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Clay Spohn "Silent Pool" 1953, Signed, Oil on Canvas, 31" x 28"
Price upon request
Clay Spohn, Painter, 1898- 1977
Clay Spohn was a painter,
printmaker, muralist, sculptor, designer, and teacher. Between 1935 and 1942, he was employed
by the WPA and worked as a muralist, lithographer, painter, and
illustrator. In 1945, Spohn was hired by California School of Fine Art
where he taught until 1950. At this time he began a more experimental
style with the support and influence of fellow artists Richard
Diebenkorn and Hassel Smith.
He
moved to Taos, New Mexico in 1952 and remained there until 1958. Spohn
moved to New York and taught at the New York School of Visual Arts
between 1964 and 1969.
Clay
Spohn was an exponent of modern art and experimented with Surrealism,
Dadaism, and Abstract Expressionism. A close friend of Alexander Calder,
Spohn was the one who suggested to Calder that he incorporate movement
into his sculpture.
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