Leonard Maurer Abstract Oil Painting of Limelight Hydrangeas, 1957

Item Details

Leonard Maurer (District of Columbia, 1912 – 1976)
Untitled (limelight hydrangeas), 1957
Oil painting on canvas
Signed and dated to the lower right
Signed to the verso

Leonard Maurer, known for his abstract and modernist compositions in painting and printmaking, was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1912. Due to his father’s death he left school to work several jobs, including one at a print company which allowed him to develop skills in sketching and printmaking. He then worked for the United States Army as a cartographer before WWII, a career he continued upon his return to the U.S. in 1945, where he worked for the U.S. Army Map Service in Washington D.C. He went on to earn a B.F.A. from American University, and then taught at Mt. Vernon College where he served as the chair of the art department until 1967. Maurer’s work has been widely exhibited across the United States, including being chosen to hang in the White House in 1969.

• Item not examined outside of mounting

Condition

- stains and foxing to the verso; abrasions and scratches to the frame; minor warping of the canvas; paint chipping and scratches throughout the composition; examined under UV light, no apparent retouching to note; dust and residue to the surface.

Dimensions

- measures the frame; sight measures 29.5" W x 23.5" H.

Item #

ITMGB51709