April 17, 2024
Woman with Long Dark Hair Oil Painting-1948-August Mosca-New York Modernist
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This is a 14 x 12 inch oil painting on canvass of a woman with long dark hair. It was painted in 1948 by well-listed New York modernist August Mosca. It is in excellent condition.It comes in its original frame which show wear. The photos tell the story. This painting will be shipped free via UPS or USPS insured. August Mosca was born in Naples, Italy on August 19, 1909. He and his family emigrated to the United States in 1911. He attended Yale School of Fine Arts in 1924 -1926, before moving to New York City where he attended Pratt Institute (1929). While living in his studio on Sixth Avenue and West Fourth Street in 1931, he studied at the Art Students League with Harry Wickey. In 1932, he studied at Grand Central Art School and made his first trip to study in Italy. After meeting Joseph Stella in 1937, Stella introduced him to the silverpoint medium which he perfected throughout his life.With the encouragement of Stella , Mosca developed his own approach to painting the city,urban life and the subways and trains of New York. 1939 saw the completion of Mr. Mosca's first paintings of New York City bridges and subways. He received the California Palace Legion of Honor Medal and Took part in Metropolitan Museum of Artexhibition "Portrait of America" during the mid-1940s. His first solo exhibit was at Salpeter Gallery in New York
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