Seymour Fogel (American, 1911-1984). Night Fire, 1956. Oil on Masonite. 48 x 72 inches (121.9 x 182....

Description

Seymour Fogel (American, 1911-1984)
Night Fire, 1956
Oil on Masonite
48 x 72 inches (121.9 x 182.9 cm)
Signed and dated lower left: Fogel 56

PROVENANCE:
David Dike, Dallas.

Seymour Fogel was a New York city native having studied at the Art Students League and the National Academy of design. After graduating, Fogel apprenticed with Mexican muralist Diego Rivera who introduced the young artist to styles and cultures outside of New York. Seymour Fogel was commissioned several murals by the Works Progress Administration and the Federal Art Project. In the mid 1940s, Fogel took up teaching at the University of Texas at Austin and became a keystone to the Texas Modernism movement along with his friends, Charles Umlauf and Kelly Fearing. Fogel returned to the Northeast in his later years, however, his influence on Texas Art is still felt today.


Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000.

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