Lester Epstein, Abstract Expressionist, 1953, Mixed Media

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An early american abstract mixed media / ink on woven paper of three abstract figures. American abstract artist lester epstein … Read more An early american abstract mixed media / ink on woven paper of three abstract figures. American abstract artist lester epstein (1919 -1963 ) signed and dated 1953.

professionally mounted in a contemporary chrome frame with uv glass .

american artist lester epstein 1919-1963

lester epstein made an important contribution to early american abstract expressionist & experimental art .painting during the late 1940s early 1950s at the very beginning of the american abstract expressionist art movement .

lester was born in st louis usa on the 4th sept 1919 & later attended washington university . He spent 4 years in the us army during ww2 serving in the pacific.

in 1950 he set off for a mexican fishing village where he lived for 9 months painting furiously creating a large number of paintings . While in mexico he was discovered and became good friends with the british artist john rattenbury skeaping ra , first husband of the sculptor barbara hepworth . On the recommendation of john skeaping , lester epstein received a scholarship at royal college of art in london england . John skeaping described lester as having a rare talent and deserved to be well known while is was still alive . John skeaping lester epstein went on to hold several joint exhibitions .

lester epstein also held exhibitions in mexico, america , london , travelling extensively throughout europe .

on returning to the united states , lester became an integral part of the artistic community in new orleans and was known by some as the st louis gauguin .

lester epstein also worked at the delgado museum as registrar .

the delgado museum in new orleans held a retrospective exhibit of his work in 1964 following his unexpected death in 1963 at 44 years of age.



dimensions:

framed: 54 cm height x 65 cm width x 2cm depth

unframed: 38.5 cm height x 49 cm width
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