Posted 9 years ago
dj-reverb
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This painting came out of an old physicans house that was purchased as an estate. His wife was a collector of fine art, mainly modern. This piece is one of over 60 works I aquired as a lot. These works of art have been sitting in a dark, dusty back storage room forgotten for 6 years till I found them. Enjoy!
Biography Gertrude Harbart
Gertrude Felton Harbart was born in Michigan City on Christmas Day in 1908 and lived much of her life in Long Beach. She studied at the Chicago Art Institute, the University of Illinois, and took courses from such eminent artists as Hans Holfman, Arnold Blanch and Charles Birchfield.
She taught art classes at the South Bend Art Association and has had her works displayed in the Hoosier Salon of Indianapolis and Madison Square Garden in New York. She has won several national awards
I can add a bit to what you’ve learned about Gertrude Harbart. I took classes from her in the early 70s. Gertrude introduced Modern Art to Northwest Indiana in the ‘70s. She also incorporated beach sand in many of her works as she and her husband were snowbirds during the Midwest winters. During the cold months Gertrude would collect the various beach sands from all over the country. Often Gertrude was considered gimmicky by other Midwest artists because she was so experimental with techniques and materials.
I found an interesting old painting by Gertrude Harbart at an antique store over the weekend. Being a Railfan and typically defunct railroad memorabilia fan; I had to stop and take a picture. It was a phenomenal painting of a train engine and tender marked “nickel plate road”... pictures are available upon request.
I believe that was her nickel plate railroad painting that gained her “Who’s Who of Graphic Artists”. I’d love to see pics of it.
@bonnie; I just created an account here and uploaded the photos titled “Nickle Plate Road”
So happy that I bought that piece of history
I inherited this G. Harbart piece from my grandmother. I have been wondering about the value of the piece. It is a picture of an owl. I would like to attach a photo for you, but not seeing the attachment option.