Eugene Savage, (Human Life) (mural study, Washington, D.C. Post Office)

Eugene Savage

American · 1883–1978 · Painter, Sculptor

Eugene Francis Savage was an American painter and sculptor known for his murals in the manner made official under the Works Projects Administration. He also is known for his… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Eugene Savage, Paths of peace, gouache, watercolor and pencil on boardPaths of peaceBonhams · $11,875≈ £8,319≈ €10,420Sign up to see
  2. Eugene Savage, Kauai, Tropical Trees, and Kalalea Mountain (from Anahola, Kauai) (a group of three), Kauai and Trees both inscribed 'Eugene Savage' (on the reverse); Kalalea unsigned and inscribed 'KALALEI' (on the stretcher bar)Kauai, Tropical Trees, and Kalalea Mountain (from Anahola, Kauai) (a group of three)Bonhams · $7,040≈ £5,252≈ €6,172Sign up to see
  3. Eugene Savage, A view of the Hawaiian coast and two other Hawaiian subjects (A group of three), first and third inscribed 'Eugene Savage' (on the reverse)A view of the Hawaiian coast and two other Hawaiian subjects (A group of three)Bonhams · $4,375≈ £3,295≈ €3,909Sign up to see

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Eugene Francis Savage was an American painter and sculptor known for his murals in the manner made official under the Works Projects Administration. He also is known for his work on the Bailey Fountain in Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, New York, the mural Videbimus Lumen in the Butler Library of Columbia University, and the Alma Mater mural featured in the Sterling Memorial Library on the campus of Yale University.

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Born 1883, CovingtonDied 1978, WoodburyOccupation Painter, SculptorWikidata Q5407730 ↗ULAN 500017882 ↗Museum works 1

Italian Renaissance painting

Also known as Eugene F. Savage, Eugene Francis Savage, Savage

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Eugene Savage, (Human Life) (mural study, Washington, D.C. Post Office)
(Human Life) (mural study, Washington, D.C. Post Office)1938
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
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