Description: This is a seldomly seen and expressive Vintage Mid Century Cubist Modern Mother Child Dog Lithograph Etching on Paper, by Mid Century Los Angeles Modernist and accomplished Pacific Northwest textile designer and muralist, Steven Oshatz (b. 1940.) This artwork depicts a young boy holding hands with his mother, as they walk along a darkened path at night. Tall trees, and various other scenery is visible. The mother and boy's back are turned to the viewer. The boy holds a small sack, and the mother carries an infant of her right shoulder, which stares quizzically in the viewer's direction. At the woman's heel is a small dog who is trailing her. Signed and dated: "Oshatz '59" at the lower right edge. Approximately 14 3/4 x 18 3/4 inches (including frame.) Actual visible artwork is approximately 9 1/2 x 10 5/8 inches. Very good condition for age, with some slight yellowing to the matting, and light yellowing at the edges of the visible print. Additionally, there is moderate scuffing, paint loss and edge wear to the original vintage period wood frame (please see photos.) Acquired from an old collection in Los Angeles, California. Original artworks by Steven Oshatz very rarely appear on the secondary market. If you like what you see, I encourage you to make an Offer. Please check out my other listings for more wonderful and unique artworks! About the Artist: Steven Oshatz was born in New York City in 1940. He grew up in Los Angeles around the vibrant artists' community of the 1950s and 1960s studying under artists at the New School of Fine Art before attending Otis Art Institute and Chouinard Art Institute (now California Institute of the Arts).He exhibited in Los Angeles galleries before moving to the Pacific Northwest in 1968. In the years following he developed a deep attachment to the visual environment of the Northwest and to the theatrical and artistic community that was emerging at that time. This led to rich collaborations that integrated his visual creations with the world of the performing arts in the form of stage sets and multimedia works.Oshatz’ visual works utilize the qualities of light, color and kinetic energy to create resonance in the eye of the viewer. Over the course of his career these same qualities have infused his public pieces, such as stage designs and murals, as well as sculpture, assemblages, photography, watercolors and drawings, printmaking, and works on canvas and silk.Since the 1980s his custom designs for silk accessories have been represented throughout the United States through his silk design and printing studio, Tancho Images. His silk design work has allowed him to fuse the applied arts with his expertise in the elements of line, form, and vibrant color that are an integral part of his fine art.Through his paintings and photography he continues to explore and expand his vocabulary of form and color, seeking an ever-deepening communication of his experience of time, space, and energy. EXHIBITS ONE PERSON SHOWS1999 Stories1994 Oregon School of Arts & Crafts1993 Alder Gallery1981 First Unitarian Church1980 Kairos Gallery1979 Bank of the Northwest 1979 Heritage Gallery1977 Open Gallery 1965 Melrose GalleryArt Grotto, Provenance, Eugene, ORHoffman Gallery, Portland, OREugene, ORPortland, OREugene, OREugene, ORLos Angeles, CAEugene, OregonLos Angeles, CAGROUP SHOWS 2014 Transcendance2009 The Notion of Motion2006 Down Loads From Hubble2003 Artist’s Union Reunion Exhibition2001 Under The Bougainvillea2000 Two Guys One Hat1991 Art In The Vineyard1990 Homage To The Ancient Forests1990 Art In The Vineyard1985 Folding Screens1980 Excavations1978 Eccentric Abstracts1976 Gordon Wagner / Steven Oshatz1967 An Exhibit of Boxes1966 The GroupGallery At The WatershedDiva GalleryDiva GalleryJacobs GalleryArt Grotto, ProvenanceArt Grotto, ProvenanceAlton Baker ParkCorvallis Art MuseumAlton Baker ParkDel Mano GalleryOpen GalleryOpen GalleryChelsea GalleryPalos Verde Art GalleryThe Other End GalleryEugene, OREugene, OREugene, OREugene, OREugene, OREugene, OREugene, ORCorvallis. OREugene, ORBrentwood, CAEugene, OREugene, ORLos Angeles, CALos Angeles, CANew York, NY INVITATIONALS 1996 100 In The Sun: Art By The Yard 1995 100 In The Sun: Art By The Yard 1986 Made in Oregon1981 Oregon Biennial1981 An Oregon Collection1968 Okanagan Valley Invitational1962 Burbank-SolnaLloyd E. Herman, Curator• Craft and Folk Art Museum• Chetwynd Stapylton Gallery• Bumbershoot 1996Maude Kerns Art CenterPortland Art MuseumKairos GalleryVernon Art GallerySister City Invitational Los Angeles, CAPortland, ORSeattle, WAEugene, ORPortland, OREugene, ORVernon, BC, CanadaSolna, Sweden INSTALLATIONS 1982 Projections1981 Future Memories1977 ContinuumArtist UnionKairos GalleryOpen GalleryEugene, OREugene, OREugene, OR MURALS 1983 McDonald Theatre Building 1937& Now1977 Birds in FlightLane Transit District, Customer Service CenterFifth Street Public MarketEugene, OR Eugene, OR THEATRE SETS AND COSTUMES 2001 Silk and Steel – painted silk constructions1987 Electronic Wizardry1984 Laughing Sky 1984 Set design for Roshomon by Kay and Michael Kanin1983 Set design for Le Medecin Malgre Lui by Moliere1981 Set design for Pinocchio1980 Costume designs for "Creation of the World" - by Darius Milhaud1979 Set design for "Christmas Pageant" 1978 Set design for "In Search of Troll Haven"1978 Set design for "MacBett" - by Eugene LonescoPerformed by the Eugene Ballet (touring performances plus Hult Center for the Performing Arts)Lane Community CollegeWillamette Institute of Science and TechnologyHult Center for the Performing ArtsHult Center for the Performing ArtsHult Center for the Performing ArtsHult Center for the Performing ArtsPerformed by the Eugene BalletSponsored by the Eugene Downtown AssociationPerformed by the New Mime CircusPerformed by the New Mime CircusEugene, OR Eugene, OREugene, OR Eugene, OR Eugene, OR Eugene, OREugene, OR Eugene, OR Eugene, OR Eugene, OR COMMISSIONS • Seattle Art Museum, limited edition interpretation on silk of “Crow Screen” • Seattle Art Museum limited edition interpretaion on silk of aboriginal painting “Leaves”. •Wing Luke Asian Museum, custom commemorative silk scarf, Seattle • Seattle Art Museum-limited edition interpretation on silk of Deer scroll. • Oregon Trail Coordinating Committee - commemorative map on silk "Old Oregon Trail" • Shakespeare Festival, Ashland, OR - custom silk scarf design Pear Tree • Museum of Flight, Seattle - custom commemorative silk scarf design The Flying Clipper • Evergreen Aviation Museum – custom commemorative silk necktie & scarf • Oregon Bach Festival, Eugene OR - custom silk scarf designs Bach's Coffee Cantata, Bach's Mass in B Minor, and The Musicians original necktie design. • San Francisco Opera, San Francisco, CA – custom design commemorative silk scarf Opera Characters •Seattle Space Needle, Seattle WA – custom commemorative silk necktie • Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY – custom logo design on silk scarf • Portland Trail Blazers Basketball team, Portland, OR –commemorative logo design silk scarf GRANTS 1977-1978 Artist in the Community, Lane Regional Arts Council, Eugene, OR. One-year salaried position as Public sponsored Artist to the City of Eugene. PUBLICATIONS 1999 “In Surreal Life,” Bob Keefer, Eugene Register Guard October 24 1995 Surface Design Journal, Volume 19 No 3 1980 “He looks at life, well…differently,” Fred Crafts Eugene Register Guard November 20 ART RELATED ACTIVITIES 2005 – 2008 Board member DIVA Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts 1983 - 2003 Development of Tancho Images, www.tancho.com, premier Oregon silk design and manufacturing studiospecializing in creation of exclusive images on silk for events, businesses, museums and galleries EDUCATION 1961-1963 Chouinard Art Institute, Los Angeles, California (now California Institute of the Arts) 1959-1960 New School of Fine Arts, Los Angeles, California
Price: 475 USD
Location: Orange, California
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Artist: Steven Oshatz
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Signed By: Steven Oshatz
Image Orientation: Portrait
Size: Medium
Signed: Yes
Period: Post-War (1940-1970)
Material: Paper
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Region of Origin: California, USA
Framing: Framed
Subject: Boys, Children & Infants, Dog, Family, Figures, Forest, Ladies, Landscape, Plants, Silhouettes, States & Counties, Still Life, Tree, Women, Working Life
Type: Print
Year of Production: 1959
Item Height: 18 3/4 in
Theme: Americana, Animals, Art, Cities & Towns, Community Life, Domestic & Family Life, Nature, People, Portrait, Working Life
Style: Americana, Cubism, Expressionism, Figurative Art, Modernism, Portraiture
Features: 1st Edition, Limited Edition
Production Technique: Etching
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Handmade: Yes
Item Width: 14 3/4 in
Time Period Produced: 1950-1959
