50s Abstract OIL Mixed PAINTING Modernist DORMER Eames
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50s 1954 Signed MODERNIST Abstract OIL Mixed PAINTING MICHAEL DORMER we have an Early piece from the modernist artist MICHAEL DORMER. Dated 1954 and painted on board. Measures 30 inches by 9 inches. The right side of the metal frame needs some tlc. Michael Dormer (born 1935 in Hollywood, California, U.S.) is an American artist, cartoonist, writer, songwriter, entrepreneur, and creator of famed cartoon personalities Hot Curl and 1960âe(tm)s TV star Shrimpenstein. A childhood protégé of artist Louis Geddes, Dormer won national recognition at age twelve by taking first prize in a National Fire Prevention poster contest. At 18, Dormer was working as a freelance illustrator and cartoonist for local and national periodicals and creating experimental works of art. A Minor Revolution, 1957, oil on masonite In 1957 Dormer established a painting studio in La Jolla and moonlighted as a part-time night club comic and jazz poet at the Pour House, a cabaret in Bird Rock. He also published an art and poetry magazine, titled Scavenger. Thanks for looking! INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS Please note PLEASE CONTACT BEFORE BIDDING as rates can be high as well as tariffs in your country. We DO NOT alter Customs forms. We welcome your bids but please be aware of conditions and expenses of bidding. PLEASE BE SURE AND SEE SELLERS LIST FOR MORE GREAT DESIGN
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