Signed Walter Quirt (American, 1902–1968) Abstract Expressionism Modern Art Oil On Canvas Painting Titled "S. Portage" With Autographed Book (Please See Description)

Quirt’s widow, Eleanor, chose to keep Quirt's work private, within the family. The effect of 35 years of absence was that Quirt came close to disappearing from the art world’s collective memory. The situation was salvaged after Eleanor Quirt’s death, when the artist’s sons decided to bring his work back to public view.
Walter Quirt an artist in motion was a major figure in the American Surrealist and abstract expressionist movements in the 1930’s and 1940’s. Walter Quirt was one of the first American artists to experiment with surrealism in the early 1930s, illustrator and painter Walter Quirt made pioneering efforts to change society for the better through art that was as political as it was self-aware. Quirt’s ever-changing artistic style, and his passionate temperament allowed him to create a body of work ranging from colorful depictions of simple joy to profoundly haunting masterpieces.
Walter Quirt’s work is included in over twenty-eight permanent collections including The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA); The Whitney Museum of American Art: The Smithsonian Museum of American Art; The deYoung Museum; The Museum of Modern Art/San Francisco; The Walker Art Center; The Henry Art Gallery; Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art; and many others.
Signed, titled and dated on verso.
Dimensions: 40 1/4"W x 24"H
Condition: Good. Traction crack on upper left corner.

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