Lot #4 - Carl W. Brandien, 1886-1965 (USA)
Carl W. Brandien, 1886-1965 (USA)
Estimate: 1 000 - 2 000 £
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Lot Description
Carl W. Brandien (1886-1965).
Soochow, China. 1930.
Oil on canvas on cardboard, size 30 x 40 cm (11 3/4 inches x 15 3/4 inches). Frame dimensions 44 x 54 cm (17 1/3 inches x 21 1/4 inches).
Signed right and left.
Provenance: Carl William Brandien
Born of Danish Parents July 24, 1886 in New York City.
Father died when he was only a child and he was placed in an institution.
Served with the American Expeditionary Forces in France in WWI.
Honorably Discharged June 4, 1919.
Died January 1, 1965 Ft Lauderdale, FL.
1939 Exhibited at the Barbizon Plaza Art Gallery New York City in honor of the Worlds Fair July 1 - October 1.
1939 Exhibit at the Parkway in Vero Beach Florida, February 2 - 19th.
1939 Exhibit at the Housekeeper's Club of Coconut Grove Florida, April 19th - May 6th.
1940 Exhibit at the Prince George Hotel in New York City, June 10th - July 1st.
Exhibited at many other shows across the United States.
Won the following awards from the National Academy of Design:
Bronze Medal for life drawing. April 28, 1916.
Honorable Mention Painting. April 28, 1916.
3rd Prize Hallgarten Fund for Painting. April 28, 1917.
2nd Prize Hallgarten Fund for Composition. April 28, 1917.
llustrator for Life Magazine "A Bit of Old New York" other periodicals in the early 1900s.
Painted Murals for the Friar's Club and The Russian Club in New York City, The Officers Mess Hall at West Point, and the 1935 Auto Show at the Grand Central Palace in New York as well as other Restaurants.
Painting of opening night at the Metropolitan Opera was presented to famed director David Mannes and reportedly still hangs in the Met.
His painting "forgotten" is at the University of Georgia in Athens.
Member of Astor Lodge #603 Free and Accepted Masons.
Member of Phoenix Chapter # 2 Royal Arch Masons.
Partial list of his travels
1922 Naples Italy February 10
1922 Tunisia March 29
1922 Algiers March 31
1922 Madrid Spain June 17
1930 Japan Jan 29
1930 Hawaii March 25
1930 Singapore May 7
1930 Saigon June 6
1930 Ceylon July 28
1930 France Sept 4
1938 France Oct 8
1938 Monaco August 22
1938 Sydney Australia
Submitted by Carl Brechlin, Meriden, Connecticut, December 2005.
Soochow, China. 1930.
Oil on canvas on cardboard, size 30 x 40 cm (11 3/4 inches x 15 3/4 inches). Frame dimensions 44 x 54 cm (17 1/3 inches x 21 1/4 inches).
Signed right and left.
Provenance: Carl William Brandien
Born of Danish Parents July 24, 1886 in New York City.
Father died when he was only a child and he was placed in an institution.
Served with the American Expeditionary Forces in France in WWI.
Honorably Discharged June 4, 1919.
Died January 1, 1965 Ft Lauderdale, FL.
1939 Exhibited at the Barbizon Plaza Art Gallery New York City in honor of the Worlds Fair July 1 - October 1.
1939 Exhibit at the Parkway in Vero Beach Florida, February 2 - 19th.
1939 Exhibit at the Housekeeper's Club of Coconut Grove Florida, April 19th - May 6th.
1940 Exhibit at the Prince George Hotel in New York City, June 10th - July 1st.
Exhibited at many other shows across the United States.
Won the following awards from the National Academy of Design:
Bronze Medal for life drawing. April 28, 1916.
Honorable Mention Painting. April 28, 1916.
3rd Prize Hallgarten Fund for Painting. April 28, 1917.
2nd Prize Hallgarten Fund for Composition. April 28, 1917.
llustrator for Life Magazine "A Bit of Old New York" other periodicals in the early 1900s.
Painted Murals for the Friar's Club and The Russian Club in New York City, The Officers Mess Hall at West Point, and the 1935 Auto Show at the Grand Central Palace in New York as well as other Restaurants.
Painting of opening night at the Metropolitan Opera was presented to famed director David Mannes and reportedly still hangs in the Met.
His painting "forgotten" is at the University of Georgia in Athens.
Member of Astor Lodge #603 Free and Accepted Masons.
Member of Phoenix Chapter # 2 Royal Arch Masons.
Partial list of his travels
1922 Naples Italy February 10
1922 Tunisia March 29
1922 Algiers March 31
1922 Madrid Spain June 17
1930 Japan Jan 29
1930 Hawaii March 25
1930 Singapore May 7
1930 Saigon June 6
1930 Ceylon July 28
1930 France Sept 4
1938 France Oct 8
1938 Monaco August 22
1938 Sydney Australia
Submitted by Carl Brechlin, Meriden, Connecticut, December 2005.
Conditions
Good condition. According to age.
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