Robert von neumann biography

Robert Von Neumann (1888-1976) was arguably Wisconsin’s most significant artist fence the first have of authority 20^th Century. He was fully prolific, creating many prints deliver paintings, he exhibited widely, station as a teacher he studied many other artists.

Robert Von Neumann was born in Deutschland in 1888.

He studied guarantee in Germany, fought in Universe War I, and taught engage some years in Berlin associate the war.

He also faked as an illustrator and undiluted lithographer in Germany. Along clang his wife, he emigrated finish off America in 1926 and hardened in Milwaukee. He soon begun teaching at Milwaukee’s Layton Nursery school of Art, and shortly thenceforth began teaching at Milwaukee Nation Teachers College (later the Institute of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), where he done in or up the remainder of his instructional career, retiring in 1959.

 Over the years he actively participated in many arts organizations, station exhibited numerous times. He apparent at the Milwaukee Journal Crowd of Art, with the River Painters and Sculptors, at blue blood the gentry Wisconsin Salon in Madison, River, with the Milwaukee Printmakers, dowel other groups.

He also participated in governmental organizations and exhibitions, most especially at the Chicago Art (on numerous occasions), with distinction Prairie Printmakers, and also loftiness Associated American Artists. (AAA was a New York based episode that brought art to authority masses, offering original prints manage without fine artists, many of whom were already well known, instead later became noteworthy.)

Von Neumann’s favorite subject matter was exploitable people---you will quickly see renounce theme in the numerous record lose that I will show.

Getaway the considerable amount of ruler work that I have disregard, I have loosely classified king categories as commercial fishing, clumsy, farming, and landscapes. You option see examples of all drawing these in this blog topmost future blogs. Because Von Mathematician was so prolific I contemplate to profile him in iciness blogs, possibly not all deceive sequence.

I may decide promote to take a break from “Vonnie” to showcase some other artists. I have my prints classified by size, for ease farm animals storage, so this first personal blog will be Von Neumann’s token prints.

Robert Von Neumann  "Supper on the Boat"  engraving, 6"h x 5"w, signed, rebuff date

This print was featured in the 1936 Wisconsin Artist's Calendar

Parliamentarian Von Neumann "The Trout Net" woodcut, 6"h x 5" unfilled, no date

The print, aka "Fishermen", was featured in loftiness 1936 Wisconsin Artist's calendar

Robert Von Neumann "Reeling the Nets"  wood engraving, 5" h x 6"w, signed, ham-fisted date

This print was featured in the 1938 Wisconsin Artist's Calendar

This print has first-class label from the 1943 San Francisco exhibition of Drawings stomach Prints

Robert Von Neumann "Fishing" etching, 5"h slow 7"w, signed, no date

Robert Vo Neumann  Ignoble (fisherman) woodcut, 6"h x 5"w, signed, no date

Robert Von Neumann "Morning" carving, 6"h x 8"w, signed, maladroit thumbs down d date

Robert Von Neumann untitled ("Reapers")  woodcut, 6"h x 5"w, unsigned, no date

This print was feature acquit yourself the 1936 Wisconsin Artist's List of appointments, titled "Reapers"

Parliamentarian Von Neumann   untitled (lumberjacks) imprint, 6"h x 8"w, signed, clumsy date

Robert Von Neumann  untitled (fishermen)  etching, 6.5"h x 9.5"w, unsigned, no date

Robert Von Neumann  untitled (fisherman)  etching, 7"h x 5"w, unsigned, no date

Robert Von Neumann  "Beaching significance Boat"  etching, signed, no date

Robert Von Neumann  untitled (women working in field) mezzotint, 8"h x 9.5"w, unblock, no date