JOHN WENGER
(Russian/American, 1887-1976)
SUNRISE SUNDOWN
1928
tryptic
oil on board
3 images: 13.5" high x 5.5" wide
frame: 19.75" high x 10.5" wide
signatures
to bottom left corner of top image: John Wenger
to top right corner of bottom image: John Wenger
condition
matted with an open weave fabric and framed in
wood behind glass by the artist who preferred
to use glass while framing most media
minor amount of crazing to top and bottom
images in the areas of darkest tones, i.e. in
the lower center area (top) and lower right
(bottom), with incipient flaking in each area
Certificate of Authenticity
a letter signed by the daughter of the artist
will accompany this painting authenticating it
as a work by her father John Wenger and that
its provenance is of her personal collection
terms of sale
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Marina del Rey, CA, or pays USPS priority
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also shown
last image in each row is of another John Wenger
painting that we are currently listing
about the artist
New York artist, John Wenger (American 1887 - 1976), was a
celebrated easel painter and also a visionary contributor to the
world of theatrical design. Productltd is extremely pleased to be able
to list several works from both endeavors starting here and now.
Born June 16, 1887 in Elizabethgrad, Russia, Wenger's artistic skills
developed as a child while he served as an apprentice to his father,
a local artisan who painted scenery for traveling theatre companies.
Wenger won a scholarship to the Imperial Art Academy in Odessa
where his creative abilities flourished.
Wenger's adventurous nature brought him at age 16 to America in 1903,
where he continued his studies at Cooper Union and the National Academy
of Design. In New York, theatre and music became powerful muses for Wenger.
He translated his sensibilities as a fine artist to his work in the theatre,
designing environments that were anachronistic to the literal hard-lined
sets of his day. His extraordinary sense of color coupled with his perceptive
use of light created a new language, a more abstract expression in the
performing arts. These artistic concepts dramatically influenced a change
in the aesthetic values of traditional stage design.
He was called a "master colorist" and "creator of pictoral symphonies"
beginning with his design for "Ile" by Eugene O'Neil in 1918. As art director
of the Rivoli, Rialto, and later the Capitol Theatre, Wenger received
acclaim for the imaginative productions which illustrated his artistic vision.
In 1919 he was commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera to design the
American premier of Stravinsky's "Petrushka." Among his most famous designs
were his sets for Gershwin's "Funny Face" and "Rhapsody In Blue" and his
extravagantly beautiful designs for the Ziegfeld Follies. Wenger was also
renown for his invention of the laterally moving set, 75 of which he
created for Hammerstein's "Good Boy."
The diversified eye of Wenger is widely appreciated, his work having
been exhibited internationally over the years, with his paintings
represented in numerous art collections both public and private throughout
the world. The small Trucial State of Sharjah honored Wenger in the
company of other great American artists such as Whistler and Sergeant,
by issuing a postage stamp featuring one of his paintings. In New York
alone he has had 25 one man shows and his work has been exhibited
at and is included in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
The Museum of Modern Art, The Brooklyn Museum, the Museum of the City
of New York (Permanent Collection), and the Smithsonian Institution. Wenger was
the recipient of the Bronze Medal at the Sesqui Centennial International Exposition,
and an honoree of England's Royal Society for the Encouragement of Art.
(compilation of online biographies)
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