Leo Russell VINTAGE ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST PAINTING MID CENTURY MODERN NY MOMA

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Leo Russell VINTAGE ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST PAINTING MID CENTURY MODERN NY MOMA:
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Leo Russell VINTAGE ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST PAINTING MID CENTURY MODERN NY MOMA
This is an original gouache painting on paper, mounted on canvas by renowned artist Leo Russell. We have a collection of original works by the artist.
ARTIST: Leo Russell 1917-1985LIVED/ACTIVE: New YorkKNOWN FOR: modernist painting, sculptureSIGNED: signed and dated at lower left 1961
CONDITION: Good condition. Some small tears and ripples at edges. Please see all photos.SIZE: Measures 20.5\" x 16.5\" totalin frame. Image measures 16\" x 13\".
BIOGRAPHY: Russell was born Chicago, July 9th, 1917 to Fanya and Solomon Scheinman. His parents were active with a group of émigré intellectuals who influenced and encouraged young Leo to develop his creative energies and capabilities. At age ten, young Leo studied with the Russian academician Arloff, with whom he developed his keen sense of observation; he already saw the world with his own perspective and feeling.

In 1929, the family moved to New York City. Leo was enrolled in the school of allied arts, where he studied with the stage designer Eugene Dunkel, and with the Russian Futurist painter David Burliuck. Later Leo attended Textile High School, where he gained skill in Carpentry, drafting, sculpture and metalwork. After finishing high school Leo studied painting restoration at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, employing some of the techniques of the old masters.

Leo taught arts and crafts through the WPA program at several New York City Locations. On the basis of this work, his life-long preoccupation with teaching as a form of human contact was firmly rooted. During this period he studied graphic design with Tony Valanos and Jan Bowles, his own execution reflecting the \"ash can\" school of social realism. When the WPA arts project was suspended, he devoted himself full-time to painting, graphics, and teaching.

In 1938, Leo met the Baroness von R, as a result he received a small monthly stipend from the museum of Non-Objective Art. Leo Russell sold two wood sculptures to Solomon Guggenheim, works that became part of the permanent collection. He participated in a Group Show at the museum with Mondrian, Calder and many Abstract Artists from Europe and America.
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