Francis Criss
Americana, 1933
Signed and dated at lower left: CRISS 33
Oil on Masonite
21 1/2 x 33 1/4 inches
54.6 x 84.5 cm
54.6 x 84.5 cm
Provenance
The artist, until 1940; toPrivate collection, New York, until 1982; to
[Richard York Gallery, New York, 1982]; to
Private collection, Dallas, 1982 until the present
Exhibitions
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, First Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Sculpture, Watercolors and Prints, December 5, 1933-January 11, 1934, no. 102 // Ehrich-Newhouse Gallery, New York, Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings by Members of An American Group, March 14-April 4, 1936 // The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Restructured Reality: The 1930s Paintings of Francis Criss, August 4, 2001-April 14, 2002, illus.Literature
Charles F. Danver, "Pittsburghesque: Postmarks," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 22, 1935, p. 10 // Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, April 12, 1936, AAA, roll N70-34, frame 753 // Musée d'art moderne de la ville de Paris, Leger et L'Esprit Moderne (1918-1931), Paris: Societé des Amis du Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1982, p. 185, illus. fig. 12 // Michael O'Sullivan, "A Few Great Paintings From Francis Criss," The Washington Post Weekend, August 10, 2001, p. 31 // Gail Stavitsky, "Francis Criss in the 1930s: A Rare Synthesis of Realism and Abstraction," Restructured Reality: The 1930s Paintings of Francis Criss, Washington, D.C.: The Corcoran Gallery of Art, 2001Publications
Courtesy of Demo Gallery
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