Description
Sitting Female Figures-Bertram Hartman–Conte withPastel- 20 th Century-NYC Modernist-Artist Estate
About the Artist: C. Bertram Hartman (1882–1960) was a Kansas-born, New York–based painter whowas highly recognized for his oil and watercolor landscape and portrait works.He was trained at the Art Institute of Chicago and later at the Royal Academyin Munich. Hartman illustrated for various magazines and was commissioned topaint murals and works during the Great Depression under the Works ProgressAdministration.
Hartman was a member of the American Watercolor Society,the Mural Painters of America, the American Society of Painters, Sculptors andGraphic Artists, and the Chicago Society of Artists. His works were included inmajor exhibitions, including the First Biennial Exhibition of ContemporaryAmerican Sculpture, Watercolors and Prints at the Whitney Museum in 1933and the Pan-Pacific Exposition of 1915. Many of his works are held inmajor museum collections, including the Whitney Museum, the Brooklyn Museum,and the Spencer Museum of Art.
About this work:
Bertram Hartman and his wife Augusta (also known asGusta, 1885–1960) spent decades in New York City, where he produced numerousfinished works and studies in oil, watercolor, pastel, and charcoal. This contedrawing of sitting female nude figures was part of the artist’s estate. Theback of the drawing has three additional standing female figure studies. Thedrawing bears stamps of the Bertram Hartman estate and a note by CastellaneGallery who acquired Hartman’s estate. The drawing is in good condition. The edgesand corners have minor wear, handling marks, and multiple small tears. Thepaper has minor toning. The verso is lightly soiled.
Details
- Medium: Conte on paper
- Dimensions: 24 × 19 in
- Provenance:
– Estate of Bertram Hartman;
– Rabin & Krueger Gallery Newark, NewJersey;
– Richard Castellane Gallery ,NYC;
- Condition Report: Fair – Minor wear, handling marks, and multiple small tears on edges and corners; minor toning; lightly soiled verso; unframed
Disclaimer: I have conducted thorough research to ensure the accuracy and authenticity ofthis piece to the best of my ability. However, it is sold as is, with noguarantees or warranties regarding its provenance or historical attribution.
