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George Vander SluisGeorge Vander Sluis Mid-Century Modern Barn Landscape Oil Stick on Paper1983
1983
$1,570
£1,200.40
€1,374.06
CA$2,213.89
A$2,410.07
CHF 1,286.55
MX$29,095.04
NOK 16,176.81
SEK 15,035.28
DKK 10,262.23
About the Item
This original mid-20th-century oil stick on paper by acclaimed American modernist George Vander Sluis (1915–1984), titled Barn Side with Sliding Doors, captures the rustic charm of rural Americana with a striking modernist sensibility. The composition features a gray weathered barn with two windows and bold red-and-white sliding doors, rendered with a sophisticated balance of form, color, and structure. Vander Sluis transforms a simple barn façade into a quietly powerful study of geometry, texture, and atmosphere, exemplifying his mastery of mid-century American landscape abstraction.
Professionally presented in a custom black frame, the artwork measures 23 x 27 x ⅞ inches overall, with a sight size of 12 ¾ x 17 inches. In very good vintage condition, the piece retains its vivid colors and textural detail, making it a visually compelling addition to any modernist or Americana-focused collection.
About the Artist:
George Vander Sluis was a prominent American artist and educator, known for his bold graphic paintings, murals, and influential teaching career. Trained at the Cleveland Institute of Art and Broadmoor Academy, he taught at Syracuse University from 1945 to 1982, serving as Associate Dean of the School of Arts. Vander Sluis earned a Fulbright Scholarship in 1951–52 and was named Outstanding Educator of America by the Ford Foundation in 1975. His works are held in notable collections nationwide.
This piece is a rare and elegant example of Vander Sluis’s ability to merge modernist abstraction with the enduring beauty of rural landscapes.
- Creator:George Vander Sluis (1915 - 1984, American)
- Creation Year:1983
- Dimensions:Height: 23 in (58.42 cm)Width: 27 in (68.58 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
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- Condition:Very good vintage condition. Detailed condition report is available upon request.
- Gallery Location:Denver, CO
- Reference Number:Seller: 258901stDibs: LU27310570182
George Vander Sluis was a painter in acrylics of figure, portrait and landscape, a muralist, and an art educator, who spent much of his career in Syracuse, New York. There he was a Professor of Painting and Drawing at Syracuse University beginning 1947. Between 1940 and 1942, and 1945 to 1947, he was a teacher at the Colorado Fine Arts Center in Colorado Springs. He studied at the Cleveland Institute of Art and the Colorado Fine Arts Center and from 1951 to 1952, had a Fulbright Scholarship to Italy. Other recognition included receiving a Ford Foundation grant and being named Outstanding Educator of America in 1975. George Vander Sluis was a muralist for the WPA in the 1930s. Murals from that period and subsequent commissions are on barns in Central New York State, in the post offices of Rifle, Colorado and Riverton Wyoming and the Hotel Syracuse in New York.
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