Opper Estate
Maroon Abstract
c. 1940-1950's
Gouache on Paper
15" x 18" Unframed
Early abstract painting from the estate of Jerry Opper (1924-2014)and Ruth Opper. This piece came from a collection of their work in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Jerry Opper (1924-2014)
He attended art classes at Chouinard Art Institute. In 1942 he was drafted into the army and was then able to study at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center while stationed in Colorado. In 1947, he moved to San Francisco. Mr. Opper then enrolled at the California School of Fine Arts. 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.