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Karl Priebe
"The Giraffe, " Pastel Casein on Paperboard by Karl Priebe
1956

Name: "The Giraffe, " Pastel & Casein on Paperboard by Karl Priebe
Brand: Karl Priebe
Rating: 4.9 (64 reviews)

$5,400List Price

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"The Giraffe" is an original pastel casein on paperboard painting by Karl Priebe. It features a giraffe with unusually colored markings looking at a boy who watches over the giraffe in the corner. Image: 15.75" x 19.87" Framed: 25.13" x 25.38" From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Karl J. Priebe Born July 1, 1914 Milwaukee, WI Died July 5, 1976 (aged 62) Milwaukee, WI Nationality American Education Layton School of Art School of the Art Institute of Chicago Known for Painter Notable work Madonna and Child Movement Surrealism Awards Prix de Rome: 1941[1] Karl J. Priebe was an American painter from Milwaukee, Wisconsin whose studies and paintings of birds, exotic animals, and African-American culture won him international recognition. Priebe, was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Emil and Katherine Priebe. He went on to study and graduate from the Layton School of Art, which closed due to financial insolvency in 1974. He also studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago graduating in 1938. After serving on the anthropology staff of the Milwaukee Public Museum (1938–1942) and as director of the Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts (1943–1944), he returned to Layton as an instructor in 1947.[1] He was one of the few Wisconsin artists of his generation to escape the regionalist label and win showings in prestigious galleries, like those in New York City. His paintings were shown at major public and private galleries, among them the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Corcoran Gallery, Museum of Modern Art, and the Art Institute of Chicago.[2] He drew the inspiration for his works from numerous locations. His paintings of exotic animals can be attributed to his numerous trips to the Milwaukee County Zoo while attending the Layton School of Art. He first became interested in African American culture when, as an art student in Chicago, he taught a class in a settlement house largely attended by African Americans. His black figures, he recalled later, were not intended as portraits, but were taken from his memories of people he saw in the settlement house.[3] He was the only Milwaukeean ever to receive the Prix de Rome, an honor accorded to him in 1941. Because of wartime condition he was unable to use the grant to study in Europe.[4] Throughout his creative life Priebe was known for his love of black culture. He was a longtime friend of such jazz greats as Billie Holiday, Pearl Bailey and Dizzy Gillespie and of painters Gertrude Abercrombie and John Wilde. Later life[edit] Karl Priebe with Nancy Berghaus in 1975 In his later years Priebe suffered from a number of ailments. In November 1975 he had one of his eyes surgically removed. After that his health began to decline. He died at his home in Milwaukee after a long struggle with cancer on July 5, 1976, he was 62 years old.[2] Karl J. Priebe was an American painter from Milwaukee, Wisconsin whose studies and paintings of birds, exotic animals, and African-American culture won him international recognition.

Creator:
Karl Priebe (1914 - 1976, American)
Creation Year:
1956
Dimensions:
Height: 21.13 in (53.68 cm)Width: 25.38 in (64.47 cm)
Medium:
Pastel,Casein
Movement Style:
Post-Modern
Period:
1950-1959
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Milwaukee, WI
Reference Number:
Seller: 12386c1stDibs: LU60534974682

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