Attr. Charles H. Walther (Maryland, 1879-1937)
Colored pencil on paper, with fold marks, adhered to a white back board, 10 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (in frame)
Recent wood frame
Condition: Glass has scattered scuffs and scratches that are not easily detected straight on. Linen archival tape is adhered to the back of the paper. The tape is adhered with glue to the back board.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Charles Walther was an abstract painter and a leader of avant-garde artists in Baltimore in the early 20th century. Walther studied in Paris in 1906-08, and after returning to Baltimore designed stained glass for several Baltimore churches. By 1914, he had begun work on a series of abstractions based on the work of the Italian Futurists, and he soon exhibited the works in Baltimore and NYC.
Walther was a champion of modernism in Baltimore, experimenting with new styles and urging his students at the Maryland Institute to do so as well. This resulted in his dismissal from the school in 1929, but Walther continued to teach privately and also held summer sketching sessions at his summer home in Middleton, MD. The popular summer school and its students came to be informally known as the Snallygaster School.
Walther exhibited extensively in his lifetime, and today his work can be found in the Phillips Collection; the Baltimore Museum of Art; and the Washington County Museum, among other prominent public and private collections.
Attr. Charles H. Walther (Maryland, 1879-1937)
Colored pencil on paper, with fold marks, adhered to a white back board, 10 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (in frame)
Recent wood frame
Condition: Glass has scattered scuffs and scratches that are not easily detected straight on. Linen archival tape is adhered to the back of the paper. The tape is adhered with glue to the back board.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Charles Walther was an abstract painter and a leader of avant-garde artists in Baltimore in the early 20th century. Walther studied in Paris in 1906-08, and after returning to Baltimore designed stained glass for several Baltimore churches. By 1914, he had begun work on a series of abstractions based on the work of the Italian Futurists, and he soon exhibited the works in Baltimore and NYC.
Walther was a champion of modernism in Baltimore, experimenting with new styles and urging his students at the Maryland Institute to do so as well. This resulted in his dismissal from the school in 1929, but Walther continued to teach privately and also held summer sketching sessions at his summer home in Middleton, MD. The popular summer school and its students came to be informally known as the Snallygaster School.
Walther exhibited extensively in his lifetime, and today his work can be found in the Phillips Collection; the Baltimore Museum of Art; and the Washington County Museum, among other prominent public and private collections.
