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M Lenson Man Sythe Portrait Sketch Charcoal 20C
Description: Charcoal with white chalk on tan paper, framed (no glass). Signed lower right: "Lenson". Dimensions: Paper: 24 x 18in. Frame: 24 3/4 x 18 3/4in. Weight: 10oz. (Box G) Condition: Paper loose in frame. Slight darkening to paper throughout. Extensive foxing to paper scattered throughout image, most significant in upper right corner. Three nail-hole sized areas of loss to paper, one located in each of the lower corners and the third in the upper right corner of paper. Light scratches to surface throughout. Otherwise, good condition overall. Artist's Biography:
Michael Lenson (1903-1971) has gained widespread recognition as one of America's most important realist painters.Born in Russia, Lenson emigrated to America in 1911. While a student at the National Academy of Design in 1928, he won the coveted $10,000 Chaloner Paris Prize which paid for four years of study in London (Slade School of Art), Paris (Academie des Beaux Arts) and the Netherlands. While abroad, his works were exhibited in the Autumn and Spring Parisian Salons and other venue. Upon his return to America, Lenson won critical acclaim in one-man shows in Manhattan's Kende, Bonestell and other galleries. When the Great Depression stuck, he became director of WPA mural projects for the state of New Jersey. He completed major murals for Newark City Hall, The Verona Sanatarium, Weequahic High School in Newark, New Jersey, and the Post Office in Mount Hope, West Virginia. Who Was Who in American Art calls Lenson "New Jersey's most important muralist." Michael Lenson was a man of many talents. "The Realm of Art," a weekly column he wrote for The Newark Sunday News from 1956-1971, established Lenson as "New Jersey's most distinguished art critic," according to scholar William Gerdts. Lenson painted and exhibited extensively until his death in 1971. His works are in the collections of the RISD Museum, The Maier Museum of American Art, The Johnson Museum at Cornell, The Newark Museum, The Montclair Art Museum, the Wolfsonian Collection and many others. [Source: ]
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