Martyl Langsdorf Seascape Acrylic Painting "Matsushima," 1993

Item Details

Martyl Suzanne Schweig Langsdorf (American, 1917 – 2013)
Matsushima, 1990-93
Acrylic painting on canvas
Signed and monogrammed to verso

Martyl Suzanne Schweig Langsdorf was an American artist born in St. Louis to artist parents, her mother a painter and her father a photographer. Langsdorf started her art practice joining her mother in painting classes as a child. Though her work typically consisted of abstract landscapes and murals, Langsdorf is famously known for her design of the Doomsday Clock on the 1947 “Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists ” cover. An image to evoke the urgency and threat of nuclear weapons.

Condition

- billow to canvas; minor abrasions and indents throughout; abrasions and wear to frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; canvas measures 66" W x 50" H.

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Item #

ITMGF20481