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Fritz Wilhelm Faiss Abstract Expressionist Painting on Board
Offered for sale is an abstract expressionist painting attributed to Fritz Faiss. …
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Fritz Wilhelm Faiss Abstract Expressionist Painting on Board
Offered for sale is an abstract expressionist painting attributed to Fritz Faiss. The painting was purchased from an individual who purchased it from his family. Fritz Wilhelm Faiss (March 6, 1905 – October 1, 1981) was a German-American abstract expressionist artist who settled in California.
The artist is a well-recognized artist with his own Wikipedia page.
Faiss was born in the Black Forest section of Germany. He studied at the Bauhaus, where he was influenced by various artists including Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky, as well as the Stuttgart Academy of Fine Arts.
Faiss flourished in his art and teaching until the Nazis took power, and thereafter he was viewed by the German government as a degenerate. He was harassed by the Gestapo and forbidden to work as an artist, and much of his artwork was destroyed. Eventually he was sent by the Nazis to a forced labor camp, where he spent about a year and became very ill. After the war, he returned to his art and teaching.
In 1951, he emigrated to the United States, where he settled in Pasadena, California. He became renowned for his hot wax artwork known as encaustic painting, but he also became an expert painter in many styles. He taught at UCLA and Otis Art Institute and eventually became a tenured professor of art at California State University, Northridge, where he retired as professor emeritus in 1973. His artwork has been installed and exhibited throughout the world, including France, Italy, Germany, England, and the United States.
17”w x 13” t x 1”d
The painting is in the original frame.
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- Dimensions
- 17ʺW × 1ʺD × 13ʺH
- Styles
- Abstract
- Frame Type
- Framed
- Period
- 1980s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Masonite Board
- Paint
- Wood
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Blue
- Condition Notes
- original condition with minor age wear patina original condition with minor age wear patina less
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