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THBSigned Morris Kantor Painting - "Ochre Bound" (1958)
Lot 150
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Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Ochre Bound" oil on canvas, 1958. Signed and dated on the upper left. A striking abstract painting by Morris Kantor entitled "Ochre Bound". While this title leaves the theme open to interpretation, Kantor's composition suggests associations with the natural world - a magenta orb at the upper left conjuring a harvest moon, a deep blue passage on the right conjuring a running river, gestural brushwork at the center conjuring layers of the earth and golden sky above. All is delineated in a vibrant palette - shades of golden ochre, magenta, spring green, royal and cerulean blue, and violet hues - and set in a custom frame. A wonderful painting in which Kantor masterfully engaged with Biomorphic Modernism. Size: 50" L x 51.875" W (127 cm x 131.8 cm)
Born in Minsk, Russia (now Belarus) Morris Kantor immigrated to the United States in 1906 when he was just a child. There is some debate as to whether he was with family or alone, but we know that he was very young, lived in New York City, and earned enough money working in the Garment District to enroll in art school by age 20. Kantor began attending the Independent School of Art in New York in 1916 and went on to teach at Cooper Union during the 1940s and the Art Students League from 1936 to 1972. Many of his students - including Robert Rauschenberg, Knox Martin, Susan Weil, and Sigmund Abeles - became quite famous in their own right.
Kantor maintained a studio in Manhattan, close to Union Square, as well as on Cape Cod in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, he also worked in Paris. His arts circle included notable modernists such as the sculptor Isamu Noguchi. During the 1930s, Kantor supervised a Federal Arts Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. The following decade he spent some summers in Monhegan, Maine, and in the 1960s his work was shown at Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York City. Kantor's work has also been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and other prestigious institutions. His honors include receiving the Logan Medal of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Temple Medal of the University of Illinois. Kantor's oeuvre was vast and impressive, as he explored numerous styles ranging from realism colored by a hint of Surrealism to abstract movements including Cubism and Futurism.
Provenance: Private M. C. collection, Irvine, California, USA; Ex-Morris Kantor collection
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#168230The painting is signed and dated by the artist on the upper left. It is in very nice condition with vibrant coloration and lush brushwork. On the verso, the canvas has darkened commensurate with age. There is some loss to an old label on the stretcher, but it is still possible to make out the title of this piece, "Ochre Bound".Condition
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