Helen Wagner Malta Lithograph WPA Signed #26, 13/20, "Children Painting", modernist abstract scene, circa 1938, 9 1/2 x 12 1/2" image size, 11 1/2 x 16" overall, Helen Wagner Malta is a pre and post-war artist.
Helen Wagner Malta is a american female artist born in 1912.
Helen Wagner Malta’s first verified exhibition was American Color Prints Under $10 at Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City, NY in 1940, and the most recent exhibition was Breaking Ground: Printmaking in the US, 1940–1960 at Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, PA in 2016. Helen Wagner Malta is exclusively exhibited in United States. Wagner Malta has at least no solo shows but two group shows over the last 76 years (for more information, see biography). A notable show was American Color Prints Under $10 at Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City, NY in 1940. Another notable show was at Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, PA. Helen Wagner Malta has been exhibited with Edward Landon and Hyman Warsager.
Helen Wagner Malta worked in New York City in the 1930s, teaching at the Harlem Art Center and working in the New York branch of the WPA graphics division. Some of her works were shown at various WPA shows in New York during the 1930s. Her work is included in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the National Gallery of Art. Malta was mentioned in the Appendix of of Dave and Reba Williams’ landmark catalog American Screenprints (1987).

12 x 16 x 1 in

10 lb