Francis H. Criss Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Francis H. Criss Art Value Price Guide

Mar. 23, 2025
Francis Criss (NY,1901-1973) oil painting
Est: $2,800 - $3,500
ARTIST: Francis Hyman Criss (New York, 1901 - 1973) NAME: Nembutal Broadside MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Few scratches. Minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. Would benefit from cleaning. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 17 x 29 inches / 43 x 73 cm FRAME SIZE: 25 x 37 inches / 63 x 93 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso PROVENANCE: Sotheby's New York, Arcade, Date 1999-03-30, Lot 393 SIMILAR ARTISTS: Preston Dickinson, George Copeland Ault, Ralston Crawford, Burgoyne A Diller, James Daugherty, Konrad Cramer, Suzy Frelinghuysen, Philip Howard Blashki Evergood, Robert Gwathmey, Everett Longley Warner, Arthur Beecher Carles Jr, Guy Pene Du Bois, Samuel Halpert, Ben Benn, Bernard Karfiol, Robert Brackman, Oscar Bluemner, Manierre Dawson LOCATION: This lot is located at our Dania Beach, FL office. CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117308 US SHIPPING: $139 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A painter known for his combining of precisionism and surrealism, Francis Criss was a student from 1917 to 1921 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and later of Jan Matulka at the Art Students League in New York. He received his first significant attention at the 1932 Whitney Museum's First Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting. In 1934, supported by Charles Sheeler, he earned a Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship and traveled to Europe, where he created "Fascism," one of his best-known works.From 1935 to 1939, he was a teacher and muralist in New York for the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration and was one of the artists who worked on the mural painting for the Williamsburg Housing Project in Brooklyn. During the 1940s, he did much commercial illustration, and then returned to fine art in the 1950s and 60s, experimenting with Pointillism and a series of collages.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Oct. 27, 2024
Francis Criss (NY,1901-1973) oil painting
Est: $2,800 - $3,500
ARTIST: Francis Hyman Criss (New York, 1901 - 1973) NAME: Nembutal Broadside MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Few scratches. Minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. Would benefit from cleaning. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 17 x 29 inches / 43 x 73 cm FRAME SIZE: 25 x 37 inches / 63 x 93 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso PROVENANCE: Sotheby's New York, Arcade, Date 1999-03-30, Lot 393 SIMILAR ARTISTS: Preston Dickinson, George Copeland Ault, Ralston Crawford, Burgoyne A Diller, James Daugherty, Konrad Cramer, Suzy Frelinghuysen, Philip Howard Blashki Evergood, Robert Gwathmey, Everett Longley Warner, Arthur Beecher Carles Jr, Guy Pene Du Bois, Samuel Halpert, Ben Benn, Bernard Karfiol, Robert Brackman, Oscar Bluemner, Manierre Dawson CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117308 US SHIPPING: $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A painter known for his combining of precisionism and surrealism, Francis Criss was a student from 1917 to 1921 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and later of Jan Matulka at the Art Students League in New York. He received his first significant attention at the 1932 Whitney Museum's First Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting. In 1934, supported by Charles Sheeler, he earned a Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship and traveled to Europe, where he created "Fascism," one of his best-known works.From 1935 to 1939, he was a teacher and muralist in New York for the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration and was one of the artists who worked on the mural painting for the Williamsburg Housing Project in Brooklyn. During the 1940s, he did much commercial illustration, and then returned to fine art in the 1950s and 60s, experimenting with Pointillism and a series of collages.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Mar. 10, 2024
Francis Criss (NY,1901-1973) oil painting
Est: $3,000 - $3,800
ARTIST: Francis Hyman Criss (New York, 1901 - 1973) NAME: Nembutal Broadside MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Few scratches. Minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. Would benefit from cleaning. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 17 x 29 inches / 43 x 73 cm FRAME SIZE: 25 x 37 inches / 63 x 93 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso PROVENANCE: Sotheby's New York, Arcade, Date 1999-03-30, Lot 393 SIMILAR ARTISTS: Preston Dickinson, George Copeland Ault, Ralston Crawford, Burgoyne A Diller, James Daugherty, Konrad Cramer, Suzy Frelinghuysen, Philip Howard Blashki Evergood, Robert Gwathmey, Everett Longley Warner, Arthur Beecher Carles Jr, Guy Pene Du Bois, Samuel Halpert, Ben Benn, Bernard Karfiol, Robert Brackman, Oscar Bluemner, Manierre Dawson CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117308 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A painter known for his combining of precisionism and surrealism, Francis Criss was a student from 1917 to 1921 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and later of Jan Matulka at the Art Students League in New York. He received his first significant attention at the 1932 Whitney Museum's First Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting. In 1934, supported by Charles Sheeler, he earned a Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship and traveled to Europe, where he created "Fascism," one of his best-known works.From 1935 to 1939, he was a teacher and muralist in New York for the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration and was one of the artists who worked on the mural painting for the Williamsburg Housing Project in Brooklyn. During the 1940s, he did much commercial illustration, and then returned to fine art in the 1950s and 60s, experimenting with Pointillism and a series of collages.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Mar. 06, 2024
Francis Hyman Criss
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
American, 1901-1973 Still Life with Figure, circa 1950 Signed Criss (lr) Oil and pencil on canvas 33 x 28 inches (83.8 x 71.1 cm) Provenance: Private Collection, New York Spanierman Gallery, New York Good condition. No signs of fluorescence under UV light.
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Oct. 08, 2023
Francis Criss (NY,1901-1973) oil painting
Est: $3,100 - $4,000
ARTIST: Francis Hyman Criss (New York, 1901 - 1973) NAME: Nembutal Broadside MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Few scratches. Minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. Would benefit from cleaning. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 17 x 29 inches / 43 x 73 cm FRAME SIZE: 25 x 37 inches / 63 x 93 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso PROVENANCE: Sotheby's New York, Arcade, Date 1999-03-30, Lot 393 SIMILAR ARTISTS: Preston Dickinson, George Copeland Ault, Ralston Crawford, Burgoyne A Diller, James Daugherty, Konrad Cramer, Suzy Frelinghuysen, Philip Howard Blashki Evergood, Robert Gwathmey, Everett Longley Warner, Arthur Beecher Carles Jr, Guy Pene Du Bois, Samuel Halpert, Ben Benn, Bernard Karfiol, Robert Brackman, Oscar Bluemner, Manierre Dawson CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117308 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A painter known for his combining of precisionism and surrealism, Francis Criss was a student from 1917 to 1921 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and later of Jan Matulka at the Art Students League in New York. He received his first significant attention at the 1932 Whitney Museum's First Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting. In 1934, supported by Charles Sheeler, he earned a Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship and traveled to Europe, where he created "Fascism," one of his best-known works.From 1935 to 1939, he was a teacher and muralist in New York for the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration and was one of the artists who worked on the mural painting for the Williamsburg Housing Project in Brooklyn. During the 1940s, he did much commercial illustration, and then returned to fine art in the 1950s and 60s, experimenting with Pointillism and a series of collages.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jul. 02, 2023
Francis Criss (NY,1901-1973) oil painting
Est: $3,200 - $4,000
ARTIST: Francis Hyman Criss (New York, 1901 - 1973) NAME: Nembutal Broadside MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Few scratches. Minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. Would benefit from cleaning. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 17 x 29 inches / 43 x 73 cm FRAME SIZE: 25 x 37 inches / 63 x 93 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso PROVENANCE: Sotheby's New York, Arcade, Date 1999-03-30, Lot 393 SIMILAR ARTISTS: Preston Dickinson, George Copeland Ault, Ralston Crawford, Burgoyne A Diller, James Daugherty, Konrad Cramer, Suzy Frelinghuysen, Philip Howard Blashki Evergood, Robert Gwathmey, Everett Longley Warner, Arthur Beecher Carles Jr, Guy Pene Du Bois, Samuel Halpert, Ben Benn, Bernard Karfiol, Robert Brackman, Oscar Bluemner, Manierre Dawson CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117308 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A painter known for his combining of precisionism and surrealism, Francis Criss was a student from 1917 to 1921 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and later of Jan Matulka at the Art Students League in New York. He received his first significant attention at the 1932 Whitney Museum's First Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting. In 1934, supported by Charles Sheeler, he earned a Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship and traveled to Europe, where he created "Fascism," one of his best-known works.From 1935 to 1939, he was a teacher and muralist in New York for the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration and was one of the artists who worked on the mural painting for the Williamsburg Housing Project in Brooklyn. During the 1940s, he did much commercial illustration, and then returned to fine art in the 1950s and 60s, experimenting with Pointillism and a series of collages.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Apr. 09, 2023
Francis Criss (NY,1901-1973) oil painting
Est: $3,400 - $4,250
ARTIST: Francis Hyman Criss (New York, 1901 - 1973) NAME: Nembutal Broadside MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Few scratches. Minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. Would benefit from cleaning. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 17 x 29 inches / 43 x 73 cm FRAME SIZE: 25 x 37 inches / 63 x 93 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso PROVENANCE: Sotheby's New York, Arcade, Date 1999-03-30, Lot 393 SIMILAR ARTISTS: Preston Dickinson, George Copeland Ault, Ralston Crawford, Burgoyne A Diller, James Daugherty, Konrad Cramer, Suzy Frelinghuysen, Philip Howard Blashki Evergood, Robert Gwathmey, Everett Longley Warner, Arthur Beecher Carles Jr, Guy Pene Du Bois, Samuel Halpert, Ben Benn, Bernard Karfiol, Robert Brackman, Oscar Bluemner, Manierre Dawson CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117308 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A painter known for his combining of precisionism and surrealism, Francis Criss was a student from 1917 to 1921 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and later of Jan Matulka at the Art Students League in New York. He received his first significant attention at the 1932 Whitney Museum's First Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting. In 1934, supported by Charles Sheeler, he earned a Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship and traveled to Europe, where he created "Fascism," one of his best-known works.From 1935 to 1939, he was a teacher and muralist in New York for the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration and was one of the artists who worked on the mural painting for the Williamsburg Housing Project in Brooklyn. During the 1940s, he did much commercial illustration, and then returned to fine art in the 1950s and 60s, experimenting with Pointillism and a series of collages.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Feb. 16, 2023
FRANCIS CRISS (1901-1973) Untitled (Under the El).
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
FRANCIS CRISS (1901-1973) Untitled (Under the El). Lithograph. 246x388 mm; 9x15 1/4 inches, full margins. Signed and dated in pencil, lower right. 1931. A very good impression of this scarce print.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jan. 02, 2023
Francis Criss (NY,1901-1973) oil painting
Est: $3,500 - $4,500
ARTIST: Francis Hyman Criss (New York, 1901 - 1973) NAME: Nembutal Broadside MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Few scratches. Minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. Would benefit from cleaning. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 17 x 29 inches / 43 x 73 cm FRAME SIZE: 25 x 37 inches / 63 x 93 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso PROVENANCE: Sotheby's New York, Arcade, Date 1999-03-30, Lot 393 SIMILAR ARTISTS: Preston Dickinson, George Copeland Ault, Ralston Crawford, Burgoyne A Diller, James Daugherty, Konrad Cramer, Suzy Frelinghuysen, Philip Howard Blashki Evergood, Robert Gwathmey, Everett Longley Warner, Arthur Beecher Carles Jr, Guy Pene Du Bois, Samuel Halpert, Ben Benn, Bernard Karfiol, Robert Brackman, Oscar Bluemner, Manierre Dawson CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117308 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A painter known for his combining of precisionism and surrealism, Francis Criss was a student from 1917 to 1921 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and later of Jan Matulka at the Art Students League in New York. He received his first significant attention at the 1932 Whitney Museum's First Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting. In 1934, supported by Charles Sheeler, he earned a Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship and traveled to Europe, where he created "Fascism," one of his best-known works.From 1935 to 1939, he was a teacher and muralist in New York for the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration and was one of the artists who worked on the mural painting for the Williamsburg Housing Project in Brooklyn. During the 1940s, he did much commercial illustration, and then returned to fine art in the 1950s and 60s, experimenting with Pointillism and a series of collages.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Nov. 17, 2022
Francis Criss Charcoal on Portrait of a Woman
Est: $300 - $500
Francis Criss (American, New York, 1901-1973). Charcoal on paper portrait of a woman. Signed lower right in pencil. 22" x 17" (with frame 29 1/8" x 24 1/8").
Willow Auction House
Oct. 09, 2022
Francis Criss (NY,1901-1973) oil painting
Est: $3,600 - $4,500
ARTIST: Francis Hyman Criss (New York, 1901 - 1973) NAME: Nembutal Broadside MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Few scratches. Minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. Would benefit from cleaning. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 17 x 29 inches / 43 x 73 cm FRAME SIZE: 25 x 37 inches / 63 x 93 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso PROVENANCE: Sotheby's New York, Arcade, Date 1999-03-30, Lot 393 SIMILAR ARTISTS: Preston Dickinson, George Copeland Ault, Ralston Crawford, Burgoyne A Diller, James Daugherty, Konrad Cramer, Suzy Frelinghuysen, Philip Howard Blashki Evergood, Robert Gwathmey, Everett Longley Warner, Arthur Beecher Carles Jr, Guy Pene Du Bois, Samuel Halpert, Ben Benn, Bernard Karfiol, Robert Brackman, Oscar Bluemner, Manierre Dawson CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117308 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A painter known for his combining of precisionism and surrealism, Francis Criss was a student from 1917 to 1921 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and later of Jan Matulka at the Art Students League in New York. He received his first significant attention at the 1932 Whitney Museum's First Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting. In 1934, supported by Charles Sheeler, he earned a Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship and traveled to Europe, where he created "Fascism," one of his best-known works.From 1935 to 1939, he was a teacher and muralist in New York for the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration and was one of the artists who worked on the mural painting for the Williamsburg Housing Project in Brooklyn. During the 1940s, he did much commercial illustration, and then returned to fine art in the 1950s and 60s, experimenting with Pointillism and a series of collages.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Sep. 22, 2022
Francis Criss Charcoal on Portrait of a Woman
Est: $400 - $500
Francis Criss (American, New York, 1901-1973). Charcoal on paper portrait of a woman. Signed lower right in pencil. 22" x 17" (with frame 29 1/8" x 24 1/8").
Willow Auction House
Jul. 03, 2022
Francis Criss (NY,1901-1973) oil painting
Est: $3,700 - $4,750
ARTIST: Francis Hyman Criss (New York, 1901 - 1973) NAME: Nembutal Broadside MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Few scratches. Minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. Would benefit from cleaning. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 17 x 29 inches / 43 x 73 cm FRAME SIZE: 25 x 37 inches / 63 x 93 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso PROVENANCE: Sotheby's New York, Arcade, Date 1999-03-30, Lot 393 SIMILAR ARTISTS: Preston Dickinson, George Copeland Ault, Ralston Crawford, Burgoyne A Diller, James Daugherty, Konrad Cramer, Suzy Frelinghuysen, Philip Howard Blashki Evergood, Robert Gwathmey, Everett Longley Warner, Arthur Beecher Carles Jr, Guy Pene Du Bois, Samuel Halpert, Ben Benn, Bernard Karfiol, Robert Brackman, Oscar Bluemner, Manierre Dawson CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117308 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A painter known for his combining of precisionism and surrealism, Francis Criss was a student from 1917 to 1921 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and later of Jan Matulka at the Art Students League in New York. He received his first significant attention at the 1932 Whitney Museum's First Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting. In 1934, supported by Charles Sheeler, he earned a Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship and traveled to Europe, where he created "Fascism," one of his best-known works.From 1935 to 1939, he was a teacher and muralist in New York for the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration and was one of the artists who worked on the mural painting for the Williamsburg Housing Project in Brooklyn. During the 1940s, he did much commercial illustration, and then returned to fine art in the 1950s and 60s, experimenting with Pointillism and a series of collages.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Apr. 23, 2022
Francis Criss Renovations
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Francis Criss (American, 1901-1973) Renovations Oil on canvas Signed Criss, lower right Sotheby's Auction tag, verso.
Larsen Art Auction
Apr. 17, 2022
Francis Criss (NY,1901-1973) oil painting
Est: $3,900 - $5,000
ARTIST: Francis Hyman Criss (New York, 1901 - 1973) NAME: Nembutal Broadside MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Few scratches. Minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. Would benefit from cleaning. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 17 x 29 inches / 43 x 73 cm FRAME SIZE: 25 x 37 inches / 63 x 93 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso PROVENANCE: Sotheby's New York, Arcade, Date 1999-03-30, Lot 393 SIMILAR ARTISTS: Preston Dickinson, George Copeland Ault, Ralston Crawford, Burgoyne A Diller, James Daugherty, Konrad Cramer, Suzy Frelinghuysen, Philip Howard Blashki Evergood, Robert Gwathmey, Everett Longley Warner, Arthur Beecher Carles Jr, Guy Pene Du Bois, Samuel Halpert, Ben Benn, Bernard Karfiol, Robert Brackman, Oscar Bluemner, Manierre Dawson CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117308 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A painter known for his combining of precisionism and surrealism, Francis Criss was a student from 1917 to 1921 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and later of Jan Matulka at the Art Students League in New York. He received his first significant attention at the 1932 Whitney Museum's First Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting. In 1934, supported by Charles Sheeler, he earned a Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship and traveled to Europe, where he created "Fascism," one of his best-known works.From 1935 to 1939, he was a teacher and muralist in New York for the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration and was one of the artists who worked on the mural painting for the Williamsburg Housing Project in Brooklyn. During the 1940s, he did much commercial illustration, and then returned to fine art in the 1950s and 60s, experimenting with Pointillism and a series of collages.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jan. 02, 2022
Francis Criss (NY,1901-1973) oil painting
Est: $4,250 - $5,250
ARTIST: Francis Hyman Criss (New York, 1901 - 1973) NAME: Nembutal Broadside MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Few scratches. Minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. Would benefit from cleaning. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 17 x 29 inches / 43 x 73 cm FRAME SIZE: 25 x 37 inches / 63 x 93 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso PROVENANCE: Sotheby's New York, Arcade, Date 1999-03-30, Lot 393 SIMILAR ARTISTS: Preston Dickinson, George Copeland Ault, Ralston Crawford, Burgoyne A Diller, James Daugherty, Konrad Cramer, Suzy Frelinghuysen, Philip Howard Blashki Evergood, Robert Gwathmey, Everett Longley Warner, Arthur Beecher Carles Jr, Guy Pene Du Bois, Samuel Halpert, Ben Benn, Bernard Karfiol, Robert Brackman, Oscar Bluemner, Manierre Dawson CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117308 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A painter known for his combining of precisionism and surrealism, Francis Criss was a student from 1917 to 1921 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and later of Jan Matulka at the Art Students League in New York. He received his first significant attention at the 1932 Whitney Museum's First Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting. In 1934, supported by Charles Sheeler, he earned a Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship and traveled to Europe, where he created "Fascism," one of his best-known works.From 1935 to 1939, he was a teacher and muralist in New York for the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration and was one of the artists who worked on the mural painting for the Williamsburg Housing Project in Brooklyn. During the 1940s, he did much commercial illustration, and then returned to fine art in the 1950s and 60s, experimenting with Pointillism and a series of collages.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Oct. 10, 2021
Francis Criss (NY,1901-1973) oil painting
Est: $4,500 - $5,750
ARTIST: Francis Hyman Criss (New York, 1901 - 1973) NAME: Nembutal Broadside MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Few scratches. Minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. Would benefit from cleaning. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 17 x 29 inches / 43 x 73 cm FRAME SIZE: 25 x 37 inches / 63 x 93 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso PROVENANCE: Sotheby's New York, Arcade, Date 1999-03-30, Lot 393 SIMILAR ARTISTS: Preston Dickinson, George Copeland Ault, Ralston Crawford, Burgoyne A Diller, James Daugherty, Konrad Cramer, Suzy Frelinghuysen, Philip Howard Blashki Evergood, Robert Gwathmey, Everett Longley Warner, Arthur Beecher Carles Jr, Guy Pene Du Bois, Samuel Halpert, Ben Benn, Bernard Karfiol, Robert Brackman, Oscar Bluemner, Manierre Dawson CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117308 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A painter known for his combining of precisionism and surrealism, Francis Criss was a student from 1917 to 1921 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and later of Jan Matulka at the Art Students League in New York. He received his first significant attention at the 1932 Whitney Museum's First Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting. In 1934, supported by Charles Sheeler, he earned a Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship and traveled to Europe, where he created "Fascism," one of his best-known works.From 1935 to 1939, he was a teacher and muralist in New York for the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration and was one of the artists who worked on the mural painting for the Williamsburg Housing Project in Brooklyn. During the 1940s, he did much commercial illustration, and then returned to fine art in the 1950s and 60s, experimenting with Pointillism and a series of collages.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jul. 04, 2021
Francis Criss (NY,1901-1973) oil painting
Est: $4,750 - $6,250
ARTIST: Francis Hyman Criss (New York, 1901 - 1973) NAME: Nembutal Broadside MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Few scratches. Minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. Would benefit from cleaning. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 17 x 29 inches / 43 x 73 cm FRAME SIZE: 25 x 37 inches / 63 x 93 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso PROVENANCE: Sotheby's New York, Arcade, Date 1999-03-30, Lot 393 SIMILAR ARTISTS: Preston Dickinson, George Copeland Ault, Ralston Crawford, Burgoyne A Diller, James Daugherty, Konrad Cramer, Suzy Frelinghuysen, Philip Howard Blashki Evergood, Robert Gwathmey, Everett Longley Warner, Arthur Beecher Carles Jr, Guy Pene Du Bois, Samuel Halpert, Ben Benn, Bernard Karfiol, Robert Brackman, Oscar Bluemner, Manierre Dawson CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117308 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A painter known for his combining of precisionism and surrealism, Francis Criss was a student from 1917 to 1921 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and later of Jan Matulka at the Art Students League in New York. He received his first significant attention at the 1932 Whitney Museum's First Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting. In 1934, supported by Charles Sheeler, he earned a Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship and traveled to Europe, where he created "Fascism," one of his best-known works.From 1935 to 1939, he was a teacher and muralist in New York for the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration and was one of the artists who worked on the mural painting for the Williamsburg Housing Project in Brooklyn. During the 1940s, he did much commercial illustration, and then returned to fine art in the 1950s and 60s, experimenting with Pointillism and a series of collages.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Apr. 28, 2021
Francis Criss, Under Construction (Roof Tops)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Francis Criss Under Construction (Roof Tops) 1955 oil on canvas 18 h × 7 w in (46 × 18 cm) Signed to lower left 'Criss'. Titled and dated to verso 'Roof Tops 1955'. Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, 15 March 1995, Lot 169 condition: Work is in good overall condition. Minor area of hairline cracking with associated lifting along edges of cracks to lower left quadrant. Small areas of inpainting visible under UV light to lower left quadrant. Image presents well. Framed without glazing measuring 25 x 14 inches.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Apr. 28, 2021
Francis Criss, El Station
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Francis Criss El Station c. 1935 oil on canvas 11 h × 16 w in (28 × 41 cm) Signed to lower right 'Criss'. Provenance: Treadway-Toomey Gallery, 20th Century Art and Design, 6 May 2001, Lot 693 condition: Work is in good overall condition. Scattered areas of surface soiling and crackle throughout, some with lifting along edges of cracks and pinpoints of loss to painted surface predominantly to upper center. Minor scuff to lower edge. Areas of inpainting throughout, however, image presents well. Framed without glazing measuring 24 x 19 inches.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Apr. 11, 2021
FRANCIS CRISS (AMERICAN, 1901-1973).
Est: $500 - $700
Pastel. Nude. Signed upper left. From a New York, NY collection.
Clarke Auction Gallery
Apr. 04, 2021
Francis Criss (NY,1901-1973) oil painting
Est: $4,750 - $5,250
ARTIST: Francis Hyman Criss (New York, 1901 - 1973) NAME: Nembutal Broadside MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Few scratches. Minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. Would benefit from cleaning. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 17 x 29 inches / 43 x 73 cm FRAME SIZE: 25 x 37 inches / 63 x 93 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso PROVENANCE: Sotheby's New York, Arcade, Date 1999-03-30, Lot 393 SIMILAR ARTISTS: Preston Dickinson, George Copeland Ault, Ralston Crawford, Burgoyne A Diller, James Daugherty, Konrad Cramer, Suzy Frelinghuysen, Philip Howard Blashki Evergood, Robert Gwathmey, Everett Longley Warner, Arthur Beecher Carles Jr, Guy Pene Du Bois, Samuel Halpert, Ben Benn, Bernard Karfiol, Robert Brackman, Oscar Bluemner, Manierre Dawson CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117308 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A painter known for his combining of precisionism and surrealism, Francis Criss was a student from 1917 to 1921 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and later of Jan Matulka at the Art Students League in New York. He received his first significant attention at the 1932 Whitney Museum's First Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting. In 1934, supported by Charles Sheeler, he earned a Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship and traveled to Europe, where he created "Fascism," one of his best-known works.From 1935 to 1939, he was a teacher and muralist in New York for the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration and was one of the artists who worked on the mural painting for the Williamsburg Housing Project in Brooklyn. During the 1940s, he did much commercial illustration, and then returned to fine art in the 1950s and 60s, experimenting with Pointillism and a series of collages.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Mar. 09, 2021
Francis Criss (American 1901-1973), City Street, Block Print, Signed and Dated '31, Unframed, Sheet: 12-1/4 x 16-3/4 inches
Est: $100 - $200
Francis Criss (American 1901-1973), City Street, Block Print, Signed and Dated '31, Unframed, Sheet: 12-1/4 x 16-3/4 inches
Weschler's
Mar. 09, 2021
Francis Criss (American 1901-1973), Nude Figures, Lithograph, Signed and Dated '31, Unframed, 15 x 11-1/2 inches
Est: $80 - $150
Francis Criss (American 1901-1973), Nude Figures, Lithograph, Signed and Dated '31, Unframed, 15 x 11-1/2 inches
Weschler's
Feb. 04, 2021
FRANCIS CRISS (1901-1973) Untitled, (El Train).
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
FRANCIS CRISS (1901-1973) Untitled, (El Train). Oil on Masonite. 387x267 mm; 15 1/4x10 1/2 inches. Signed, Criss, lower right. Provenance: The Collection of Gladys and Tully Filmus; Thence by descent to the current owner. Francis Criss was included in the PWAP exhibition of art, organized by Edward Bruce, and held at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1934, as well as the WPA/FAP exhibition, Frontiers of American Art, organized by Herman More, and held at the de Young Museum, 1939-40. He also showed with the Municipal Art Committee's Thirty-First Exhibition, 1939.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jan. 03, 2021
Francis Criss (NY,1901-1973) oil painting
Est: $4,750 - $5,250
ARTIST: Francis Hyman Criss (New York, 1901 - 1973) NAME: Nembutal Broadside MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Few scratches. Minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. Would benefit from cleaning. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 17 x 29 inches / 43 x 73 cm FRAME SIZE: 25 x 37 inches / 63 x 93 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso PROVENANCE: Sotheby's New York, Arcade, Date 1999-03-30, Lot 393 SIMILAR ARTISTS: Preston Dickinson, George Copeland Ault, Ralston Crawford, Burgoyne A Diller, James Daugherty, Konrad Cramer, Suzy Frelinghuysen, Philip Howard Blashki Evergood, Robert Gwathmey, Everett Longley Warner, Arthur Beecher Carles Jr, Guy Pene Du Bois, Samuel Halpert, Ben Benn, Bernard Karfiol, Robert Brackman, Oscar Bluemner, Manierre Dawson CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117308 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A painter known for his combining of precisionism and surrealism, Francis Criss was a student from 1917 to 1921 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and later of Jan Matulka at the Art Students League in New York. He received his first significant attention at the 1932 Whitney Museum's First Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting. In 1934, supported by Charles Sheeler, he earned a Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship and traveled to Europe, where he created "Fascism," one of his best-known works.From 1935 to 1939, he was a teacher and muralist in New York for the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration and was one of the artists who worked on the mural painting for the Williamsburg Housing Project in Brooklyn. During the 1940s, he did much commercial illustration, and then returned to fine art in the 1950s and 60s, experimenting with Pointillism and a series of collages.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Dec. 03, 2020
FRANCIS CRISS (1901 - 1973, AMERICAN) Untitled, (El Train).
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
FRANCIS CRISS (1901 - 1973, AMERICAN) Untitled, (El Train). Oil on Masonite. 387x267 mm; 15 1/4x10 1/2 inches. Signed, Criss lower right.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jan. 08, 2020
Francis Hyman Criss American, 1901-1973 Self Portrait
Est: $800 - $1,200
Francis Hyman Criss American, 1901-1973 Self Portrait Signed F. Criss (ll) Oil on canvas 32 x 12 inches C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Sep. 26, 2019
INDUSTRIAL ART, FRAMED MUSEUM POSTER, REPRODUCTION AFTER FRANCIS CRISS
Est: $100 - $200
Framed in an Art Deco style gold metal frame. Reproduction of an important piece of Depression Impressionist art by Francis Criss (1901-1973), a mural of the Williamsburg Housing Project, Brooklyn, NY (1937). The original painting was transferred from the Newark Museum to the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. This poster print created to mark the transfer, 1966. Artist: Francis Criss Issued: 1966 Dimensions: 29.5"H x 25.5"W framed
Lion and Unicorn
Sep. 18, 2019
Francis Hyman Criss American, 1901-1973 Self Portrait
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Francis Hyman Criss American, 1901-1973 Self Portrait Signed F. Criss (ll) Oil on canvas 32 x 12 inches C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Jun. 12, 2019
INDUSTRIAL ART, FRAMED MUSEUM POSTER, REPRODUCTION AFTER FRANCIS CRISS
Est: $100 - $200
Reproduction of an important piece of Depression Impressionist art by Francis Criss (1901-1973), a mural of the Williamsburg Housing Project, Brooklyn, NY (1937). In an Art Deco style gold metal frame. The original painting was transferred from the Newark Museum to the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. This poster print created to mark the transfer, 1966. Artist: Francis Criss Issued: 1966 Dimensions: 29.5"H x 25.5"W framed Provenance: Private Collection
Lion and Unicorn
Jun. 05, 2019
Francis Hyman Criss American, 1901-1973 Self Portrait
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Francis Hyman Criss American, 1901-1973 Self Portrait Signed F. Criss (ll) Oil on canvas 32 x 12 inches C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Jun. 05, 2019
Francis Hyman Criss American, 1901-1973 Still Life with Figure, circa 1950
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Francis Hyman Criss American, 1901-1973 Still Life with Figure, circa 1950 Signed Criss (lr) Oil and pencil on canvas 33 x 28 inches Provenance: Private Collection, New York Spanierman Gallery, New York C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Nov. 13, 2018
Francis Criss (1901-1973) - Melancholy Interlude
Est: $100,000 - $150,000
Francis Criss (1901-1973) Melancholy Interlude oil on canvas 25 ¼ x 30 in. (64.1 x 76.2 cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 03, 2017
FRANCIS CRISS (AMERICAN, 1901-1973) THE THINKER (SELF PORTRAIT) OIL ON CANVAS 26
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
Francis Criss (American, 1901-1973) The Thinker (Self Portrait) Oil on canvas 26 x 25 inches (66.0 x 63.5 cm) Signed lower right: Criss PROVENANCE: Sid Deutsch Gallery, New York; Collection of Edward R. Downe Jr., New Jersey, 1992; Private collection, New Jersey; Private University, gift from the above, 2000. EXHIBITED: Owen Gallery, New York, "American Modern," April 12-June 12, 2001. HID04901242017
Heritage Auctions
Nov. 03, 2017
FRANCIS CRISS (AMERICAN, 1901-1973) THIRD AVENUE EL, CIRCA 1933 OIL ON CANVAS 25
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
Francis Criss (American, 1901-1973) Third Avenue El, circa 1933 Oil on canvas 25-1/4 x 19 inches (64.1 x 48.3 cm) Signed lower left: Criss PROVENANCE: ACA Galleries, New York: Sid Deutsch Gallery, New York; Collection of Edward R. Downe, Jr.; Private collection, New Jersey, 1992; Private University, gift from the above, 2000. EXHIBITED: Owen Gallery, New York, "American Modern," April 12-June 12, 2001. HID04901242017
Heritage Auctions
Sep. 20, 2017
Francis Hyman Criss (NY, 1901-1973)
Est: $300 - $500
Francis Hyman Criss (NY, 1901-1973) "Young Women Reading" ,pastel on board, study of a young female reading, probably done as a student at the Arts Student League in NY, signed lower left. Measures 25 1/2 inches high x 19 inches wide + 3 inch frame
Joshua Kodner
Jun. 29, 2017
FRANCIS CRISS (1901-1973) ETCHING
Est: $100 - $150
Francis Criss (1901-1973) etching. This etching depicts a male standing in the nude. Measures 27-1/2" H x 21-1/2" W. Shipping $125.
Joshua Kodner
Jun. 08, 2017
FRANCIS CRISS (1901-1973) ETCHING
Est: $200 - $300
Francis Criss (1901-1973) etching. This etching depicts a male standing in the nude. Measures 27-1/2" H x 21-1/2" W. Shipping $125.
Joshua Kodner
May. 23, 2017
FRANCIS CRISS | Third Avenue El
Est: $70,000 - $90,000
oil on canvas
Sotheby's
Apr. 20, 2016
Francis Criss, Am.,1901-1973, Portrait of Artist, O/C
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
Francis Criss, 1901-1973 Portrait of the Artist (Lloyd Whiffen or Whiffin 1885-1951 in his Studio), Oil on Canvas, signed "Criss" lower right, Caldwell Gallery(RANDJ1503)(WT) Measurements: 20" x 24", frame 27 1/2" x 23 1/2" x 1 3/4" Condition: Good w/ a couple light scratches upper top and upper right Property Title: Purchased From the Estate of Randolph Jones, Brooklyn, New York
Litchfield Auctions
Jun. 08, 2014
FRANCIS CRISS, (AMERICAN 1901-1973), MODERNIST CITYSCAPE
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
FRANCIS CRISS (american 1901-1973)/span MODERNIST CITYSCAPE Signed 'Criss' bottom right, oil on canvas 25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2cm) provenance: /spanProperty of a Delancey Place, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Estate.
Freeman's | Hindman
May. 22, 2014
Francis Criss (1901-1973)
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Francis Criss (1901-1973) >For Every Mother's Son <br>signed 'Francis Criss' (on the tracks) >oil on canvas <br>40 x 32 in. (101.6 x 81.3 cm.) >Painted <i>circa<i> 1942.
Christie's
May. 06, 2014
Francis Hyman Criss American, 1901-1973 Still Life and Figure, circa 1950
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Francis Hyman Criss American, 1901-1973 Still Life and Figure, circa 1950 Signed Criss (lr) Oil and pencil on canvas 33 x 28 inches Provenance: The artist Dr. I.J. Rosenbaum, New York Spanierman Gallery, LLC, New York Sale: Sotheby's Arcade, Sept. 30, 1997, lot 373 Exhibited: New York, Spanierman Gallery, LLC, American Still Life Painting, 1829-2009, Jan. 19-Feb. 20, 2010 During the 1950s, Francis Hyman Criss combined the hard-edge style of Precisionism, in which he had been working, with a vigorous pointillist technique. Here including the genres of the figure and the still life, elements of linear perspective and cubist fragmented planes, and modeled and flattened figurative forms, he emphasized the intellectual basis of his work, while creating an intriguing composition in the surrealist vein. C The Spanierman Gallery, LLC
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Feb. 16, 2014
WWII Help Bring Them Back To You! by Criss
Est: $200 - $250
Artist: Francis Criss Artist Dates: 1901-1973 Signed Within Plate: Attributed Date of Work: 1943 Description: This poster gives practical tips for those on the home front who want to help the war effort. The graphic shows the window of a home with a service flag hanging up and a sticker with the words This is a V Home printed on it. The text on this poster reads â€aeHelp Bring Them Back to You, Make Yours a Victory Home!! Find time for war work. Raise and share food. Walk and carry packages. Conserve everything you have. Save 10% in war bonds.â€This collection is from Dr. David Orzeck by descent to his daughter Lida Orzeck and the entire collection is offered without reserve.Lida Orzeck came across more than 750 vintage war posters from World War I and World War II in her familyâ€™s home basement that her father, David Orzeck, a Brooklyn doctor, had meticulously collected. Discovered in 1970, the posters â€" of which few pristine prints remain with the exception of the National Archives and the Library of Congress â€" were in mint condition, neatly catalogued and folded in brown wrapping paper from grocery stores. Size: 22"L x 28"H Weight: < 1 ounce Provenance: Dr. David Orzeck Condition: Poster has original fold marks and has not been exposed to sunlight, thus preserving the vibrant colors. Recently mounted on archival paper (reversible). Artist Biography: Francis Criss, contributed to the development of art in America mastering many styles over more then sixty years. His well known paintings, created in the 1930â€™s while working independently in the New York art community, were modern and precisionist. During World War II he created many paintings that were used as illustrations for books, posters and advertisements in order to support his growing family. But by 1950 he decided to follow his own creative instincts and to teach art, and thus a series of collages and prismatic paintings.His well known paintings were created in the nineteen thirties. During World War II he created many paintings that were used as illustrations for books, posters and advertisements, in order to support his growing family. But by 1950 he decided to follow his own creative instincts, and to teach art. Thus a series of collages and prismatic paintings evolved. combining cubist elements with surreal abstraction and pointillist treatments. Meta: Poster, WWI, WWII, Military, Militaria, Army, Navy, Marines, AirForce, Propaganda.
Louis J. Dianni, LLC
Feb. 16, 2014
WWII Help Bring Them Back To You! by Criss
Est: $200 - $250
Artist: Francis Criss Artist Dates: 1901-1973 Signed Within Plate: Attributed Date of Work: 1943 Description: This poster gives practical tips for those on the home front who want to help the war effort. The graphic shows the window of a home with a service flag hanging up and a sticker with the words This is a V Home printed on it. The text on this poster reads â€aeHelp Bring Them Back to You, Make Yours a Victory Home!! Find time for war work. Raise and share food. Walk and carry packages. Conserve everything you have. Save 10% in war bonds.â€ This collection is from Dr. David Orzeck by descent to his daughter Lida Orzeck and the entire collection is offered without reserve. Lida Orzeck came across more than 750 vintage war posters from World War I and World War II in her familyâ€™s home basement that her father, David Orzeck, a Brooklyn doctor, had meticulously collected. Discovered in 1970, the posters â€" of which few pristine prints remain with the exception of the National Archives and the Library of Congress â€" were in mint condition, neatly catalogued and folded in brown wrapping paper from grocery stores. Size: 22"L x 28"H Weight: < 1 ounce Provenance: Dr. David Orzeck Condition: Poster has original fold marks and has not been exposed to sunlight, thus preserving the vibrant colors. Recently mounted on archival paper (reversible). Artist Biography: Francis Criss, contributed to the development of art in America mastering many styles over more then sixty years. His well known paintings, created in the 1930â€™s while working independently in the New York art community, were modern and precisionist. During World War II he created many paintings that were used as illustrations for books, posters and advertisements in order to support his growing family. But by 1950 he decided to follow his own creative instincts and to teach art, and thus a series of collages and prismatic paintings.His well known paintings were created in the nineteen thirties. During World War II he created many paintings that were used as illustrations for books, posters and advertisements, in order to support his growing family. But by 1950 he decided to follow his own creative instincts, and to teach art. Thus a series of collages and prismatic paintings evolved. combining cubist elements with surreal abstraction and pointillist treatments. Meta: Poster, WWI, WWII, Military, Militaria, Army, Navy, Marines, AirForce, Propaganda.
Louis J. Dianni, LLC
Feb. 16, 2014
WWII Help Bring Them Back To You! by Criss
Est: $200 - $250
Artist: Francis Criss Artist Dates: 1901-1973 Signed Within Plate: Attributed Date of Work: 1943 Description: This poster gives practical tips for those on the home front who want to help the war effort. The graphic shows the window of a home with a service flag hanging up and a sticker with the words This is a V Home printed on it. The text on this poster reads â€aeHelp Bring Them Back to You, Make Yours a Victory Home!! Find time for war work. Raise and share food. Walk and carry packages. Conserve everything you have. Save 10% in war bonds.â€ This collection is from Dr. David Orzeck by descent to his daughter Lida Orzeck and the entire collection is offered without reserve. Lida Orzeck came across more than 750 vintage war posters from World War I and World War II in her familyâ€™s home basement that her father, David Orzeck, a Brooklyn doctor, had meticulously collected. Discovered in 1970, the posters â€" of which few pristine prints remain with the exception of the National Archives and the Library of Congress â€" were in mint condition, neatly catalogued and folded in brown wrapping paper from grocery stores. Size: 22"L x 28"H Weight: < 1 ounce Provenance: Dr. David Orzeck Condition: Poster has original fold marks and has not been exposed to sunlight, thus preserving the vibrant colors. Recently mounted on archival paper (reversible). Artist Biography: Francis Criss, contributed to the development of art in America mastering many styles over more then sixty years. His well known paintings, created in the 1930â€™s while working independently in the New York art community, were modern and precisionist. During World War II he created many paintings that were used as illustrations for books, posters and advertisements in order to support his growing family. But by 1950 he decided to follow his own creative instincts and to teach art, and thus a series of collages and prismatic paintings.His well known paintings were created in the nineteen thirties. During World War II he created many paintings that were used as illustrations for books, posters and advertisements, in order to support his growing family. But by 1950 he decided to follow his own creative instincts, and to teach art. Thus a series of collages and prismatic paintings evolved. combining cubist elements with surreal abstraction and pointillist treatments. Meta: Poster, WWI, WWII, Military, Militaria, Army, Navy, Marines, AirForce, Propaganda.
Louis J. Dianni, LLC
Dec. 08, 2013
FRANCIS CRISS, (AMERICAN 1901-1973), "PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST" (MR. WHIFFEN)
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
FRANCIS CRISS (american 1901-1973)/span "PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST" (MR. WHIFFEN) Signed 'Criss' top left, oil on canvas 39 7/8 x 25 7/8 in. (101.3 x 65.7cm) provenance: /spanHarbor Gallery, Cold Springs Harbor, New York. Private Collection, Pennsylvania.
Freeman's | Hindman