Description: George Jo Mess (1898-1962) Summer Nocturne 7" x 5" etching, signed lower right. Matted with an acid-free single mat backed by archival foam core. 20" x 16" matted dimensions This original etching (along with several other recently listed etchings) recently went through in-house paper conservation at Fine Estate and is in very good condition. Set-up in an acid-free single mat backed by archival foam core and shrink-wrapped. (Done this way for display in our gallery) Please visit Fine Estate Art for additional information on George Jo Mess, and other Indiana artists. George Joseph Mess, the son of a photoengraver, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to Joseph and Anna Mess, on June 30, 1898. The family moved to Indianapolis in 1899. When George was seven years old he contracted pneumonia and typhoid fever. He passed the time with painting and drawing during his long convalescence. He began to receive scholarships when he was thirteen years old to study art at the John Herron Art Institute. Here he studied with Marie Todd and Otto Stark and William Forsyth. Stark later chose Mess to assist on the construction of murals for the City Hospital’s children’s ward, a project directed by Forsyth. In 1925 he married Evelynne Bernloehr. Together with his brother Gordon they opened the Circle Art Academy where they taught studio classes from 1927 until 1932. Attended: Herron Art Institute, Butler University, Columbia University, Fontainebleau School of Fine Arts (France), Tiffany Foundation (Oyster Bay, NY) Member: Indiana Artists’ Club Exhibited: Hoosier Salon, Carnegie Institute, Chicago Art Institute, the Met, the Dayton Art Museum, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts; and in Stockholm, Paris and Rome Taught: Indianapolis Art League, Herron Art Institute, Circle Art Academy, Indiana University (Indianapolis)
Price: 350 USD
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
End Time: 2024-08-26T19:35:24.000Z
Shipping Cost: 9.95 USD
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Artist: George Jo Mess
Size: Mini (up to 6in.)
Color: Achromatic
Date of Creation: 1900-1949
Material: Etching
Region of Origin: US
Original/Licensed Reprint: Limited Edition Print
Subject: Landscape
Print Surface: Paper
Size Type/Largest Dimension: 5"x7"
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Signed?: Signed
Framed/Unframed: Matted
Type: Print
Width (Inches): 16
Height (Inches): 20
Style: Impressionism
Features: Matted, Signed
Production Technique: Etching
Print Type: Etching
