Lot 144 - AMERICAN WATERCOLOR PAINTING BY HENRY GASSER

Henry Gasser (American, 1909-1981) watercolor painting on paper depicting an impressionist summer country scene. Signed lower left. Framed. Henry Martin Gasser (1909-1981), painter, lecturer, teacher, and illustrator Henry Gasser was born in Newark, New Jersey. A master at watercolor and oil, his work consisted of (in his own words) everyday subjects that are available to most of us street scenes, back yards, trees, old houses, etc.”. Gasser excelled at composition and it gained him a wide appreciation for his work. He studied at the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art and the Grand Central School of Art and the Art Students League of New York under Robert Brackman. He later studied under John R. Grabach. Gasser received many prestigious awards and his work is represented in over fifty museums and numerous private collections. He was a life member of the National Arts Club, Grand Central Art Galleries and the Art Students League, and others. He served as Director of the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art from 1946 to 1954. One of a kind artwork.