LOUIS SCHANKER (1903 1981) Jai Alai

Sale 2692 - Lot 88

Price Realized: $ 2,000

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Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500

LOUIS SCHANKER (1903 - 1981)

Jai-Alai.
Color woodcut on Japan paper, 1939. 255x355 mm; 10⅛x14 inches, full margins. Signed and numbered 4/34 in pencil, lower margin.

A very good impression of this scarce woodcut with strong, richly-inked colors. Brooklyn Museum 30.

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Schanker was known for his abstract compositions with bold colors and lines and founded the American Abstract Artists, participating in its first annual exhibition in 1937. While participating with the WPA, Schanker worked as an artist and supervisor in the mural division and the graphics division, eventually becoming the director of the graphic arts division. Between 1937-42 he worked on many woodcuts, many of which were published by the Federal Art Project.