TULLY FILMUS FESTIVE DANCE SIGNED LTD LITHOGRAPH

TULLY FILMUS FESTIVE DANCE SIGNED LTD LITHOGRAPH

Tully Filmus, American, 1903 to 1998, an original limited edition lithograph print depicting three Jewish men dancing. Signed by the artist lower right, titled: Festive Dance to the center, and numbered 77 of 160 lower left. Housed in an old frame decorated with gilding. Tully Filmus was an American realist painter and printmaker. From 1924 to 1927, he studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts under Henry McCarter. In 1930, he moved to New York, where he took a job with a small art agency where he became friends with Anton Refregier and Willem de Kooning. In 1936, he joined American artists in contributing painting to the Biro-Bidjan Museum in the U.S.S.R. In 1937, he exhibited at the American Artists Congress and joined the faculty of the American Artists School. In 1938, he also joined the faculty of the Cooper Union School of Art. He has exhibited in the Whitney Museum Annual and the American Artists Congress. One of his paintings was acquired by the permanent collection of New York University. Other museums that have shown his work include the Art Institute of Chicago, the City Art Museum of St. Louis, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Berkshire Museum. Antique Wall Decor Items, Fine Art For Collectors, Prints And Multiples.

Dimensions: Framed 28 7/8 x 32 3/4 in. Plate 20 x 24 in. All measurements are approximate.