Bror Utter (American, 1913-1993). Woman Dreaming. Etching. 7-3/8 x 10-1/4 inches (18.7 x 26.0 cm) (image). Ed. 7/30. Sig...

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Bror Utter (American, 1913-1993)
Woman Dreaming
Etching
7-3/8 x 10-1/4 inches (18.7 x 26.0 cm) (image)
Ed. 7/30
Signed, titled, and numbered in pencil in lower margin

Bror Utter was a leading member of a group of modernists called the Fort Worth Circle, who began dominating the avant-garde art scene in the 1930s and 1940s. According to one newspaper clipping, "two things chiefly distinguish Utter's work. One is his sophisticated way with color and texture. The other is his ability to discover extraordinary things in ordinary forms and express his discoveries with grace and wit." Utter was born in Fort Worth and studied under Sallie Gillespie as a teenager. While working in his father's lithograph plant in the 1930s, he studied under Wade Jolly at the Fort Worth School of Fine Arts. In 1940, he attended the Colorado Fine Arts Center. Utter taught at numerous Fort Worth institutions, including the Fort Worth Art Center and Texas Wesleyan College, while also working as a full-time painter and master print-maker. Utter's works have been extensively exhibited in institutions across the United States.


More information about Utter, Bror. See also: Bror Alexander Utter Artist.

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