JOHN FERREN ABSTRACT OIL ON PAPER V$51,000
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MEASUREMENTS:36"WX27"H FRAMED, MINT CONDITION/"in the style of"John Millard Ferren was an American artist and educator. He was active from 1920 until 1970 in San Francisco, Paris and New York City. In 1938, he moved to New York City. He was a founding member (and later president) of The Club, a group of artists who were at the heart of the emerging New York School of abstract expressionism. He befriended Yun Gee, and through Gee, he became interested Taoism and Zen Buddhism.He taught at the Brooklyn Museum Art School, starting in 1946. Additionally he taught at Cooper Union (1946), Queens College (1952–1970), ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, California, and the University of California, Los Angeles. During this time, he lived in a home and summer studio he designed and built in Brentwood, California.In the 1950s, Ferren collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock. In the 1955 film The Trouble With Harry, the artworks of main character Sam Marlowe were painted by Ferren. In the 1958 film Vertigo, Ferren created the Jimmy Stewart nightmare sequence as well as the haunting, Portrait of Carlotta./Private collection, no documentation. We offer a 14day money back guarantee if you are not satisfied with your purchase send back for full refund within 14 days.
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JOHN FERREN ABSTRACT OIL ON PAPER V$51,000
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