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Mordi Gassner - Hyenas

Hyenas

Mordi Gassner's original lithograph, Hyenas originates from a 1936 series of lithographs the artist created depicting various wild animals. These scarce prints are superb examples of Gassner's unique art. Part of the imagery is quite realistic while other parts (particularly the upper half of the image) is almost surrealistic. It is as if the artist has captured both the animal and its threatening spirit. This impression is printed upon textured laid paper and with large full margins as published in New York in 1936. It is signed and titled by the American artist, Mordi Gassner in pencil along the lower margins.
 
Title: Hyenas
Artist: Gassner, Mordi Modeca 'Mordi Gassner' (Brooklyn, 1899 - Drakes Branch, Virginia, 1995)
Date: 1936
Medium: Original Lithograph
Note: Mordi Modeca Gassner 'Mordi Gassner': An all but forgotten New York artist of the early twentieth century, the art of Mordi Gassner was rescued from obscurity in 2001 when a large, wooden crate with his rolled-up murals was recovered from a Manhattan storage warehouse. These works, measuring nine by six feet, were intended as studies for frescoes depicting man's relation to the sciences and are now on permanent display at the Polytechnic University, Brooklyn.
  Born into a wealthy family in Brooklyn, Mordi Gassner appears to have been mostly self-taught. Along with painting and printmaking he developed an extensive knowledge of both science and technology by spending considerable time at the New York Public Library. Mordi Gassner began exhibiting his art around in 1925 and some of his work was reproduced in periodicals such as the New Yorker.
  A major influence upon Mordi Gassner's art was the work of Mexican muralists, such as Diego Rivera. Gassner, however, was very individualistic in his approach and his imagery often contained strong surrealist elements, particularly in his paintings and lithographs.
  In 1928 Mordi Gassner received a grant from the Guggenheim Foundation to continue his studies in Florence, Italy. For a period of three years he worked from a studio in the Galleria dell' Accademia. The murals he made there were exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum in 1932. Upon his return to New York, Mordi Gassner created several murals for post offices in both New York and Washington but was eventually forced to give up his mural painting. (Nelson Rockefeller's attacks upon Rivera and other leftist muralists more or less put an end to public commissions in 1934.)
  Mordi Gassner then turned to other forms of artistic expression. He painted portraits, illustrated books and articles and designed sets for the Metropolitan Opera and for Hollywood films. He also produced a number of fine lithographs during this period. Most were commissioned by the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) which actively assisted artists during the years of the Great Depression. Today his lithographs are included in a number of public collections, including the Butler Museum of American Art.
  Hyenas originates from a 1936 series of lithographs Mordi Gassner created depicting various wild animals. These scarce prints are brilliant examples of Gassner's unique art. Part of the imagery is quite realistic while other parts (particularly the upper half of the image) is almost surrealistic. It is as if the artist has captured both the animal and its threatening spirit.
Edition: Mordi Gassner rarely numbered his lithographs in specific editions. Most of his W.P.A. work, however, was printed in editions of twenty or less.
Size: 12 X 9 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
  Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Buy Now Price: $365.00 US
Condition: Printed upon textured laid paper and with large full margins as published in New York in 1936. Signed and titled by the artist in pencil along the lower margins. A fine, deeply printed impression and in excellent condition throughout. Hyenas represents a superb, original example of the 1930's art of Mordi Gassner.
Subject: Mordi Gassner, Hyenas, original lithograph, W.P.A., The New Yorker, murals, Butler Museum of American Art.
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Original Lithograph by the American artist, Mordi Gassner.

Hyenas Original Lithograph by Mordi Gassner
Hyenas

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Mordi Gassner (Brooklyn, 1899 - Drakes Branch, Virginia, 1995)
# Image Title & Artist Medium Date Notes
01- Hyenas by Mordi Gassner Hyenas by Mordi Gassner Original Lithograph 1936 Signed and titled by Mordi Gassner in pencil along the lower margins.
02.- Lions by Mordi Gassner Lions by Mordi Gassner Original Lithograph 1936 Signed and titled by Mordi Gassner in pencil along the lower margins.

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