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Bernard Arnest
1950s Framed Abstract Still Life Oil Painting, Blue Green Black Orange White

1959

About the Item

Untitled (Fruit, Leaves, Spotted Cloth) oil on canvas painting signed by Bernard Arnest (1917-1986) from 1959. Abstracted still life featuring fruit and leaves on a purple/grey background. Presented in a custom frame measuring 43 x 36 ¾ inches, image size measures 40 x 34 inches. Expedited and International shipping is available - please contact us for a quote. About the Artist: A Denver native, Arnest studied with Helen Perry at East High School who is accredited to having identified many of Colorado’s talented artists. At Perry’s recommendation Arnest benefited from supplemental instruction at the newly founded Kirkland School of Art and at the School of Fine Art and Design operated by Colorado artist Frank Mechau. Following graduation from East, Arnest enrolled at the Broadmoor Art Academy in Colorado Springs, where he studied with Boardman Robinson and Henry Varnum Poor. In 1940 Arnest was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship in painting which he spent in San Francisco. That same year San Francisco Museum of Art had a one-man show for Arnest, the first of many in his professional career. Other exhibitions included the Whitney Museum, Corcoran Gallery of Art, National Academy of Design, Carnegie Museum of Art and the Minneapolis Institute of Art. After the war he worked for two years in New York City and began a thirty-nine-year affiliation with Kraushaar Galleries who also showed the likes of George Luks, John Sloan, Maurice Prendergast and many more iconic artists. Arnest was represented by Kraushaar until his death in 1986. In 1957-1982, Bernard Arnest became professor and chairman of the art department at Colorado College in Colorado Springs.
  • Creator:
    Bernard Arnest (1917 - 1986, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1959
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 43 in (109.22 cm)Width: 36.75 in (93.35 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Framing:
    Frame Included
    Framing Options Available
  • Condition:
    very good condition.
  • Gallery Location:
    Denver, CO
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 266261stDibs: LU27311363122

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