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Carl Ashby
Maine Forest

1956

$3,500
£2,650.80
€3,096.29
CA$5,010.19
A$5,078.84
CHF 2,888.69
MX$61,823.81
NOK 33,881.58
SEK 33,964.38
DKK 23,144.75

About the Item

Maine Forest, 1956 by Carl Ashby. Oil on masonite, signed on reverse, 17.5" x 23.5" sight, 27.5" x 23.5", in a period frame. Carl Ashby (1914-2004) painter and printmaker, was born in New Mexico in 1914. He worked as an artist for the Civilian Conservation Corps before attending the University of Utah, where he received his degree in 1937. He relocated to New York City shortly thereafter and married artist Estelle Grey in 1938. Ashby worked at Atelier 17 sometime between the years 1940 and 1955, and earned his MA degree from New York University in 1959. He taught at the Parsons Division of the New School at New York University for twenty-five years beginning in 1970. During his career, Ashby studied with artists Hans Hofmann, George Grosz and Morris Kantor. His works and papers are included in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Archives of American Art, the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, and the Hood Museum at Dartmouth College.
  • Creator:
    Carl Ashby (1914 - 2004, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1956
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 17.5 in (44.45 cm)Width: 23.5 in (59.69 cm)Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    North Clarendon, VT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2880217519392

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