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George Kenneth Hartwell

George Kenneth Hartwell - Acrobats

Acrobats

George Kenneth Hartwell's original lithograph, "Acrobats" was created by the American artist in 1934. Many of Hartwell's lithographs from the Depression era dealt with the worlds of circus and carnivals and of theatre and burlesque stages. This impression of "Acrobats" is printed upon wove paper with the 'Basingwerk Parchment' watermark and with full, deckled margins as printed by Kenneth Hartwell in New York. It is dated and signed in pencil by the artist along the lower margin.
 
Title: Acrobats
Artist: Hartwell, George Kenneth (Fitchberg, MA, 1891 - New York, 1949)
Date: 1934
Medium: Original Lithograph
Note: George Kenneth Hartwell: A major American printmaker, painter and illustrator, George Kenneth Hartwell studied at the Art Students' League of New York, under Kenneth Hayes Miller, George Bellows and Edward Hopper. During his career, Kenneth Hartwell was known both for his original paintings and lithographs and for his work as an illustrator. In this latter vein he worked for such publications as The Century, Scribners, and Theatre Arts. At the same time, Kenneth Hartwell exhibited at such major institutions as the Art Institute of Chicago (1923), the Society of Independent Artists (1923), the Salons of America (1928 & 1934), the Library of Congress (1944-46) and the Carnegie Institute (1945). Kenneth Hartwell was also a full member of the United Scenic Artists and the American Federation of Arts. Today his lithographs are included in the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Library of Congress, Washington.
  During the 1930's decade of the Great Depression Kenneth Hartwell created a number of fine lithographs in his Realist style. Many of these works dealt with the worlds of circus and carnivals and of theatre and burlesque stages. "Acrobats" is a striking example of his lithographic art. Hartwell seldom numbered his lithographs in specific editions at this time. Those that were numbered always had editions of thirty or less. Given that Acrobats was created at the height of the economically troubled Depression it is likely that no more than thirty impressions were pulled from the stone.
Size: 15 3/8 X 10 1/2 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
  Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Buy Now Price: $675.00 US
Condition: Printed upon wove paper with the 'Basingwerk Parchment' watermark and with full, deckled margins as printed by Kenneth Hartwell in New York in 1934. Dated and signed with the artist's monogramme in the stone to the lower right and signed and dated in pencil along the lower margin. A finely printed impression and in excellent condition throughout. Acrobats represents both a scarce and important example of the original art of Kenneth Hartwell.
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Original Lithograph by the American artist, George Kenneth Hartwell.

Acrobats Original Lithograph by the American artist George Hartwell also known as George Kenneth Hartwell
Acrobats

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George Kenneth Hartwell (Fitchberg, MA, 1891 - New York, 1949)
# Image Title & Artist Date Medium Info
01- Acrobats by George Kenneth Hartwell Acrobats by George Kenneth Hartwell 1934 Original Lithograph Signed and dated in pencil George Hartwell along the lower margin.
02.- Backyard View by George Kenneth Hartwell Backyard View by George Kenneth Hartwell 1938 Original Lithograph Signed and dated in pencil George Hartwell along the lower margin.
03.- Burlesque Clowns by George Kenneth Hartwell Burlesque Clowns by George Kenneth Hartwell 1931 Original Lithograph Signed and dated in pencil George Hartwell along the lower margin.
04.- Burlesque Show by George Kenneth Hartwell Burlesque Show by George Kenneth Hartwell 1932 Original Lithograph Signed and dated in pencil George Hartwell along the lower margin.
05.- Circus Acrobats by George Kenneth Hartwell Circus Acrobats by George Kenneth Hartwell 1932 Original Lithograph Signed and dated in pencil George Hartwell along the lower margin.
06.- Clown by George Kenneth Hartwell Clown by George Kenneth Hartwell 1932 Original Color Lithograph Signed and numbered '18/30' in pencil by George Hartwell.
07.- Landscape with a Woman in White by George Kenneth Hartwell Landscape with a Woman in White by George Kenneth Hartwell 1931 Original Lithograph Signed and dated in pencil George Hartwell along the lower margin.
08.- Mending the Net by George Kenneth Hartwell Mending the Net by George Kenneth Hartwell 1930 Original Lithograph Signed and dated in pencil George Hartwell along the lower margin.
09.- Small Time Juggler by George Kenneth Hartwell Small Time Juggler by George Kenneth Hartwell 1932 Original Lithograph Signed, dated and numbered '2/26' in pencil by George Hartwell.

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American Art of the Depression Era (c. 1930 - c. 1945)
The American Art of the Depression Era directory contains a listing of original works of art from the Depression decade of the 1930’s and into the early 1940’s created by American artists. These pages also include information about the art publishers, associations, clubs, groups and societies located in major cities throughout the United States, such as Boston, Brooklyn, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Buffalo, Wichita, Philadelphia, Rochester, San Francisco, Washington D.C. and elsewhere. Many of these organizations provided an opportunity for American artists to work and create original works of art during the Great Depression. A few of the art associations and clubs active during this period that are discussed in this directory include the American Artists Group, the Associated American Artists, New York, the Buffalo Print Club, the Chicago Society of Etchers, the Lone Star Printmakers, the Prairie Print Makers, the Print Club of Cleveland, the Print Club of Philadelphia, the Print Club of Rochester, the Society of American Etchers, the Indiana Society of Printmakers, the Society of Washington D.C. Artists and the Syracuse Print Club.
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American Art of the Depression Era dating from 1930 to 1945 (Art of The Print / www.artoftheprint.com - Artist Index: A to E): The following four pages contain a listing of original American etchings, lithographs woodcuts, serigraphs, watercolors, drawings, linocuts and wood engravings from the Depression decade of the 1930’s and into the early 1940’s. Despite the dire economic times publishers of original prints continued to survive and successfully raise revenue for the artists as well as making original art affordable during the Great Depression years.

Listed on the first page of the 'American Art of the Depression Era' directory are over fifty original works of art created by American artists such as, George Elbert Burr, his etchings, Little Canyon, Arizona and Morraine Park were both commissioned by The Print Connoisseur, while his Evening, Arizona was published by The Brooklyn Society of Etchers. Also, works such as, Kenneth Ballantyne's original linocut, Wood Nymphs appeared in The Colophon in New York in 1931. George Elmer Browne’s The Fishing Fleet and Adolf Dehn’s Threshing Near Kilkenny published by the Associated American Artists (A.A.A.), are other outstanding examples of early prints from this decade.

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American Art of the Depression Era dating from 1930 to 1945 (Art of The Print / www.artoftheprint.com - Artist Index: F to J): The second page of this directory also contains a list of over fifty original works of art created during the Great Depression years by American artists. One of the more interesting aspects of art of the Depression is how seldom the actual misery and privation of the decade is depicted. On this page, for example, only Hugo Gellert’s original lithograph, Primary Accumulation, protests the contemporary state of affairs. The visual arts (including films) set out to divert and entertain. Perhaps for artists an almost sure recipe for failure would have been to remind the average man of his sorry condition.

On the contrary most areas of the entertainment industries thrived. The art of Kenneth Hartwell is an excellent example. His lithographs of circus acrobats, jugglers and clowns and of the music, dancing and comedy of the Burlesque shows are worlds into themselves. Gazing at his imagery the viewer is granted a temporary reprieve from the real world.

03.- American Art of the Depression Era - Page 3 (Artist Index (K to P)

American Art of the Depression Era dating from 1930 to 1945 (Art of The Print / www.artoftheprint.com - Artist Index: K to P): Even in a Depression the sense of a continuation of normal activities persists. In Joseph Margulies, New England Granny the subject does exactly what grannies do best as she contentedly sits in her rocker, sewing. Philip Parsons depicts a joyful family reunion in Home for Christmas and Henry Pitz depicts the dignity of work in his monumental art deco style in both Maine Fisherman and Man Against the Sky.

Purely by alphabetical accident, page 3 also contains two of my favorite night scenes: Alan Lewis’ delightful color woodcut, Swinging the Gate and Martin Lewis’ renowned Night in New York. This famous etching was published by the Chicago Society of Etchers in 1932.

04.- American Art of the Depression Era - Page 4 (Artist Index (R to Z)

American Art of the Depression Era dating from 1930 to 1945 (Art of The Print / www.artoftheprint.com - Artist Index: R to Z): Like the previous three pages, page four of this directory provides a full variety of Depression era themes and techniques. Stark realities of the times are provided by W. P. Robinson (Abandoned Farm) and Isadore Weiner (Gardening). In contrast are pieces like John W. Winkler’s playful landscape, Rae Lakes, California and the fine animal studies by Clarence Zuelch.

Two magnificent drypoints by Albert Sterner -- Meditation and The Promised Land – will also be found listed on that page. In particular, The Promised Land seems like a potent symbol of man’s journey through the decade of the Great Depression. In total, there are over two hundred works of original art created by American artists from the Depression decade of the 1930’s and into the early 1940’s listed in the 'American Art of the Depression' directory.


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