Description
Ralph de Burgos (b. Shanghai, China 1906 d. Washington DC, US 1979) mixed-media collage and oil abstract on paper, circa early 1960s.
Burgos was known largely as a painter, with a leaning toward modernist landscape and still-life. This example is a departure from his standard style, incorporating collage (primarily newspaper clippings), oil paint, and marker.
Education:
National Academy of Design, the Art Students League, the School of Industrial Arts, and the Arthur Schweider School of Modern Painting.
Titles / Honors:
Faculty at the Washington Workshop
President of the Society of Washington Artists and of the American Art League
Founder of two schools (de Burgos School of Art in Georgetown and de Burgos School of Art in Falls Church)
Works featured in the Capitol, various U.S. embassies, as well as a mural in St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Washington.
He restored and refinished the portraits of 32 presidents of Georgetown University.
Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Good, vintage condition
Origin:
United States
Materials & Techniques:
Marker, Oil Paint, Paper
Details:
Country of Origin: United States
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Frame Type: Unframed
Art Subjects: Abstract
Burgos was known largely as a painter, with a leaning toward modernist landscape and still-life. This example is a departure from his standard style, incorporating collage (primarily newspaper clippings), oil paint, and marker.
Education:
National Academy of Design, the Art Students League, the School of Industrial Arts, and the Arthur Schweider School of Modern Painting.
Titles / Honors:
Faculty at the Washington Workshop
President of the Society of Washington Artists and of the American Art League
Founder of two schools (de Burgos School of Art in Georgetown and de Burgos School of Art in Falls Church)
Works featured in the Capitol, various U.S. embassies, as well as a mural in St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Washington.
He restored and refinished the portraits of 32 presidents of Georgetown University.
Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Good, vintage condition
Origin:
United States
Materials & Techniques:
Marker, Oil Paint, Paper
Details:
Country of Origin: United States
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Frame Type: Unframed
Art Subjects: Abstract
Condition
Original Condition Unaltered; Some Imperfections; Good, vintage condition
Buyer's Premium
20%
Dimensions
21.5 x 29.5 x 0.07 in
Ralph De Burgos Mixed-Media Abstract Collage
Estimate $1,200-$2,400
Starting Bid
$600
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