George Baer Illinois / Conneticut / France (1893 - 1971) scenic homestead in French landscape with bridge oil on canvas Signed lower right. Newhouse Galleries, NY / St. Louis label verso. Biography from the Archives of askART: George Baer was born in Chicago. He attended the Chicago Art Institute, and after graduation, he and his brother, Martin officially opened the Holbein Studios, later known as the Anarchist Studios. The studio closed in 1921, and the Baer brothers went to Munich, Germany attending the Academy and studying with M. Heymann. In 1924 they went to Paris, and studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. They met many important artists including Picasso, Soutine and Kremin. Until 1940, they were based in Paris while taking extended trips to Algeria, Spain, England, Belgium and Holland. They spent two years on the outskirts of the Sahara Desert in North Africa. With war approaching, the brothers returned to America. 12 5/8"H x 15 5/8"W, 18 1/2"H x 21 1/2"W (frame)