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Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
OTTO MOILAN Clear Skies (Mississippi River, Minneapolis).
Oil on canvas, circa 1920. 514x607 mm; 20 1/4x24 inches. Titled and inscribed with the artist's name and address on a label on the frame back.
Acquired from Beard Art Galleries, Minneapolis, 1995, with the label; by private collection, Washington, D.C.
Moilan (1881-1937) was born in Finland and studied at the Helsingfors Art School before moving to Minnesota and attending the Minneapolis School of Art. He operated a photography studio while also painting and creating monotypes. In 1929, he became a teacher at the Kansas City Art Institute. During the 1930s, he worked as part of the WPA in Kansas City.
