Lot #178 - Revington Arthur, 1908-1986 (USA)

Revington Arthur, 1908-1986 (USA)

Estimate: 2 000 - 4 000 £

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Lot Description

Revington Arthur (1908-1986). DeSade in the Basket, 1969. Acrylic on canvas, size 169 x 111,5 cm (66 1/2 x 44 inches). Unframed. (Revington Arthur was born in Stamford, Connecticut, where he grew up in the Glenbrook neighborhood. He started his education at The Grand Central School of Art in New York from 1927 until 1930. During the summers of 1928 through 1930 he attended the George P. Ennis Summer School of Art in Eastport, Maine where he studied antique drawing, portrait painting, life painting, drawing, illustration, anatomy, graphics, modeling, and design. In the summer of 1931, Arthur attended the Art Students League in New York. In the summer of 1945, he took the summer extension course in art history at Columbia University. While attending school, he also studied under notable artists such as George Luks, George Bridgeman, Arshile Gorky, Kimon Nicholaides, and Grant Reynard. All of this resulted in important practical experience and allowed him to explore different styles that influenced his work. Studied: Art Students League; Grand Central School of Art, with George Luks, George P. Ennis; Eastport Summer School of Art, with Arshile Gorky; Columbia University Extension; also, with K. Nicolaides. Exhibited: Carnegie Institute, 1931, 1943, 1944, 1945; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1932, 1934, 1937; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1944, 1946; Whitney Museum of American Art, 1945; Brooklyn Museum, 1931, 1943; Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1939, 1941; Walker Arts Center, 1943, 1944; Silvermine Guild, 1944 (prize) 1955 (solo); Critics Armory Show, 1945; Critics Choice, Cincinnati, 1945; National Academy of Design, 1944; New Haven Paint & Clay Club, 1948 (prize), 1955 (prize); Des Moines Art Center, 1950; Delgado Museum of Art, 1951; Connecticut Watercolor Society, 1951 (prize); New England Exh., 1953 (Stonehenge award); Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, 1955 (prize); Salons of America; Society of Independent Artists. Member: Audubon Artists; Silvermine Guild; Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts; New Orleans Art Association; Connecticut Watercolor Society; American Watercolor Society; Darien Guild of Art.Work: Brooklyn Museum; Telfair Academy of Art; Walker Art Center; Wilmington Society of Fine Art; Florida Southern College; Rollins College; Ford Motor Co. Positions: Director, Chautauqua Art Center, 1944-83; Associate Director, Silvermine Art School, 1951-; Director, The New England Exh., 1950-; Director, 1st Nat. Pr. Exh., Silvermine Guild, 1956-; Instructor, Syracuse University courses at Chautauqua Art Center, 1953-; Instructor, Silvermine School of Art, 1951-; Instructor, New York University courses at Chautauqua, 1944-1952.)