Bidspirit auction | Frederick Emanuel Shane (1906-1992)

Frederick Emanuel Shane (1906-1992) - FRED SHANE (1906-1992) TEMPERA, RESIN AND OIL ON CANVAS. Frederick Emanuel Shane (1906-1992) Home Repairs 1939 The American Scene work in Shane's expressive manner is signed and dated lower right. The composition, with its heightened colors and geometric array of crosses, corners, squares, pitches, rectangles and roof lines draw the eye t the human figures, bring a dynamic to an everyday scene. Fred Shane was born in Kansas City and began painting at the age of eight. At age seventeen he was studying at the Kansas City Art Institute. He later refined his technique under Randall Davey at the Broadmoor Art Academy in Colorado Springs, followed by studies in Paris and New York. In 1932, he joined the faculty of the University of Missouri in Columbia as an art instructor, ultimately serving as chairman of the art department from 1958 until his retirement in 1971. During World War II, he served as an artist-correspondent with the U.S. Army Medical Corps, producing wartime imagery for newspapers and magazines. He also contributed to the Works Progress Administration, completing the mural Picnic, Lake of the Ozarks for the post office in Eldon, Missouri, in 1941. Shane's work has been exhibited at major institutions including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C., and at the New York World's Fair. His paintings are held in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Canvas measures 18 x 24 with a framed size of 23.75 x 29.75 inches. Without proof of exemption, be aware that internet sales tax applies to all Internet transactions and local sales tax may apply to local pick-up transactions. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell. Until further notice, we cannot offer international shipping in-house. Dimensions Canvas measures 18 x 24 with a framed size of 23.75 x 29.75 inches. Condition Very good condition. There are no issues of scratches, losses, repairs, in-painting or touch-up, as confirmed under UV light examination. Provenance Private estate Kansas City, Missouri.