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  • Artist: Emlen Etting (American, 1905-1993)

Emlen Etting was born in 1905 to a wealthy family in the Philadelphia area. After he graduated from Harvard, he moved to Paris to study painting. He would return to the United States to marry his wife, Gloria. His life was spent hopping back and forth between continents as he would return to Europe during World War II. Many of his works are from that time, a number of them depicting sailors in uniform. He dabbled in many mediums, including film.

The Drag Friend, Paris 1929 by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • The Drag Friend, Paris 1929, 1929
    • Pencil on paper
    14 x 9 in
Laurie Sharp by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Laurie Sharp, 1944
    • Pencil and gouache on paper
    12 x 8.5 in
Untitled (Head) by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Untitled (Head)
    • Pencil on paper
    7.5 x 9.5 in
Abstract Composition (Voyage) by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Abstract Composition (Voyage)
    • 8 x 10 in
Untitled by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Untitled
    • Pen and ink on paper
    8.75 x 11.5 in
Portrait Of A Youth by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Portrait Of A Youth
    • Pastel with Mixed Media
    24 x 20 in
Tony Z by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Tony Z, 1944
    • Graphite on paper
    12.75 x 10 in
Suggestions for October Cover by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Suggestions for October Cover
    • watercolor and ink drawing on board
    13 x 9.75 in
...Like Moving Islands Sliding Side By Side Across The Sea, The Convoy'S Silent Ships... by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • ...Like Moving Islands Sliding Side By Side Acr...
    • Watercolor and ink on paper
    11.25 x 8 in
Cashier by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Cashier
    • Black Ink on Paper
    5 x 7.5 in
L'Auberge Francaise by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • L'Auberge Francaise
    • Ink and graphite on paper
    5 x 7.25 in
Untitled by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Untitled
    • Watercolor, graphite, and ink on paper
    8 x 7.5 in
Tom Gosselin by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Tom Gosselin
    • Black Ink on Paper
    10.5 x 8 in
...Someone Was Sitting There Reading. It Was A Young Man With A Little Pointed Beard... by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • ...Someone Was Sitting There Reading. It Was A ...
    • Graphite and ink on paper
    11.25 x 8.75 in
Untitled by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Untitled
    • Graphite on paper
    9 x 11 in
Listening To The Recordings- Studio A by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Listening To The Recordings- Studio A
    • Graphite on paper
    6.75 x 8.75 in
Untitled by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Untitled
    • colored pencil and ink on paper
    9.75 x 8 in
Untitled by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Untitled
    • watercolor and marker on paper
    10.5 x 13.25 in
Untitled by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Untitled
    • Ink on paper
    8.5 x 10.75 in
Sketch For Sailor's Fancy by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Sketch For Sailor's Fancy
    • Graphite and marker on paper
    9.75 x 8 in
Robert Strausz-Hope by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Robert Strausz-Hope
    • Graphite on paper
    10.5 x 8.25 in
Untitled by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Untitled
    • Graphite and guache on paper
    10.5 x 8.25 in
Gloria's Sunbath by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Gloria's Sunbath
    • Graphite on paper
    10.5 x 8.25 in
Strawberries White Red Purple by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Strawberries White Red Purple
    • Graphite on paper
    10.5 x 8.25 in
Untitled by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Untitled
    • Graphite on paper
    10.25 x 8.25 in
Untitled by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Untitled
    • Marker and mixed media on paper
    8.25 x 10.25 in
Lakeland by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Lakeland
    • Watercolor and ink on paper
    10 x 13.625 in
Untitled (S.S. Tilapia) by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Untitled (S.S. Tilapia)
    • Ink on paper
    8.5 x 5.75 in
Hyde Park London by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Hyde Park London, 1944
    • Ink and graphite on paper
    7 x 5 in
Swan Lake From The Electrician's Bridge by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Swan Lake From The Electrician's Bridge, 1956
    • Watercolor and ink on paper
    14 x 10 in
Swan Lake From The Electrician's Bridge by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Swan Lake From The Electrician's Bridge
    • Watercolor and ink on paper
    14 x 10.75 in
Untitled (Still-Life Of Roses In Vase) by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Untitled (Still-Life Of Roses In Vase)
    • Pastel on paper
    24.25 x 18.25 in
Untitled by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Untitled
    • Pen and ink on paper
    11.5 x 7.5 in
Sun Series VII by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Sun Series VII
    • Marker on paper
    8 x 10 in
Abstract Composition by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Abstract Composition
    • oil on board
    8 x 10 in
Abstract Composition XVIII by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Abstract Composition XVIII
    • 10 x 12.5 in
Sun of the Cyclades by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Sun of the Cyclades
    • oil on canvas
    36 x 48 in
Abstract Composition by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Abstract Composition
    • oil on board
    14.5 x 16.5 in
Abstract Composition by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Abstract Composition
    • Watercolor on paper
    10 x 13 in
Untitled by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Untitled
    • 9.5 x 8 in
Abstract Composition by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Abstract Composition
    • Oil on paper
    9.25 x 7.75 in
Signpost, Potean Indicator by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Signpost, Potean Indicator, 1962
    • watercolor and gouache on paper
    9.25 x 7.74 in
Abstract Compositions by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Abstract Compositions
    • oil on board
    19.25 x 23.75 in
Hawaii by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Hawaii
    • Ink on paper
    8.25 x 11.75 in
Grosvenor Square by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Grosvenor Square
    • Pencil on paper
    7 x 9 in
Untitled (Abstract Composition) by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Untitled (Abstract Composition), 1966
    • Oil on board
    8.75 x 10.25 in
Horticultural Hall, Fairmount Park by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Horticultural Hall, Fairmount Park
    • Watercolor and graphite on paper
    11.5 x 8.5 in
Untitled (Head) by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Untitled (Head)
    • Watercolor and pencil on paper
    11.5 x 7.5 in
Abstract Composition With Sun by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Abstract Composition With Sun
    • 30 x 40 in
Still Life with Grapes and Wine by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Still Life with Grapes and Wine
    • Watercolor on paper
    17 x 22.5 in
In Memorium by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • In Memorium
    • 24 x 36 in
Abstraction by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Abstraction
    • 44 x 60 in
Vortex by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Vortex
    • 20.75 x 27.25 in
Abstract Composition by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Abstract Composition
    • 19.375 x 25.375 in
Abstract Composition by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Abstract Composition
    • 11.5 x 14 in
Abstract Compositon by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Abstract Compositon
    • 16 x 22 in
Abstract Composition by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Abstract Composition
    • 14 x 11 in
Abstract Composition by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Abstract Composition
    • 11.5 x 14 in
Abstract Composition V by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Abstract Composition V
    • 5 x 7 in
Abstract Composition by Emlen Etting
  • Emlen Etting
  • Abstract Composition
    • 14 x 11 in
 

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