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"Under the El" painting by Dorothy Van Loan (American, 1904-1999)

Creator: Dorothy Van Loan
Offered by: 2220 Antiques

Description
Brilliantly painted in a palette of canary yellow, orange-red, browns and blues, this WPA-period painting of an open-air market under the Market-Frankford elevated train line ("the El") in Philadelphia was executed by Dorothy Van Loan, one of America's most talented -- and under-appreciated -- Modernist painters. Van Loan includes produce vendors and another vendor selling shoes and coats, with a line of vividly-hued row houses behind the scene and the heavy steel of the El overhead. The artist studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and exhibited at the Carnegie Institute, Mint Museum of Art, Los Angeles Museum of Art, and the Washington Watercolor Club. Her art reminds us of the pioneering work of another woman artist of the period -- Marguerite Zorach. The painting is initialed in the lower righthand corner of the painting, which is oil on canvas measuring 16" x 24" without frame.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	Oil on canvas
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Realism, Other , Color
Dealer Reference #:	2993
Incollect Reference #:	759020

Dimensions

W.	31 in;	H.	22.5 in;	D.	1.5 in;
W.	78.74 cm;	H.	57.15 cm;	D.	3.81 cm;

Message from Seller:

2220 Antiques is the latest merchant to locate to the recently opened 100,000 square foot Antique and Design Center “Showrooms 2220”, in Philadelphia, PA. The proprietor of 2220 Antiques is an international buyer, traveling extensively over the past thirty-five years cultivating a refined eye for good design