ArtistFeredenthal, David

Artist Years1914-1958

Artist NationalityAmerican

TitleSherry

Year1960-70

MediumDrawing > Pencil/Graphite

DimensionsSheet: 14.5 X 12.3 inches

Accession NumberRC1544

NotesFredenthal was born April 27, 1914 in Detroit, Michigan. He attended the Cranbrook Academy of Art, 1935–38; Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Summer, 1936. He was awarded a fellowship for foreign travel and study, Museum of Modern Art, 1935. He had a one man show at Detroit Artists Market, 1934 and at the University of Michigan, 1935. He exhibited at Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan Artists Exhibition, Musée du Jeu de Paume (Paris). He was awarded first watercolor prize, Michigan Artists Exhibition, 1936. He is represented in the permanent collections of the Addison Gallery, Milwaukee Art Institute, Flint Art Institute, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Detroit Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Museum of Modern Art.
(source: Guggenheim Foundation)

Note:
This magnificent portrait shows Fredenthal's incredible power for portraiture. The subject is Sherry, a young, attractive African-American woman also depicted by John Wilson (1922-2015) in 1976. The identity of the sitter is a mystery, known to major Boston and New York artists alike, she must have been prominent in the art world of the 1960s-70s. Any help from viewers with any knowledge of Sherry will be greatly appreciated.
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Price $2,500.00

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