Bidspirit auction | Clay Spohn, American (1898 -

Clay Spohn, American (1898 - 1977), Untitled Surrealist drawing, graphite / pencil on paper, 6”H x - Clay Spohn American (1898 - 1977) Untitled Surrealist drawing graphite / pencil on paper unsigned. John Natsoulas Gallery label verso. Biography from the archives of askART: ctive in San Francisco, Clay Spohn was an exponent of modern art and experimented with Surrealism, Dadaism, and Abstract Expressionism. He did WPA murals in the 1930s and also became a painter, lithographer and illustrator. From 1945 to 1950, he taught at the California School of Fine Art and from 1952 to 1958, lived in Taos, New Mexico. He then went to New York and from 1964 to 1969 taught at the New York School of Visual Arts. A close friend of Alexander Calder, Spohn was the one who suggested to Calder that he incorporate movement into his sculpture. Edan Hughes, ”Artists in California, 1786-1940” 6”H x 5”W(paper), 9 1/4”H x 8 1/4”W(frame) Dimensions: 9.25 x 8.25 in