WPA 1930's Etching MAIN STREET FIRE ISLAND NY Rosenson
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ABOUT THIS AUCTION: For sale is a fine WPA era American Ashcan school etching of the Main Street Ocean Beach Section of Fire Island in New York by noted Brooklyn, New York, artist Olga Rosenson (1892-1959) a student of American realist painter George Luks. An American Ashcan School Social realist, Rosenson was a very early proponent of social realism and enjoyed documenting the everyday lives of urban Americans living in the New York area in the 1920's and 1930's. The present lot was executed and printed in the 1930's. Rosenson's lost estate has recently surfaced, and her material is being sought after by knowledgeable collectors and dealers interested in non-traditional subject matter of Americans living everday lives in the early part of the 20th century. T is a naive charm to Rosenson's work that is unmistakably rooted in an almost anthropological approach to printmaking. See other auctions for more fine work of this newly re-discovered artist. Signed in pencil lower right. All of Rosenson's beach scenes are of Fire Island, w she was a frequent visitor. Some biographical notes: National Academy of Design-Exhibited National Arts Club member National Association Women Artists-Exhibit Salons of America member Art Students League of New York-Student National Association of Women Artists Salons of America member Student of George Luks
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