ARTIST: Louis Schanker (New York, Connecticut, 1903 - 1981)
TITLE: Abstract Collage
YEAR: 1972
MEDIUM: mixed media on heavy paper
CONDITION: Some small damages to corners. Some small paint losses. No visible inpaint under UV light. Framed under glass. Some small scratches to the glass. Some damages to frame.
ART SIZE: 20 x 30 inches / 50 x 76 cm
FRAME SIZE: 20 x 30 inches / 50 x 76 cm
SIGNATURE: lower left
PROVENANCE: artist's estate (has stamp on verso)
LOCATION: This lot is located at our Dania Beach, FL office.
NAME VARIANTS: Louis Shanker
CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online
AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer
SKU#: 148435
US SHIPPING: $95 + insurance.

BIOGRAPHY:
Known as one of The Whitney Ten, Louis Schanker became one of the protesters against the Whitney Museum for the museum's unwillingness to exhibit abstract art. From 1940 to 1960, he taught at the New School of Social Research in New York and from 1964 at Bard College.As an artist, his emphasis was on experimentation and breaking away from Regionalism and Precisionism to focus on abstraction and emotional expression. However, he maintained that some element of realism lay at the core of his work. In the 1930s, he was a WPA artist and worked on murals in New York City.