JULIUS BLOCH (1888 1966) Untitled

Sale 2692 - Lot 33

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Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500

JULIUS BLOCH (1888 - 1966)

Untitled.
Oil on canvas. 254x203 mm; 10x8 inches. Signed at lower left.

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Bloch was born in Germany, but immigrated with his family to Philadelphia as a child. He studied at the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Growing up amongst financial hardships, he chose to focus his artistic career on depicting the difficult social realities around him, even as there was a broader interest in modernism among artistic circles. His work produced during the Depression was especially poignant, illustrating the emotional toll many people underwent during that time. He was among the artists employed by the federal government, joining when the Public Works of Art Project was first formed.