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        Jerry Opper

        Jerry Opper

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        Jerry Opper (1924-2014)

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        • Jerry Opper was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 5, 1924. He moved to Los Angeles with his family in 1933. After graduating from Hollywood High School, he worked in movie studios and attended art classes at Chouinard Art Institute. In May 1942, Opper was drafted into the army and was then able to study at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center while his outfit was stationed in Colorado. Later he was sent to Guam and was discharged in December 1945.

          Opper returned to Chouinard and his work in movie studios until 1947, when he moved to San Francisco. He enrolled as a full-time student at the California School of Fine Arts (now SFAI) and received his diploma in June of 1950. In 1948, Opper met his wife Gertrud Ruth Friedmann, daughter of artist Gustav Friedmann, whose works are also in the Lost Art Salon collection. It was love at first sight and a few weeks after their first encounter at the Black Cat in San Francisco's North Beach, they got married and enjoyed a passionate, life-long romance.

          Shortly after he finished school, Opper worked briefly as a decorator’s assistant and then started his career as a commercial artist, working for several firms such as Fibreboard, Beatrix Food and Precision.  Working full-time and dedicating himself to having a rich family life occupied most of Opper's time, but he continued to be creative. He was above all a family man with the pride of having raised two exceptional daughters, Erika and Jody.  Year after year, Opper would painstakingly craft their Halloween costumes and holiday decorations, and was always there to help his daughters with art projects.  For his personal creative pursuits, Opper enjoyed painting and printmaking.  One of his preferred mediums was stone lithography, although at times he had to put this aside because of the hard labor associated with the weight of the stones.

          
 Opper’s prints have been included in several major shows throughout the country: Oakland Art Gallery, Sacramento State Fair, San Francisco Museum of Art, International Color Lithography Exhibition at Cincinnati, Ohio, Pennell Print Show at the Library of Congress, Washington D.C., Brooklyn Museum Print Show, Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, City of Paris Rotunda Gallery, San Francisco. Around 1950, Opper had a one-man show at the Lucien Labaudt Gallery in San Francisco and at the Montalvo Estate in Saratoga, California.  At the California State Fair in Sacramento, Opper won the second prize for prints for his lithograph “Aquarium” and this print became part of the Fair’s permanent collection. The print Opper exhibited at the Brooklyn Print Show was chosen for the traveling exhibit, which was circulated to ten major cities by the American Federation of Arts. The two prints he showed at the San Francisco Museum were also chosen for circulation and were shown to various schools in California.

          In 1951, an untitled abstract oil by Opper was included in the Seventeen Annual Exhibition of the San Francisco Art Association (held at the San Francisco Museum of Art). And in 1952, the San Francisco Art Commission purchased one of Opper's abstract lithographs.
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        Yellow and Brown Abstract <br>1940-50s Stone Lithograph <br><br>#40736
        Yellow and Brown Abstract
        1940-50s Stone Lithograph

        #40736
        Jerry Opper Sold $585
        Sold
        Abstracted Nude Figures <br>1940-50s Stone Lithograph<br><br>#41592
        Abstracted Nude Figures
        1940-50s Stone Lithograph

        #41592
        Jerry Opper Sold $385
        Sold
        Geometric Modernist Figures <br>1940-50s Stone Lithograph<br><br>#41589
        Geometric Modernist Figures
        1940-50s Stone Lithograph

        #41589
        Jerry Opper $395
        Warm Modernist Vanity Scene<br>1940-50s Stone Lithograph<br><br>#40467
        Warm Modernist Vanity Scene
        1940-50s Stone Lithograph

        #40467
        Jerry Opper Sold $385
        Sold
        Cool Toned Modernist Figures<br>1940-50s Stone Lithograph<br><br>#38875
        Cool Toned Modernist Figures
        1940-50s Stone Lithograph

        #38875
        Jerry Opper Sold $375
        Sold
        Abstracted Seated Figure <br>1940-50s Stone Lithograph<br><br>#38871
        Abstracted Seated Figure
        1940-50s Stone Lithograph

        #38871
        Jerry Opper Sold $345
        Sold
        Two Nude Figures <br>1940-50s Stone Lithograph<br><br>#A2192
        Two Nude Figures
        1940-50s Stone Lithograph

        #A2192
        Jerry Opper $385
        Sea Foam and Yellow Abstract  <br>1940-50s Lithograph <br><br>#40743
        Sea Foam and Yellow Abstract
        1940-50s Lithograph

        #40743
        Jerry Opper Sold $365
        Sold
        Warm Toned Abstract  <br>1940-50s Lithograph <br><br>#40727
        Warm Toned Abstract
        1940-50s Lithograph

        #40727
        Jerry Opper Sold $455
        Sold
        Suede Abstract Scene <br>1940-50s Lithograph <br><br>#40719
        Suede Abstract Scene
        1940-50s Lithograph

        #40719
        Jerry Opper Sold $485
        Sold
        Monochrome Abstracted City Scene <br>1940-50s Lithograph <br><br>#38910
        Monochrome Abstracted City Scene
        1940-50s Lithograph

        #38910
        Jerry Opper Sold $495
        Sold
        <i>Lighter</i>  <br>1940-50's Etching <br><br>#A2208
        Lighter
        1940-50's Etching

        #A2208
        Jerry Opper Sold $345
        Sold
        Monochrome Modernist Abstract <br>1940-50s Lithograph <br><br>#A2199
        Monochrome Modernist Abstract
        1940-50s Lithograph

        #A2199
        Jerry Opper Sold $435
        Sold
        Monochromatic Modernist Figures<br>1940-50s Stone Lithograph<br><br>#41594
        Monochromatic Modernist Figures
        1940-50s Stone Lithograph

        #41594
        Jerry Opper Sold $385
        Sold
        Woman Having her Hair Brushed in Yellow <br>1940-50s Stone Lithograph <br><br>#40462
        Woman Having her Hair Brushed in Yellow
        1940-50s Stone Lithograph

        #40462
        Jerry Opper Sold $385
        Sold
        Monochromatic Nude Figures <br>1940-50s Stone Lithograph<br><br>#40232
        Monochromatic Nude Figures
        1940-50s Stone Lithograph

        #40232
        Jerry Opper $435
        Maroon Vertical Abstraction<br>1940-50s Stone Lithograph<br><br>#40728
        Maroon Vertical Abstraction
        1940-50s Stone Lithograph

        #40728
        Jerry Opper $455
        Purple and Brown Abstract  <br>1940-50s Lithograph <br><br>#40747
        Purple and Brown Abstract
        1940-50s Lithograph

        #40747
        Jerry Opper Sold $395
        Sold
        Warm Modernist Figures Edition Print<br>1940-50s Stone Lithograph<br><br>#A2187
        Warm Modernist Figures Edition Print
        1940-50s Stone Lithograph

        #A2187
        Jerry Opper Sold $375
        Sold
        Architectural City Street <br>1940-50s Stone Lithographs<br><br>#40461
        Architectural City Street
        1940-50s Stone Lithographs

        #40461
        Jerry Opper Sold $395
        Sold
        Chinatown Construction <br>1940-50s Stone Lithographs<br><br>#38893
        Chinatown Construction
        1940-50s Stone Lithographs

        #38893
        Jerry Opper Sold $385
        Sold
        Abstracted Industrial Scene <br>1940-50s Stone Lithographs<br><br>#38882
        Abstracted Industrial Scene
        1940-50s Stone Lithographs

        #38882
        Jerry Opper $375
        Sold
        Green and Orange Modernist Abstract <br>1940-50s Lithograph <br><br>#40776
        Green and Orange Modernist Abstract
        1940-50s Lithograph

        #40776
        Jerry Opper Sold $365
        Sold
        Purple and Yellow Modernist Abstract <br>1940-50s Lithograph <br><br>#40793
        Purple and Yellow Modernist Abstract
        1940-50s Lithograph

        #40793
        Jerry Opper $435
        Orange and Blue Modernist Abstract <br>1940-50s Lithograph <br><br>#40773
        Orange and Blue Modernist Abstract
        1940-50s Lithograph

        #40773
        Jerry Opper Sold $365
        Sold
        Monochrome Abstracted Scence <br>1940-50s Lithograph <br><br>#38912
        Monochrome Abstracted Scence
        1940-50s Lithograph

        #38912
        Jerry Opper $475
        Dramatic Monochromatic Figures <br>1940-50s Stone Lithograph <br><br>#41595
        Dramatic Monochromatic Figures
        1940-50s Stone Lithograph

        #41595
        Jerry Opper $385
        Abstracted Figures in Red <br>1940-50s Stone Lithograph <br><br>#41588
        Abstracted Figures in Red
        1940-50s Stone Lithograph

        #41588
        Jerry Opper $395
        Seated Woman in Veil <br>1940-50s Stone Lithograph <br><br>#40472
        Seated Woman in Veil
        1940-50s Stone Lithograph

        #40472
        Jerry Opper $375
        Woman Having her Hair Brushed <br>1940-50s Stone Lithograph <br><br>#40465
        Woman Having her Hair Brushed
        1940-50s Stone Lithograph

        #40465
        Jerry Opper Sold $385
        Sold
        Warm Embrace <br>1940-50s Stone Lithograph <br><br>#40225
        Warm Embrace
        1940-50s Stone Lithograph

        #40225
        Jerry Opper $375
        Colorful Seated Figures <br>1940-50s Stone Lithograph <br><br>#38939
        Colorful Seated Figures
        1940-50s Stone Lithograph

        #38939
        Jerry Opper Sold $375
        Sold
        Two Seated Women<br>1940-50s Stone Lithograph <br><br>#38934
        Two Seated Women
        1940-50s Stone Lithograph

        #38934
        Jerry Opper $385
        Dark Portrait of a Couple <br>1940-50s Stone Lithograph <br><br>#38872
        Dark Portrait of a Couple
        1940-50s Stone Lithograph

        #38872
        Jerry Opper $375
        Woman Seated at the Bar <br>1940-50s Stone Lithograph <br><br>#38865
        Woman Seated at the Bar
        1940-50s Stone Lithograph

        #38865
        Jerry Opper Sold $295
        Sold
        Warm Portrait of a Woman <br>1940-50s Lithograph <br><br>#A2189
        Warm Portrait of a Woman
        1940-50s Lithograph

        #A2189
        Jerry Opper $345
        Sold
        Depiction of Mary and Joseph <br>1940-50s Lithograph <br><br>#A2188
        Depiction of Mary and Joseph
        1940-50s Lithograph

        #A2188
        Jerry Opper $345
        Nighttime Abstract <br>1940-50s Stone Lithograph <br><br>#40792
        Nighttime Abstract
        1940-50s Stone Lithograph

        #40792
        Jerry Opper $435
        Desaturated Secondary Color Abstract <br>1940-50s Stone Lithograph <br><br>#40772
        Desaturated Secondary Color Abstract
        1940-50s Stone Lithograph

        #40772
        Jerry Opper Sold $365
        Sold
        Bright Red Modernist Abstract <br>1940-50s Stone Lithograph <br><br>#40723
        Bright Red Modernist Abstract
        1940-50s Stone Lithograph

        #40723
        Jerry Opper $465
        Ten Red Abstracts <br>1940-50s Stone Lithograph <br><br>#40697
        Ten Red Abstracts
        1940-50s Stone Lithograph

        #40697
        Jerry Opper Sold $435
        Sold
        Monochromatic Gestural Abstract <br>1940-50's Etching <br><br>#A2209
        Monochromatic Gestural Abstract
        1940-50's Etching

        #A2209
        Jerry Opper $345
        <i>Re-strike</i> <br>1940-50's Etching <br><br>#A2206
        Re-strike
        1940-50's Etching

        #A2206
        Jerry Opper $345
        Golden Yellow Modernist Abstract <br>1940-50s Lithograph <br><br>#A2204
        Golden Yellow Modernist Abstract
        1940-50s Lithograph

        #A2204
        Jerry Opper Sold $365
        Sold
        Amorphic Monochrome Abstract <br>1940-50s Lithograph <br><br>#A2203
        Amorphic Monochrome Abstract
        1940-50s Lithograph

        #A2203
        Jerry Opper Sold $365
        Sold
        Green and Purple Modernist Abstract <br>1940-50s Lithograph <br><br>#A2202
        Green and Purple Modernist Abstract
        1940-50s Lithograph

        #A2202
        Jerry Opper Sold $435
        Sold
        Warm Modernist Abstract <br>1940-50s Lithograph <br><br>#A2198
        Warm Modernist Abstract
        1940-50s Lithograph

        #A2198
        Jerry Opper Sold $365
        Sold
        Green Modernist Abstract <br>1940-50s Lithograph <br><br>#A2197
        Green Modernist Abstract
        1940-50s Lithograph

        #A2197
        Jerry Opper Sold $385
        Sold
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