Paul Chidlaw Abstract Expressionist Landscape Oil Painting

Item Details

Paul Chidlaw (Cincinnati, Ohio; 1900 – 1989)
Untitled (landscape)
Oil painting on canvas board
Signed “Chidlaw” to lower right

An oil painting on canvas board by well-listed American Abstract Expressionist, Paul Chidlaw (Cincinnati, 1900 – 1989). This abstract painting suggests a coastal landscape. It is rendered in broad, energetic brushwork overlaid with smaller spontaneous marks, and in a dark palette accented with areas of vivid color. This work is signed to the lower right and is housed in a gold tone wood frame with a linen liner.

Paul Chidlaw, an early proponent of abstract expressionism, had a long and distinguished career in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born in Cleves, Ohio, and studied at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. In 1927, after working as a commercial artist for several years, he left for Europe where he worked, traveled and studied, including a period at L’Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Fontainebleau. After returning to Cincinnati in 1935 he painted several commissions for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and served in the US Army Corps of Engineers during WWII before settling in to a long teaching career at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. There he was known for his modernist aesthetic, and mentored many students including notable American Pop artists Jim Dine and Tom Wesselmann. In fact, he was so revered that the institution named the Chidlaw Gallery after him in 1986. Chidlaw’s work resides at the Cincinnati Art Museum, Xavier University and in many private collections.

Condition

- light wear to frame.

Dimensions

- measurements include frame.

Item #

18CIN517-067