Original abstract POSING mixed media by Irving G Lehman

Original abstract POSING mixed media watercolor on paper by Irving G Lehman.

Artwork measures: 22'L x 29.5' W

Artwork is a bit aged and torn around the edges most likely from aging over time. Comes in a large, clear, archival Print Protector Sleeve sized at 27'L x 33' W

Irving George Lehman was born in Kiev, Russia, in 1899. He was a painter, print-maker, sculptor, and designer. Irving later relocated to the United States, settling in New York and studying at the Art Students League, the National Academy of Design, and Cooper Union. 

In the early 1940s he worked for the WPA, and was a member of the American Artists Congress and the American Abstract Artists group. He taught at Vanderpoel College.

Lehman exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the National Academy of Design, and the Brooklyn Museum, among others. He also garnered attention for work in a 1951 traveling international exhibition that showed in Italy, Paris, England, and Israel. He was best known as an American Abstract Expressionist of the New york School.

Irving George Lehman died in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, on September, 18, 1983.