"The Shipyard, Winter"
Type:Painting
Year:1913
Size:29.00" x 36.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Left
Notes:
Complemented by a hand-carved and gilt period frame. Illustrated in "New Hope for American Art", page 568.
Frederick Wagner ART FOR SALE
1864 Port Kentucky, Pennsylvania - 1940 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Known for: Marine, urban landscape-genre painting.
A native of Pennsylvania, Frederick Wagner was a painter of impressionist urban scenes, often views of Philadelphia. His many cityscapes including views of bridges and skyscapes were a distinct genre... Read full biography
A native of Pennsylvania, Frederick Wagner was a painter of impressionist urban scenes, often views of Philadelphia. His many cityscapes including views of bridges and skyscapes were a distinct genre in the United States at the turn of the 20th century, and he began these subjects as early as 1906.... Read full biography
A native of Pennsylvania, Frederick Wagner was a painter of impressionist urban scenes, often views of Philadelphia. His many cityscapes including views of bridges and skyscapes were a distinct genre in the United States at the turn of the 20th century, and he began these subjects as early as 1906. The suggestion of many of his paintings is that the city is overwhelming and that human beings are diminished in importance and fragile. He was born in Valley Forge and became a student of Thomas... Read full biography
A native of Pennsylvania, Frederick Wagner was a painter of impressionist urban scenes, often views of Philadelphia. His many cityscapes including views of bridges and skyscapes were a distinct genre in the United States at the turn of the 20th century, and he began these subjects as early as 1906. The suggestion of many of his paintings is that the city is overwhelming and that human beings are diminished in importance and fragile. He was born in Valley Forge and became a student of Thomas Eakins at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from 1879 to 1884. He worked as an illustrator for the Philadelphia Press, spent time in the West, and returned to Philadelphia in 1902. There he was influenced by Robert Henri, William Glackens, and... Read full biography
A native of Pennsylvania, Frederick Wagner was a painter of impressionist urban scenes, often views of Philadelphia. His many cityscapes including views of bridges and skyscapes were a distinct genre in the United States at the turn of the 20th century, and he began these subjects as early as 1906. The suggestion of many of his paintings is that the city is overwhelming and that human beings are diminished in importance and fragile. He was born in Valley Forge and became a student of Thomas Eakins at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from 1879 to 1884. He worked as an illustrator for the Philadelphia Press, spent time in the West, and returned to Philadelphia in 1902. There he was influenced by Robert Henri, William Glackens, and John Sloan who espoused realism in subject matter and rebellion against the romantic aura of impressionism. His working method was to sket... Read full biography
Frederick Wagner - Art for Sale (2 available)
Winter Scene Attributed to Frederick Wagner
Type:Painting
Year:1935
Size:20.00" x 24.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Monogram
Notes:
Frederick Wagner a scene of Pennsylvania, Label on verso First Annual Exhibition 1935 Transigram Sound Studio, the following in pencil: titled Winter Scene (Snow Scene) "Fred Wagner" 1022 Ridgedale Dr. Beverly Hills"; this was the address in 1935 of Donald Ayres 1904-1985 IA artist who exhibited at Beaux Arts in NY in 1929. After removing layers of varnish and dirt the monogram "FW" was found in the right hand corner "FW".