Charles Bert, Composition, 1931

Constructivist composition by the american charles bert (1873, milwaukee - Lyme, connecticut). Oil on cardboard signed but undated. 1931. Good condition, two slight scratches (photo). 30, 5x20cm. With frame: 47x37cm. Ref: vollmer, hans, allgemeines lexikon der bildenden künstler des XX. Jahrhunderts, veb e.a. Seemann verlag, leipzig, 1953. Bert's works are strongly influenced by the european avant-gardes, constructivism, art deco, cubism... He studied in cincinnati, new york and at the académie julian in paris.