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1907 Naples, Italy - 2003 Shelter Island, New York. Known for: Silverpoint, modernist cityscape and figure painting.
August Mosca, an urban realist, was born in Naples, Italy in 1909. He exhibited at the American Institute of Arts & Letters, Brooklyn Museum, Butler Institute of Art, California Palace of the Legion... Read full biography
August Mosca, an urban realist, was born in Naples, Italy in 1909. He exhibited at the American Institute of Arts & Letters, Brooklyn Museum, Butler Institute of Art, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Feragil Gallery, Metropolitan Museum, Museum of Modern Art, New York Cultural Center and... Read full biography
August Mosca, an urban realist, was born in Naples, Italy in 1909. He exhibited at the American Institute of Arts & Letters, Brooklyn Museum, Butler Institute of Art, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Feragil Gallery, Metropolitan Museum, Museum of Modern Art, New York Cultural Center and the Parrish Art Museum. It has been said of his work that Mosca, "exults in the energy and voltage of the urban scene . In contrast, his landscapes are languorous, opulent and sensual . his drawings,... Read full biography
August Mosca, an urban realist, was born in Naples, Italy in 1909. He exhibited at the American Institute of Arts & Letters, Brooklyn Museum, Butler Institute of Art, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Feragil Gallery, Metropolitan Museum, Museum of Modern Art, New York Cultural Center and the Parrish Art Museum. It has been said of his work that Mosca, "exults in the energy and voltage of the urban scene . In contrast, his landscapes are languorous, opulent and sensual . his drawings, delicate filigrees in silverpoint and ink. A painter for all seasons, Mosca seamlessly blends classical principles, abstract clarity and Italian light to produce paintings of astonishing vigor, variety and luminosity.". Credits:. Grand Central Art... Read full biography
August Mosca, an urban realist, was born in Naples, Italy in 1909. He exhibited at the American Institute of Arts & Letters, Brooklyn Museum, Butler Institute of Art, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Feragil Gallery, Metropolitan Museum, Museum of Modern Art, New York Cultural Center and the Parrish Art Museum. It has been said of his work that Mosca, "exults in the energy and voltage of the urban scene . In contrast, his landscapes are languorous, opulent and sensual . his drawings, delicate filigrees in silverpoint and ink. A painter for all seasons, Mosca seamlessly blends classical principles, abstract clarity and Italian light to produce paintings of astonishing vigor, variety and luminosity.". Credits:. Grand Central Art Galleries... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
Art Media
- •Colored Pencil
- •Crayon, Crayola Drawing
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Oil Paint
- •Silverpoint Drawing
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Contemporary Impressionism, After 1940
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Human Head Images, Portrait Heads, Faces
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •New York City
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Still Life
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Italy
- •Provincetown, Massachusetts
Art Association
- •New Haven Paint & Clay Club
Art Teacher
- •Joseph Stella
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Grand Central School of Art, Student
- •Pratt Institute of Art, Brooklyn, Student
- •Yale University School of Fine Art and Architecture, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Italian
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Ferargil Galleries, New York City
- •Grand Central Art Galleries, New York City
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Paint and Clay Club-
- •Provincetown Art Association
Exhibition of Museum
- •Brooklyn Museum of Art
- •Metropolitan Museum of Art