Horace Clifford Westermann (1922 - 1981)

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Horace Clifford Westermann

Horace Clifford (Cliff) Westermann was an American sculptor and printmaker. His sculptures frequently incorporated traditional carpentry and marquetry techniques. From the late 1950s until his death in 1981, Westermann worked with a number of materials and formal devices to address a range of personal, literary, artistic, and pop-cultural references. The artist's sculptural oeuvre is distinguished by its intricate craftsmanship, in which wood, metal, glass, and other materials are laboriously hand-tooled, and by its ability to convey an offbeat, often humorous, individualistic sensibility.

Westermann's sculptures reveal not only the influence of craft traditions, but also of varied art historical precedents. The artist's ability to convey subtle and uncanny effects through the presentation of seemingly simple objects has often led critics to compare his work to that of Surrealist-inspired artists such as Joseph Cornell. However, Westermann's work encompasses elements from a broad and diverse range of artistic practices, including Assemblage, Dada, and Folk Art. His sculptures, moreover, point to minimal and post-minimal art of the late 1960s and beyond, in terms of their rigorous craftsmanship, formal sophistication, unconventional use of materials, and sense of humor.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:11 december 1922, Los Angeles, USA
Date and place of death:3 november 1981, Danbury, USA
Nationality:USA
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Engraver, Graphic artist, Sculptor
Art style:Expressionism, Post War Art, Surrealism, Dadaism, Folk Art

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Dody Weston Thompson (1923 - 2012)
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Anthony Pettera (XX century)
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Richard Diebenkorn (1922 - 1993)
Richard Diebenkorn
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Seth Price (1973)
Seth Price
1973
Thomas Eakins (1844 - 1916)
Thomas Eakins
1844 - 1916
Christopher Wilmarth (1943 - 1987)
Christopher Wilmarth
1943 - 1987
William Eugene Smith (1918 - 1978)
William Eugene Smith
1918 - 1978
John Marshall Gamble (1863 - 1957)
John Marshall Gamble
1863 - 1957
John Woodhouse Audubon (1812 - 1862)
John Woodhouse Audubon
1812 - 1862
Dan (Daniel Cody) Muller (1889 - 1976)
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Gregorio Prestopino (1907 - 1984)
Gregorio Prestopino
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Allan Rohan Crite (1910 - 2007)
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Patricia van Dalen (1955)
Patricia van Dalen
1955
David Johnson (1827 - 1908)
David Johnson
1827 - 1908
Matthew Harris Jouett (1788 - 1827)
Matthew Harris Jouett
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Creators Dadaism

Claus Bergen (1885 - 1964)
Claus Bergen
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Mariano Rodríguez (1912 - 1990)
Mariano Rodríguez
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Paul Colin (1892 - 1985)
Paul Colin
1892 - 1985
Heinrich Müller (1893 - 1976)
Heinrich Müller
1893 - 1976
Blalla W. Hallmann (1941 - 1997)
Blalla W. Hallmann
1941 - 1997
Georg Schadel (1935)
Georg Schadel
1935
Ivan Malavašič (1927 - 2019)
Ivan Malavašič
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Hermann Prüßmann (1899 - 1980)
Hermann Prüßmann
1899 - 1980
Ewerdt Hilgemann (1938)
Ewerdt Hilgemann
1938
Ferruccio Scattola (1873 - 1950)
Ferruccio Scattola
1873 - 1950
Horst Linn (1936)
Horst Linn
1936
Heinrich Dersch (1889 - 1967)
Heinrich Dersch
1889 - 1967
Rudolf Kanka (1899 - 1988)
Rudolf Kanka
1899 - 1988
Conrad Westpfahl (1891 - 1976)
Conrad Westpfahl
1891 - 1976
Francisco Corzas (1936 - 1983)
Francisco Corzas
1936 - 1983
Konrad Knebel (1932)
Konrad Knebel
1932
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