Seymour FranksAbstract Expressionist Painting 'The Crimson Flare' 1961, 1961

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From the estate of the artist William Littlefield


Seymour Franks 1916-1981
American painter and designer, Seymour Franks, was born in … Read more From the estate of the artist William Littlefield


Seymour Franks 1916-1981
American painter and designer, Seymour Franks, was born in New York City in 1916.He studied at the National Academy of Design.
Franks, exhibited at: the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art in1944, 1954; The Whitney Museum of American Art, from 1946-48, 1950, 1952; the Brooklyn Museum, 1949, 1951; Art Institute of Chicago in 1947; Peridot Gallery, 1948, 1950-55; University of Nebraska, 1951; and had a solo show at the University of Illinois in 1952.

Established in 1948 on N.Y.’s thriving 9th ST., the Peridot Gallery was an early supporter of American avant-garde art. It staged both Louise Bourgeois & Philip Guston’s first one-person shows as well as the American premiere exhibition of Medardo Rosso. The Peridot Gallery also hosted groundbreaking theme shows, such as Sculpture by Painters with Jackson Pollock. The Peridot Gallery contributed greatly to establishing the Hirschorn Collection in Washington DC as well as selling Alfred Barr, for the Museum of Modern Art, it's first Louis Bourgeois, at the insistance of Marcel Duchamp. See less