Deconstructed Christmas Abstract
1943 Oil on Paper

#97533

Calvin Anderson

This bold abstract oil on paper dating to 1943 is by Bay Area painter, printmaker, and designer Calvin Anderson (1925-2023). He studied at CCAC and Art Center College in the 1940s and worked as a commercial art director in San Francisco for 40 years. Anderson created graphics for the SF Ballet for 20 years, and two of his poster designs are in the permanent collection at SFMOMA. Anderson taught Design at SFAI in the 1960s. He was a prolific printmaker in the 1990s-2000s, creating hundreds of minimal, abstract compositions drawing from his love of Modernism and design.

1943
Oil on Paper
19"x24.5" framed, 20.5"x15" unframed

Framed in a restored vintage wood wide faced frame in a black matt finish behind conservation clear glass.