasso, Arp, Braque, and Kandinsky. He began his formal artistic training at the Art Institute of Chicago. Upon graduating, Eldred further pursued his artistic career and moved to New York, refining his technique while continuing his education at the Art Students League, working under the likes of historically renowned artists Thomas Hart Benton, Guy Pene DuBois, Helen Gardner and Boris Anisfeld. In the 1930s, the artist taught at the Brooklyn Museum of Art under the WPA program. Eldred went on to study at the Atelier 17 and subsequently moved to Paris, and in doing so established his distinctive, signature painting style and content for which he became recognized. Eldred’s oeuvre has been collected and exhibited by numerous prestigious institutions including the Art Institute of Chicago, Detroit Museum of Fine Arts, Brooklyn Museum, Virginia Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum in New York and many others.

Condition

- wear and minor areas of paint loss throughout the edges of painting; minor toning, stretcher marks, negligible scratches, minor areas of craquelure and small spots of paint loss throughout the composition.

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Item #

19COL800-053