Description: Kenneth Callahan (American, 1905-1986). "The Lady and the Unicorn". Date: 1963-69. Signed and dated upper Left corner and on right side. Signed and titled verso Paris, France. Medium: Oil on canvas. Measurements: site 23 1/4 x 28 1/4", (24 3/4 x 30" framed). Condition: very good condition. Provenance: private collection, San Francisco. Born in Spokane, Kenneth was raised in Montana and spent most of his adult life in the Seattle area where he established himself as one of the leading Northwest painters of the 20th century. He received attention early in his career and made important contributions to the development of Northwest art as a curator and art critic during the 1950s. His Seattle home became a central gathering place of many important Northwest artists of the early 20th century.Callahan was only 27 when his work was included in the seminal First Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Art at the Whitney Museum, in New York, 1933Life magazine dubbed him one of the four leading Pacific Northwest painters, 1953Curator, Seattle Art Museum, 1933–1953Art Critic, The Seattle Times, 1950sGuggenheim Fellowship, 1954Major retrospective, Henry Art Gallery, 1973. His works are featured in many significant private, corporate, and museum collections throughout America including the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Seattle Art Museum, MOMA, Guggenheim Museum and Whitney Museum of American Art. Thank You for Looking and Supporting our Small business.
Price: 3500 USD
Location: San Francisco, California
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Artist: Kenneth Callahan
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Signed By: Kenneth Callahan
Size: Medium
Signed: Yes
Period: Post-War (1940-1970)
Title: "The Lady and the Unicorn"
Material: Canvas
Framing: Framed
Subject: Cityscapes, Flowers, Landscape, Mythology, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Seasons, USA, Seattle
Personalize: No
Type: Painting
Year of Production: 1963
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Theme: Art, Natural History, Nature, Social History
Style: Abstract, Avant-garde, Constructivism, Contemporary Art, Expressionism, Impressionism, Modernism, Post-Impressionism, Postmodernism, Symbolism
Production Technique: Oil Painting
Country/Region of Manufacture: France
Handmade: Yes
Time Period Produced: 1960-1969
