Description: FANTASTIC ANTIQUE MID CENTURY MODERN EXPRESSIONIST WATERCOLOR PAINTING ON BOARD BY ESTEEMED MODERNIST PAINTER HAROLD FRANK (American 1917-1995) THIS WORK DEPICTS A PORTRAIT OF PRETTY WOMAN BRILLIANTLY RENDERED IN THE MODERNIST ABSTRACT STYLE. EXCELLENT OVERALL CONDITION. DIMENSIONS: 14” x 14” Harold Frank Born: 1917 - Southampton, England Died: 1995 - Los Angeles, California Known for: Abstract expressionist painting Harold Frank was an American painter renown for his paintings of the female face and figure. Harold Frank was born in South Hampton, England in the year 1917. Frank and his family immigrated to the United States when he was four years old in 1921. The artist was considered an abstract expressionist painter. Harold Frank was raised in the tenements of New York and exhibited a talent for drawing at an early age. After a stint in the army, he traveled to Paris to study and returned to New York in the 50's. He attended the New York Art Students League, the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, Chouinard Art Institute and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn, who had a lasting influence on his work. Other artists who influenced him included Matisse, Rouault, Picasso and De Kooning. The artist worked in oils, acrylics, and mixed media. Harold Frank passed away in 1995. Education: National Academy of Design, New York, 1936; Art Students League, New York, 1937; Pratt Institute Brooklyn, New York; Chouinard Art Institute, Los Angeles; University of California, Los Angeles. Selected Awards: John Marin Memorial Award, Watercolor USA, 1968; Honor Award, University of Judaism, School of Fine Arts, Los Angeles, California, 1969; Certificate of Merit, National Academy of Design, New York, 1975 All California Show, Laguna Beach Museum of Art, Laguna Beach, California, 1976; Grumbacher Award, National Watercolor Society, 1976; The Adolph and Clara Obrig Prize, National Academy of Design, New York, 1977, 1978; Miles Blatt Award, National Watercolor Society, 1979; Certificate of Merit, Watercolor USA Honor Society, 1986.
Price: 1200 USD
Location: Pasadena, California
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Artist: Harold Frank
Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work
Signed By: Harold Frank
Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Region of Origin: US
Framing: Framed
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Year of Production: 1960s
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Width (Inches): 14”
Style: Abstract, Expressionism, Figurative Art, Modernism
Painting Surface: Paper
Features: Framed, Signed
Culture: Modernism
Handmade: Yes
Time Period Produced: 1960-1969
Signed: Yes
Color: Multi-Color
Period: Mid Century
Material: Watercolor
Subject: Portrait, Woman
Type: Painting
Height (Inches): 14”
Theme: Woman Portrait, Art
Production Technique: Watercolor Painting
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
