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Alfred Sessler (American, 1909-1963) Snow Shovelers oil on masonite 8 3/8" x 7" Provenance: Walker Galleries, New York, New York (label verso)
Toomey & Co. AuctioneersAlfred A. Sessler (Wisconsin, 1909-1963) Rusk lithograph signed Sessler and titled (lower left) 15 x 10 inches.
HindmanAlfred A. Sessler (Wisconsin, 1909-1963) Burl, 1958 woodcut edition of 10, signed Sessler, titled and dated (lower right) 22 x 15 3/8 inches.
HindmanAlfred A. Sessler (Wisconsin, 1909-1963) Clown Head, 1954 lithograph edition of 10, signed Sessler and titled (lower left) 9 3/4 x 8 inches.
HindmanSigned and dated 1940 lower right. Walker Galleries label and Institute of Modern Art, Boston Mass label verso. Alfred A. Sessler, American, 1909 - 1963. From the now defunct Boris Mirski Gallery, Boston. Dimensions: 14" high x 8" wide. Condition: Light surface grime.
Clarke Auction GalleryAlfred A. Sessler (American, 1909-1963) "City Dump," 1945, tempera on masonite, 8" x 8.5",signed and dated lower right, titled on Madison Artist's Exhibition label on verso, framed
Toomey & Co. AuctioneersComprising 2 oils on masonite (6 1/2 x 3 in. & 10 x 6 in.) both signed lower left, "Sessler," the larger dated 1963, the smaller, 1953 (?) & 5 prints all titled & signed in the lower margin. Note: Sessler was an important Wisconsin artist & educator.
Stairlabel, verso from Walker Galleries, N.Y., "#59, Alfred Sessler, Snow Shovelers". Milwaukee social realist painter. Sessler studied at the Layton School of Art and the University of Wisconsin. He exhibited throughout the 1930s-40s, at the Milwaukee Art Institute, Art Institute of Chicago, Worlds Fair New York, and the Kansas City Art Institute. He taught at the Milwaukee Teachers College, University of Wisconsin, and the Milwaukee Art Institute. This is an excellent example of this artist's work, and a very powerful image.
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