Taos Light
Type:Painting
Size:20.00" x 20.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Unsigned
Carl E Woolsey ART FOR SALE
1902 Danville, Illinois - 1965. Known for: Landscape, miniature paintings.
Born and raised in Danville, Illinois, he moved to Indianapolis in 1921 and then lived briefly in Long Beach, California. In Indianapolis he saw an exhibition of Taos, New Mexico painting by Walter... Read full biography
Born and raised in Danville, Illinois, he moved to Indianapolis in 1921 and then lived briefly in Long Beach, California. In Indianapolis he saw an exhibition of Taos, New Mexico painting by Walter Ufer. From 1927 to 1934, he lived in Taos, as did his brothers, including artist, Wood, and parents.... Read full biography
Born and raised in Danville, Illinois, he moved to Indianapolis in 1921 and then lived briefly in Long Beach, California. In Indianapolis he saw an exhibition of Taos, New Mexico painting by Walter Ufer. From 1927 to 1934, he lived in Taos, as did his brothers, including artist, Wood, and parents. The father successfully promoted his sons' paintings, and they won awards in New York and Indiana, including for Carl the Hallgarten Prize in 1931 from the National Academy. Carl worked with Ufer,... Read full biography
Born and raised in Danville, Illinois, he moved to Indianapolis in 1921 and then lived briefly in Long Beach, California. In Indianapolis he saw an exhibition of Taos, New Mexico painting by Walter Ufer. From 1927 to 1934, he lived in Taos, as did his brothers, including artist, Wood, and parents. The father successfully promoted his sons' paintings, and they won awards in New York and Indiana, including for Carl the Hallgarten Prize in 1931 from the National Academy. Carl worked with Ufer, using his studio and also worked for the WPA. Economics took the family back to Indianapolis. He also lived in Connecticut and Pennsylvania.... Read full biography
Born and raised in Danville, Illinois, he moved to Indianapolis in 1921 and then lived briefly in Long Beach, California. In Indianapolis he saw an exhibition of Taos, New Mexico painting by Walter Ufer. From 1927 to 1934, he lived in Taos, as did his brothers, including artist, Wood, and parents. The father successfully promoted his sons' paintings, and they won awards in New York and Indiana, including for Carl the Hallgarten Prize in 1931 from the National Academy. Carl worked with Ufer, using his studio and also worked for the WPA. Economics took the family back to Indianapolis. He also lived in Connecticut and Pennsylvania.... Read full biography
Carl E Woolsey - Art for Sale (3 available)
Blue Mountains
Type:Painting
Size:17.00" x 20.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Left
Notes:
Exhibited: Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis, "Hoosier in Taos: The Woolsey Brothers", 1998
Taos Scene (New Mexico Landscape with Adobe)
Type:Painting
Year:circa 1930
Size:10.50" x 12.50"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Left
Notes:
"Taos Scene" by Carl Woolsey, original modernist landscape painting from the early 20th Century. Oil painting on board, signed by the artist, lower left. Presented in a custom hand-carved gold leaf frame, outer dimensions measure 15.5 x 17.5 inches. Image size is 10.5 x 12.5 inches.