"Poker Chip Construction"
Type:Other
Year:c. 1950
Size:11.00" x 8.00"
Medium:Ivory
Signed:Lower Right
Charles Frederic Ramsey ART FOR SALE
1875 Pont-Aven, Brittany, France - 1951 New Hope, Pennsylvania. Known for: Landscape- to modernist, portrait.
Charles Frederic Ramsey (1875-1951) was the earliest artist to champion the radical ideas of abstraction within the established Impressionist art colony of New Hope, Pennsylvania. Although some of... Read full biography
Charles Frederic Ramsey (1875-1951) was the earliest artist to champion the radical ideas of abstraction within the established Impressionist art colony of New Hope, Pennsylvania. Although some of Ramsey's innovative paintings were just as avant-garde as those of leading New York modernists, his... Read full biography
Charles Frederic Ramsey (1875-1951) was the earliest artist to champion the radical ideas of abstraction within the established Impressionist art colony of New Hope, Pennsylvania. Although some of Ramsey's innovative paintings were just as avant-garde as those of leading New York modernists, his work was virtually unknown outside of the New Hope colony. Omitted from all of the major exhibition catalogues devoted to American abstract paintings over the past thirty years, with the exception of... Read full biography
Charles Frederic Ramsey (1875-1951) was the earliest artist to champion the radical ideas of abstraction within the established Impressionist art colony of New Hope, Pennsylvania. Although some of Ramsey's innovative paintings were just as avant-garde as those of leading New York modernists, his work was virtually unknown outside of the New Hope colony. Omitted from all of the major exhibition catalogues devoted to American abstract paintings over the past thirty years, with the exception of one with regional focus, Charles Ramsey's ambitious and daring modernist work is now fertile material for criticism and acclaim. As early as 1953 (if two years after his death can be deemed "early"), critic Frederick Walker recognized Ramsey's talent... Read full biography
Charles Frederic Ramsey (1875-1951) was the earliest artist to champion the radical ideas of abstraction within the established Impressionist art colony of New Hope, Pennsylvania. Although some of Ramsey's innovative paintings were just as avant-garde as those of leading New York modernists, his work was virtually unknown outside of the New Hope colony. Omitted from all of the major exhibition catalogues devoted to American abstract paintings over the past thirty years, with the exception of one with regional focus, Charles Ramsey's ambitious and daring modernist work is now fertile material for criticism and acclaim. As early as 1953 (if two years after his death can be deemed "early"), critic Frederick Walker recognized Ramsey's talent and importance when he wrote, "While little is known to the public at large because of his policy of not showing in popular exhibits, Mr. Ramsey... Read full biography
Charles Frederic Ramsey - Art for Sale (2 available)
Abstract composition
Type:Painting
Size:20.00" x 16.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
Condition Blacklight: No evidence of restoration. The surface is dirty in accordance with its age.