Description:

William Littlefield (MA/NY, 1902 - 1969), Origination, Tempera on Paper Mounted on Board, signed, titled, and inscribed on verso 'William Littlefield, originally a collage of 5/14/62, painted in …., 9/2/62, 9 1/4 x 16, Origination' with stamp 'Wm. H Littlefield, 29 Depot Avenue, Falmouth, Mass.', depicting an abstract scene in tones of blue, green, orange, purple with gold mat boarder, in a painted wood frame. Frame size: 20 3/4 in. x 14 in.

William Littlefield was an American abstract expressionist. He studied painting at Harvard and graduated in 1924, the same year he moved to Paris to study under Stanley William Hayter. Littlefield returned the United States a few years later and settled in Boston and later Connecticut. In 1932 he was invited to participate in the Whitney Museum's First Biennial. In 1936 Littlefield's work was part of a group exhibition at the. museum of Modern art in New York. His first solo exhibition was at the Grace Horne Galleries in Boston in 1938. During World War II He volunteered to join the U.S. Army and served until 1945 when he was discharged. Today examples of his work can be found in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the Harvard Art Museums, the Worcester Art Museum, and the Museum of Modern Art New York. (Provincetownartistregistry.com)

Measurements: Height: of paper 15 3/4 in. x Width: 9 1/4 in.

Condition:

Overall fair condition, some surface dirt, wear to edges, wear and losses to frame and mat.