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Jeffrey Tillou Antiques
39 West Street
Litchfield, CT 08759 , United States
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August Mosca (1909-2002)
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Description
August Mosca (1909-2003), American
George Washington Bridge, 1941.
Signed (l.l.): August Mosca/1941.
Pencil and gouache on paper. 22 ¼” x 13”, 30 ¼” x 21” with frame.
Very good overall condition.
Provenance: Private Collection, New Jersey.
August Mosca, an urban realist, was born in Naples, Italy in 1909 and emigrated to the United States with his family in 1911. He attended Yale School of Fine Arts and the Pratt Institute. In 1937 he met Joseph Stella who encouraged him to paint the city in a form which would reflect himself. 1939 saw the completion of Mr. Mosca’s first paintings of New York City bridges and subways. His work reveals his goal of understanding the human spirit; its creations, and its relation to nature. Mosca seamlessly blends classical principles, abstract clarity, and Italian light to produce paintings of astonishing vigor, variety and luminosity as shown in this example.
Item ID: WoA-WoP-GP 009 -
More Information
Documentation: Signed Origin: United States Period: 1920-1949 Materials: Pencil and Gouache on paper Condition: Good. Creation Date: 1941 Styles / Movements: Realism, Color Dealer Reference #: WoA-WoP-GP 009 Incollect Reference #: 746989 -
Dimensions
W. 21 in; H. 30.25 in; W. 53.34 cm; H. 76.84 cm;
Message from Seller:
Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.
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