Pencil drawing, 1940. Measures 6 x 9 inches; framed to 13.25 x 10.25 inches.
A fine drawing from the American painter known for his figure studies of male nudes and in later life his large paintings in an abstract expressionist style. In 1931, he was commissioned by Lincoln Kirstein to create stage sets for the American Ballet’s first production of Serenade and Mozartiana at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut. He was invited in 1932 to participate in the Whitney Museum’s First Biennial and in 1936 a group exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA). He had his first solo exhibition at the Grace Horne Galleries in Boston in 1938. His work was also part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1947, Littlefield co-founded the Cape Cod Art Association and first exhibited at the Provincetown Art Association in 1949.
Pencil drawing, 1940. Measures 6 x 9 inches; framed to 13.25 x 10.25 inches.
A fine drawing from the American painter known for his figure studies of male nudes and in later life his large paintings in an abstract expressionist style. In 1931, he was commissioned by Lincoln Kirstein to create stage sets for the American Ballet’s first production of Serenade and Mozartiana at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut. He was invited in 1932 to participate in the Whitney Museum’s First Biennial and in 1936 a group exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA). He had his first solo exhibition at the Grace Horne Galleries in Boston in 1938. His work was also part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1947, Littlefield co-founded the Cape Cod Art Association and first exhibited at the Provincetown Art Association in 1949.