Description
Emil Bisttram
1895 - 1976
Green Lilly Pads
Lithograph, monoprint - only one printed
Signed on the lower right
Estate stamp on verso
Size: 11 x 7 in.
Framed: 26.5 x 31.5 in
Exhibited - Emil James Bisttram, works on paper, Roshkowska Galleries, Huston, New York, 2010
Exhibitions
2010 Inspired Vistas: Modernist Landscape Paintings of New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM
2007 Emil Bisttram, major works from the 1930s, 40s and 50s, Aaron Payne Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
2003 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2001The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
1989 Modernist Themes in New Mexico: Works by Early Modernist Painters, Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1980 The New Deal in the Southwest: Arizona and New Mexico, University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ; Northern Arizona University Art Gallery, Flagstaff, AZ; Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
1971 Jamison Gallery, Santa Fe, NM (solo)
1970 Jonson Gallery, University Art Museum, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (solo)
1968 Taos Collects Bisttram, Taos Artists Association, Taos, NM
1959 Retrospective, Harwood Art Museum, Taos, NM (solo)
Retrospective, Leone Kahl Galery, Dallas, TX (solo)
1953 Jonson Gallery, University Art Museum, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (solo) Santa Fe Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM (solo)
Beaumont Museum of Art, Beaumont, TX (solo) Springville Annual, UT (solo)
1951 The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
1946 San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA (solo)
1943 Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, OK (solo)
1936 Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX (solo) Denton College for Women, Denton, TX (solo), Houston Museum of Art, Houston, TX (solo)
1933 Witte Memorial Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX (solo), Santa Fe Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM, The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
1928 Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA (solo), Boston Art Association, Boston, MA (solo)
1927 Buffalo Art Museum, Buffalo, solo
Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Perfect
Origin:
United States
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph, Monotype
Details:
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Country of Origin: United States
Art Subjects: Botanic
Frame Type: Framed
1895 - 1976
Green Lilly Pads
Lithograph, monoprint - only one printed
Signed on the lower right
Estate stamp on verso
Size: 11 x 7 in.
Framed: 26.5 x 31.5 in
Exhibited - Emil James Bisttram, works on paper, Roshkowska Galleries, Huston, New York, 2010
Exhibitions
2010 Inspired Vistas: Modernist Landscape Paintings of New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM
2007 Emil Bisttram, major works from the 1930s, 40s and 50s, Aaron Payne Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
2003 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2001The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
1989 Modernist Themes in New Mexico: Works by Early Modernist Painters, Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1980 The New Deal in the Southwest: Arizona and New Mexico, University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ; Northern Arizona University Art Gallery, Flagstaff, AZ; Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
1971 Jamison Gallery, Santa Fe, NM (solo)
1970 Jonson Gallery, University Art Museum, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (solo)
1968 Taos Collects Bisttram, Taos Artists Association, Taos, NM
1959 Retrospective, Harwood Art Museum, Taos, NM (solo)
Retrospective, Leone Kahl Galery, Dallas, TX (solo)
1953 Jonson Gallery, University Art Museum, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (solo) Santa Fe Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM (solo)
Beaumont Museum of Art, Beaumont, TX (solo) Springville Annual, UT (solo)
1951 The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
1946 San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA (solo)
1943 Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, OK (solo)
1936 Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX (solo) Denton College for Women, Denton, TX (solo), Houston Museum of Art, Houston, TX (solo)
1933 Witte Memorial Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX (solo), Santa Fe Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM, The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
1928 Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA (solo), Boston Art Association, Boston, MA (solo)
1927 Buffalo Art Museum, Buffalo, solo
Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Perfect
Origin:
United States
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph, Monotype
Details:
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Country of Origin: United States
Art Subjects: Botanic
Frame Type: Framed
Condition
Original Condition Unaltered; Some Imperfections; Perfect
Buyer's Premium
20%
Dimensions
7 x 11 x 1 in
1940s Emil Bisttram Green Lily Pads Monoprint
Estimate $2,800-$5,250
Starting Bid
$1,400
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