Untitled (Ships at Sea), c.1935-1943 Oil on canvas 20” x 23 1/2” The Brooklyn College Library Collection This moody painting of a fully rigged ship at sea was likely inspired by the waterways surrounding New York City during the mid19th century. These types of ships were known for their cargo capacity and speed. Federal Art Project Living New Deal
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Untitled (Still Life with Chair), c. 1935-1943 Oil on canvas 29” x 23 3/4” The Brooklyn College Library Collection The effects of Modernism have evidently inspired the artist who painted this enigmatic still life. The bowl of fruit has been rendered as if the artist is looking at it from various angles, and the simultaneous, multiple perspectives of the shell and open box recall Braque and Picasso’s early experiments with Cubism. The jacket with a ruffled pocket square, and the portrait propped up against the chair-back enhance the painting’s sense of mystery Federal Art Project Living New Deal
