Still Life of a Hand Holding an Egg
Type:Painting
Year:1931
Size:16.00" x 10.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
Signed on the lower right and dated 1931 Oil on Board, and in the original frame
Charles Houghton Howard ART FOR SALE
1899 Montclair, New Jersey - 1978 Bagni Di Lucca, Italy. Known for: Non objective biomorphic-surreal shapes.
Charles Houghton Howard was born in Montclair, NJ on Jan. 2, 1899, the son of Mary Robertson Bradbury and John Galen Howard. The Howard family moved to California in 1902 and, after graduating from... Read full biography
Charles Houghton Howard was born in Montclair, NJ on Jan. 2, 1899, the son of Mary Robertson Bradbury and John Galen Howard. The Howard family moved to California in 1902 and, after graduating from Berkeley High School, Charles entered UC where he majored in journalism. While on a summer holiday in... Read full biography
Charles Houghton Howard was born in Montclair, NJ on Jan. 2, 1899, the son of Mary Robertson Bradbury and John Galen Howard. The Howard family moved to California in 1902 and, after graduating from Berkeley High School, Charles entered UC where he majored in journalism. While on a summer holiday in Europe in 1924, he met artist Grant Wood who influenced his decision to abandon a writing career and become a painter. Returning to NYC, he began painting and remained a self-taught artist. Although... Read full biography
Charles Houghton Howard was born in Montclair, NJ on Jan. 2, 1899, the son of Mary Robertson Bradbury and John Galen Howard. The Howard family moved to California in 1902 and, after graduating from Berkeley High School, Charles entered UC where he majored in journalism. While on a summer holiday in Europe in 1924, he met artist Grant Wood who influenced his decision to abandon a writing career and become a painter. Returning to NYC, he began painting and remained a self-taught artist. Although most of his career was spent as a resident of NYC and London, after 1927 he made many trips back to visit his family in California. He exhibited regularly with the San Francisco Art Assn, Galerie Beaux Arts, and with brothers Robert and John. A... Read full biography
Charles Houghton Howard was born in Montclair, NJ on Jan. 2, 1899, the son of Mary Robertson Bradbury and John Galen Howard. The Howard family moved to California in 1902 and, after graduating from Berkeley High School, Charles entered UC where he majored in journalism. While on a summer holiday in Europe in 1924, he met artist Grant Wood who influenced his decision to abandon a writing career and become a painter. Returning to NYC, he began painting and remained a self-taught artist. Although most of his career was spent as a resident of NYC and London, after 1927 he made many trips back to visit his family in California. He exhibited regularly with the San Francisco Art Assn, Galerie Beaux Arts, and with brothers Robert and John. A modernist, his works are often surreal or abstract. During the WWII years he lived in San Francisco and taught at the CSFA in 1945. After the war he... Read full biography
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