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    • FRITZ FAISS (1905-1981), LAKESHOR
      Nov. 15, 2024

      FRITZ FAISS (1905-1981), LAKESHOR

      Est: -

      Fritz Faiss (1905-1981), lakeshore, watercolor on long-fiber Hadernbütten, signed and dated (19)35 lower right, 52 x 87 cm, framed behind glass 68 x 101 cm

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    • FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTINGS, LOT OF TWO
      Apr. 27, 2024

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTINGS, LOT OF TWO

      Est: $80 - $120

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTINGS, LOT OF TWO, oil/encaustic on boards, comprising an example titled "Christ's Disciples" and remaining example untitled, each having no signatures located, versos with a handwritten #338 on smallest example and remaining with various markings. 20th century. 5 1/2" SQ and 11 1/2" x 15 7/8". Catalogue Note: The present group of 18 works by German-American abstract expressionist artist Fritz Faiss (1905-1981) offered in this auction are from the ex-collection of his wife, artist Janet Wullner Faiss Cloak (1933-2017). Fritz Faiss was born on March 6, 1905 in the town of Furtwangen in the Black Forest section of southwestern Germany. One of fourteen children, Faiss became interested in art as a young boy. Between 1922 and 1928 he studied at the Bauhaus, a German school for art founded in 1919, and simultaneously studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart. Between 1924 and 1928, he worked as an assistant professor, where he became acquainted with many contemporary artists including Adolf Holzel. He also had training as a medical doctor. Despite Faiss having to give up his medical practice by the Nazis during the rise of Hitler, his death certificate still maintained his profession as a doctor. It is believed that Faiss used practicing medicine as a way to ensure that he was able to financially support his artistic endeavors. As early as 1937, Faiss' art was labeled as entartet or degenerate by the Nazis. He was harassed by the Gestapo and forbidden to work as an artist, and much of his artwork was destroyed. Eventually, he was sent by the Nazis to a forced labor camp outside of Munich, where he spent about a year and became extremely ill. Of 130 prisoners, he was one of only three who survived. After his release, he accepted a position in teaching at the Stadelschule Frankfurt, an art academy in the Hessian capital. There, he lectured on encaustic painting, a process in which dry-colored pigment is mixed with heated beeswax and painted onto a heated canvas. The American government sponsored Faiss' first exhibition after the war, in Pforzheim, in 1947, which enabled him to secure a travel visa. In 1951, he was offered a professorship at the University of California, Los Angeles, immigrating to the United States at the age of 46 and becoming an American citizen in 1956. In 1961, Faiss took a position at Valley State (now California State University of Northridge), where he taught for 12 years until his retirement in 1973. He suffered a stroke while in Hawaii in 1976, resulting in the loss of the use of his right hand. Despite the difficulties of being forced to practice with his left, he remained active until his death in 1981. Faiss' artwork has been collected and exhibited worldwide, including in France, Italy, Germany, England, and the United States. In 1952, his first U.S. exhibit debuted in Pasadena. The most recent exhibition of his works was From Black Forest to the California Desert: The Life and Work of Fritz Faiss at the German-American Heritage Museum, Washington, DC, September 2019 - April 2020.

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    • FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING
      Apr. 27, 2024

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING

      Est: $100 - $200

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING, oil / encaustic on masonite board, titled "He Went Down With Them", signed "Fritz Faiss / 50" in lower left and number "200" in the right corner, verso with handwritten information including artist name, title, date, and #200. Housed in a pale gray-painted frame. Dated 1950. 13 7/8" x 20" sight; 14 5/8 x 20 3/4" OA. Catalogue Note: The present group of 18 works by German-American abstract expressionist artist Fritz Faiss (1905-1981) offered in this auction are from the ex-collection of his wife, artist Janet Wullner Faiss Cloak (1933-2017). Fritz Faiss was born on March 6, 1905 in the town of Furtwangen in the Black Forest section of southwestern Germany. One of fourteen children, Faiss became interested in art as a young boy. Between 1922 and 1928 he studied at the Bauhaus, a German school for art founded in 1919, and simultaneously studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart. Between 1924 and 1928, he worked as an assistant professor, where he became acquainted with many contemporary artists including Adolf Holzel. He also had training as a medical doctor. Despite Faiss having to give up his medical practice by the Nazis during the rise of Hitler, his death certificate still maintained his profession as a doctor. It is believed that Faiss used practicing medicine as a way to ensure that he was able to financially support his artistic endeavors. As early as 1937, Faiss' art was labeled as entartet or degenerate by the Nazis. He was harassed by the Gestapo and forbidden to work as an artist, and much of his artwork was destroyed. Eventually, he was sent by the Nazis to a forced labor camp outside of Munich, where he spent about a year and became extremely ill. Of 130 prisoners, he was one of only three who survived. After his release, he accepted a position in teaching at the Stadelschule Frankfurt, an art academy in the Hessian capital. There, he lectured on encaustic painting, a process in which dry-colored pigment is mixed with heated beeswax and painted onto a heated canvas. The American government sponsored Faiss' first exhibition after the war, in Pforzheim, in 1947, which enabled him to secure a travel visa. In 1951, he was offered a professorship at the University of California, Los Angeles, immigrating to the United States at the age of 46 and becoming an American citizen in 1956. In 1961, Faiss took a position at Valley State (now California State University of Northridge), where he taught for 12 years until his retirement in 1973. He suffered a stroke while in Hawaii in 1976, resulting in the loss of the use of his right hand. Despite the difficulties of being forced to practice with his left, he remained active until his death in 1981. Faiss' artwork has been collected and exhibited worldwide, including in France, Italy, Germany, England, and the United States. In 1952, his first U.S. exhibit debuted in Pasadena. The most recent exhibition of his works was From Black Forest to the California Desert: The Life and Work of Fritz Faiss at the German-American Heritage Museum, Washington, DC, September 2019 - April 2020.

      Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
    • FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING
      Apr. 27, 2024

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING

      Est: $100 - $200

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING, oil / encaustic on board, titled "Flucht Flight", signed "F. Faiss" in lower left corner, verso with handwritten title, artist name, date and includes artist name, #244. 1943-1946, begun while being targeted by the Nazi regime. 11 5/8" x 15 7/8" OA. Catalogue Note: The present group of 18 works by German-American abstract expressionist artist Fritz Faiss (1905-1981) offered in this auction are from the ex-collection of his wife, artist Janet Wullner Faiss Cloak (1933-2017). Fritz Faiss was born on March 6, 1905 in the town of Furtwangen in the Black Forest section of southwestern Germany. One of fourteen children, Faiss became interested in art as a young boy. Between 1922 and 1928 he studied at the Bauhaus, a German school for art founded in 1919, and simultaneously studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart. Between 1924 and 1928, he worked as an assistant professor, where he became acquainted with many contemporary artists including Adolf Holzel. He also had training as a medical doctor. Despite Faiss having to give up his medical practice by the Nazis during the rise of Hitler, his death certificate still maintained his profession as a doctor. It is believed that Faiss used practicing medicine as a way to ensure that he was able to financially support his artistic endeavors. As early as 1937, Faiss' art was labeled as entartet or degenerate by the Nazis. He was harassed by the Gestapo and forbidden to work as an artist, and much of his artwork was destroyed. Eventually, he was sent by the Nazis to a forced labor camp outside of Munich, where he spent about a year and became extremely ill. Of 130 prisoners, he was one of only three who survived. After his release, he accepted a position in teaching at the Stadelschule Frankfurt, an art academy in the Hessian capital. There, he lectured on encaustic painting, a process in which dry-colored pigment is mixed with heated beeswax and painted onto a heated canvas. The American government sponsored Faiss' first exhibition after the war, in Pforzheim, in 1947, which enabled him to secure a travel visa. In 1951, he was offered a professorship at the University of California, Los Angeles, immigrating to the United States at the age of 46 and becoming an American citizen in 1956. In 1961, Faiss took a position at Valley State (now California State University of Northridge), where he taught for 12 years until his retirement in 1973. He suffered a stroke while in Hawaii in 1976, resulting in the loss of the use of his right hand. Despite the difficulties of being forced to practice with his left, he remained active until his death in 1981. Faiss' artwork has been collected and exhibited worldwide, including in France, Italy, Germany, England, and the United States. In 1952, his first U.S. exhibit debuted in Pasadena. The most recent exhibition of his works was From Black Forest to the California Desert: The Life and Work of Fritz Faiss at the German-American Heritage Museum, Washington, DC, September 2019 - April 2020.

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    • FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING
      Apr. 27, 2024

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING

      Est: $200 - $300

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING, oil/encaustic on a white poster/masonite board, titled "Stained Glass Window / Majestic Olive Mountain, Crucifixion, Resurrection", three panels with the two lower panels each signed in lower right corner, verso retains remnants of original exhibition label for Pasadena Art Institute / Jan. 29 - Mar. 4, 1952, verso also includes title, artist last name, date of "1946" and #79. Housed in a gray- and black-painted frame. Dated 1946. Each frame panel 19 1/4" x 13", 19 3/4" x 13", and 20 1/4" x 13" sight; 62 3/8" x 14 3/4" OA. Catalogue Note: The present group of 18 works by German-American abstract expressionist artist Fritz Faiss (1905-1981) offered in this auction are from the ex-collection of his wife, artist Janet Wullner Faiss Cloak (1933-2017). Fritz Faiss was born on March 6, 1905 in the town of Furtwangen in the Black Forest section of southwestern Germany. One of fourteen children, Faiss became interested in art as a young boy. Between 1922 and 1928 he studied at the Bauhaus, a German school for art founded in 1919, and simultaneously studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart. Between 1924 and 1928, he worked as an assistant professor, where he became acquainted with many contemporary artists including Adolf Holzel. He also had training as a medical doctor. Despite Faiss having to give up his medical practice by the Nazis during the rise of Hitler, his death certificate still maintained his profession as a doctor. It is believed that Faiss used practicing medicine as a way to ensure that he was able to financially support his artistic endeavors. As early as 1937, Faiss' art was labeled as entartet or degenerate by the Nazis. He was harassed by the Gestapo and forbidden to work as an artist, and much of his artwork was destroyed. Eventually, he was sent by the Nazis to a forced labor camp outside of Munich, where he spent about a year and became extremely ill. Of 130 prisoners, he was one of only three who survived. After his release, he accepted a position in teaching at the Stadelschule Frankfurt, an art academy in the Hessian capital. There, he lectured on encaustic painting, a process in which dry-colored pigment is mixed with heated beeswax and painted onto a heated canvas. The American government sponsored Faiss' first exhibition after the war, in Pforzheim, in 1947, which enabled him to secure a travel visa. In 1951, he was offered a professorship at the University of California, Los Angeles, immigrating to the United States at the age of 46 and becoming an American citizen in 1956. In 1961, Faiss took a position at Valley State (now California State University of Northridge), where he taught for 12 years until his retirement in 1973. He suffered a stroke while in Hawaii in 1976, resulting in the loss of the use of his right hand. Despite the difficulties of being forced to practice with his left, he remained active until his death in 1981. Faiss' artwork has been collected and exhibited worldwide, including in France, Italy, Germany, England, and the United States. In 1952, his first U.S. exhibit debuted in Pasadena. The most recent exhibition of his works was From Black Forest to the California Desert: The Life and Work of Fritz Faiss at the German-American Heritage Museum, Washington, DC, September 2019 - April 2020.

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    • FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING
      Apr. 27, 2024

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING

      Est: $200 - $300

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING, oil / encaustic on paper, titled "Still Life", signed "F. Faiss / 46" in lower left corner, verso retains original exhibition label for Pasadena Art Institute / Jan. 29 - Mar. 4, 1952, verso also includes handwritten title name, "Enc", # 73, and date. Paper adhered to a board and housed on an ecru fabric-covered frame of wood and plywood. Dated 1946. 19 1/8" x 15 1/2" sight; 29" x 22" OA. Catalogue Note: The present group of 18 works by German-American abstract expressionist artist Fritz Faiss (1905-1981) offered in this auction are from the ex-collection of his wife, artist Janet Wullner Faiss Cloak (1933-2017). Fritz Faiss was born on March 6, 1905 in the town of Furtwangen in the Black Forest section of southwestern Germany. One of fourteen children, Faiss became interested in art as a young boy. Between 1922 and 1928 he studied at the Bauhaus, a German school for art founded in 1919, and simultaneously studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart. Between 1924 and 1928, he worked as an assistant professor, where he became acquainted with many contemporary artists including Adolf Holzel. He also had training as a medical doctor. Despite Faiss having to give up his medical practice by the Nazis during the rise of Hitler, his death certificate still maintained his profession as a doctor. It is believed that Faiss used practicing medicine as a way to ensure that he was able to financially support his artistic endeavors. As early as 1937, Faiss' art was labeled as entartet or degenerate by the Nazis. He was harassed by the Gestapo and forbidden to work as an artist, and much of his artwork was destroyed. Eventually, he was sent by the Nazis to a forced labor camp outside of Munich, where he spent about a year and became extremely ill. Of 130 prisoners, he was one of only three who survived. After his release, he accepted a position in teaching at the Stadelschule Frankfurt, an art academy in the Hessian capital. There, he lectured on encaustic painting, a process in which dry-colored pigment is mixed with heated beeswax and painted onto a heated canvas. The American government sponsored Faiss' first exhibition after the war, in Pforzheim, in 1947, which enabled him to secure a travel visa. In 1951, he was offered a professorship at the University of California, Los Angeles, immigrating to the United States at the age of 46 and becoming an American citizen in 1956. In 1961, Faiss took a position at Valley State (now California State University of Northridge), where he taught for 12 years until his retirement in 1973. He suffered a stroke while in Hawaii in 1976, resulting in the loss of the use of his right hand. Despite the difficulties of being forced to practice with his left, he remained active until his death in 1981. Faiss' artwork has been collected and exhibited worldwide, including in France, Italy, Germany, England, and the United States. In 1952, his first U.S. exhibit debuted in Pasadena. The most recent exhibition of his works was From Black Forest to the California Desert: The Life and Work of Fritz Faiss at the German-American Heritage Museum, Washington, DC, September 2019 - April 2020.

      Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
    • FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING
      Apr. 27, 2024

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING

      Est: $200 - $300

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING, oil / encaustic on paper, depicting a large rooster within a multitude of structures, signed "F. Faiss / ??" in lower right corner. Paper is adhered to a masonite board and unpainted frame. Mid 20th century. 27 1/2" x 19 5/8" OA. Catalogue Note: The present group of 18 works by German-American abstract expressionist artist Fritz Faiss (1905-1981) offered in this auction are from the ex-collection of his wife, artist Janet Wullner Faiss Cloak (1933-2017). Fritz Faiss was born on March 6, 1905 in the town of Furtwangen in the Black Forest section of southwestern Germany. One of fourteen children, Faiss became interested in art as a young boy. Between 1922 and 1928 he studied at the Bauhaus, a German school for art founded in 1919, and simultaneously studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart. Between 1924 and 1928, he worked as an assistant professor, where he became acquainted with many contemporary artists including Adolf Holzel. He also had training as a medical doctor. Despite Faiss having to give up his medical practice by the Nazis during the rise of Hitler, his death certificate still maintained his profession as a doctor. It is believed that Faiss used practicing medicine as a way to ensure that he was able to financially support his artistic endeavors. As early as 1937, Faiss' art was labeled as entartet or degenerate by the Nazis. He was harassed by the Gestapo and forbidden to work as an artist, and much of his artwork was destroyed. Eventually, he was sent by the Nazis to a forced labor camp outside of Munich, where he spent about a year and became extremely ill. Of 130 prisoners, he was one of only three who survived. After his release, he accepted a position in teaching at the Stadelschule Frankfurt, an art academy in the Hessian capital. There, he lectured on encaustic painting, a process in which dry-colored pigment is mixed with heated beeswax and painted onto a heated canvas. The American government sponsored Faiss' first exhibition after the war, in Pforzheim, in 1947, which enabled him to secure a travel visa. In 1951, he was offered a professorship at the University of California, Los Angeles, immigrating to the United States at the age of 46 and becoming an American citizen in 1956. In 1961, Faiss took a position at Valley State (now California State University of Northridge), where he taught for 12 years until his retirement in 1973. He suffered a stroke while in Hawaii in 1976, resulting in the loss of the use of his right hand. Despite the difficulties of being forced to practice with his left, he remained active until his death in 1981. Faiss' artwork has been collected and exhibited worldwide, including in France, Italy, Germany, England, and the United States. In 1952, his first U.S. exhibit debuted in Pasadena. The most recent exhibition of his works was From Black Forest to the California Desert: The Life and Work of Fritz Faiss at the German-American Heritage Museum, Washington, DC, September 2019 - April 2020.

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    • FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING
      Apr. 27, 2024

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING

      Est: $200 - $300

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING, oil / encaustic on masonite board, titled "Portrait L. F.", signed "F. Faiss / 1950" in lower right corner, verso retains handwritten "265". Housed in a white-painted frame. Dated 1950. 21 1/4" x 14 7/8" sight; 26 3/8" x 20 1/8" OA. Catalogue Note: The present group of 18 works by German-American abstract expressionist artist Fritz Faiss (1905-1981) offered in this auction are from the ex-collection of his wife, artist Janet Wullner Faiss Cloak (1933-2017). Fritz Faiss was born on March 6, 1905 in the town of Furtwangen in the Black Forest section of southwestern Germany. One of fourteen children, Faiss became interested in art as a young boy. Between 1922 and 1928 he studied at the Bauhaus, a German school for art founded in 1919, and simultaneously studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart. Between 1924 and 1928, he worked as an assistant professor, where he became acquainted with many contemporary artists including Adolf Holzel. He also had training as a medical doctor. Despite Faiss having to give up his medical practice by the Nazis during the rise of Hitler, his death certificate still maintained his profession as a doctor. It is believed that Faiss used practicing medicine as a way to ensure that he was able to financially support his artistic endeavors. As early as 1937, Faiss' art was labeled as entartet or degenerate by the Nazis. He was harassed by the Gestapo and forbidden to work as an artist, and much of his artwork was destroyed. Eventually, he was sent by the Nazis to a forced labor camp outside of Munich, where he spent about a year and became extremely ill. Of 130 prisoners, he was one of only three who survived. After his release, he accepted a position in teaching at the Stadelschule Frankfurt, an art academy in the Hessian capital. There, he lectured on encaustic painting, a process in which dry-colored pigment is mixed with heated beeswax and painted onto a heated canvas. The American government sponsored Faiss' first exhibition after the war, in Pforzheim, in 1947, which enabled him to secure a travel visa. In 1951, he was offered a professorship at the University of California, Los Angeles, immigrating to the United States at the age of 46 and becoming an American citizen in 1956. In 1961, Faiss took a position at Valley State (now California State University of Northridge), where he taught for 12 years until his retirement in 1973. He suffered a stroke while in Hawaii in 1976, resulting in the loss of the use of his right hand. Despite the difficulties of being forced to practice with his left, he remained active until his death in 1981. Faiss' artwork has been collected and exhibited worldwide, including in France, Italy, Germany, England, and the United States. In 1952, his first U.S. exhibit debuted in Pasadena. The most recent exhibition of his works was From Black Forest to the California Desert: The Life and Work of Fritz Faiss at the German-American Heritage Museum, Washington, DC, September 2019 - April 2020.

      Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
    • FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST DRAWING
      Apr. 27, 2024

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST DRAWING

      Est: $80 - $120

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST DRAWING, pen on paper, titled "Toilette / Make One's Toilet", signed "Faiss" on right edge, verso with handwritten title, date, "Fedev", "Col. F. F.", and #349. Housed in a frame under glass. Dated 1945. 10 1/2" x 7" sight; 17 3/4" x 13 5/8" OA. Catalogue Note: The present group of 18 works by German-American abstract expressionist artist Fritz Faiss (1905-1981) offered in this auction are from the ex-collection of his wife, artist Janet Wullner Faiss Cloak (1933-2017). Fritz Faiss was born on March 6, 1905 in the town of Furtwangen in the Black Forest section of southwestern Germany. One of fourteen children, Faiss became interested in art as a young boy. Between 1922 and 1928 he studied at the Bauhaus, a German school for art founded in 1919, and simultaneously studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart. Between 1924 and 1928, he worked as an assistant professor, where he became acquainted with many contemporary artists including Adolf Holzel. He also had training as a medical doctor. Despite Faiss having to give up his medical practice by the Nazis during the rise of Hitler, his death certificate still maintained his profession as a doctor. It is believed that Faiss used practicing medicine as a way to ensure that he was able to financially support his artistic endeavors. As early as 1937, Faiss' art was labeled as entartet or degenerate by the Nazis. He was harassed by the Gestapo and forbidden to work as an artist, and much of his artwork was destroyed. Eventually, he was sent by the Nazis to a forced labor camp outside of Munich, where he spent about a year and became extremely ill. Of 130 prisoners, he was one of only three who survived. After his release, he accepted a position in teaching at the Stadelschule Frankfurt, an art academy in the Hessian capital. There, he lectured on encaustic painting, a process in which dry-colored pigment is mixed with heated beeswax and painted onto a heated canvas. The American government sponsored Faiss' first exhibition after the war, in Pforzheim, in 1947, which enabled him to secure a travel visa. In 1951, he was offered a professorship at the University of California, Los Angeles, immigrating to the United States at the age of 46 and becoming an American citizen in 1956. In 1961, Faiss took a position at Valley State (now California State University of Northridge), where he taught for 12 years until his retirement in 1973. He suffered a stroke while in Hawaii in 1976, resulting in the loss of the use of his right hand. Despite the difficulties of being forced to practice with his left, he remained active until his death in 1981. Faiss' artwork has been collected and exhibited worldwide, including in France, Italy, Germany, England, and the United States. In 1952, his first U.S. exhibit debuted in Pasadena. The most recent exhibition of his works was From Black Forest to the California Desert: The Life and Work of Fritz Faiss at the German-American Heritage Museum, Washington, DC, September 2019 - April 2020.

      Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
    • FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING
      Apr. 27, 2024

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING

      Est: $200 - $300

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING, oil / encaustic on masonite board, titled "Nativity of Christ", signed "Fritz Faiss / 42" in lower left corner, verso retains handwritten information including title, date, "E.N.C.", and #369. Housed in a white-painted frame. Dated 1942, executed while being targeted by the Nazi regime. 20 7/8" x 31 7/8" sight; 28 5/8" x 39 1/2" OA. Catalogue Note: The present group of 18 works by German-American abstract expressionist artist Fritz Faiss (1905-1981) offered in this auction are from the ex-collection of his wife, artist Janet Wullner Faiss Cloak (1933-2017). Fritz Faiss was born on March 6, 1905 in the town of Furtwangen in the Black Forest section of southwestern Germany. One of fourteen children, Faiss became interested in art as a young boy. Between 1922 and 1928 he studied at the Bauhaus, a German school for art founded in 1919, and simultaneously studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart. Between 1924 and 1928, he worked as an assistant professor, where he became acquainted with many contemporary artists including Adolf Holzel. He also had training as a medical doctor. Despite Faiss having to give up his medical practice by the Nazis during the rise of Hitler, his death certificate still maintained his profession as a doctor. It is believed that Faiss used practicing medicine as a way to ensure that he was able to financially support his artistic endeavors. As early as 1937, Faiss' art was labeled as entartet or degenerate by the Nazis. He was harassed by the Gestapo and forbidden to work as an artist, and much of his artwork was destroyed. Eventually, he was sent by the Nazis to a forced labor camp outside of Munich, where he spent about a year and became extremely ill. Of 130 prisoners, he was one of only three who survived. After his release, he accepted a position in teaching at the Stadelschule Frankfurt, an art academy in the Hessian capital. There, he lectured on encaustic painting, a process in which dry-colored pigment is mixed with heated beeswax and painted onto a heated canvas. The American government sponsored Faiss' first exhibition after the war, in Pforzheim, in 1947, which enabled him to secure a travel visa. In 1951, he was offered a professorship at the University of California, Los Angeles, immigrating to the United States at the age of 46 and becoming an American citizen in 1956. In 1961, Faiss took a position at Valley State (now California State University of Northridge), where he taught for 12 years until his retirement in 1973. He suffered a stroke while in Hawaii in 1976, resulting in the loss of the use of his right hand. Despite the difficulties of being forced to practice with his left, he remained active until his death in 1981. Faiss' artwork has been collected and exhibited worldwide, including in France, Italy, Germany, England, and the United States. In 1952, his first U.S. exhibit debuted in Pasadena. The most recent exhibition of his works was From Black Forest to the California Desert: The Life and Work of Fritz Faiss at the German-American Heritage Museum, Washington, DC, September 2019 - April 2020.

      Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
    • FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING
      Apr. 27, 2024

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING

      Est: $200 - $300

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING, oil on canvas, titled "Blue Draperie", signed "Fritz. Faiss / 69" in lower right corner, verso with handwritten title, "E. V. L.", "collect J. F. F.", and #30. Unframed. Dated 1969. 24" x 30 1/8" OA. Catalogue Note: The present group of 18 works by German-American abstract expressionist artist Fritz Faiss (1905-1981) offered in this auction are from the ex-collection of his wife, artist Janet Wullner Faiss Cloak (1933-2017). Fritz Faiss was born on March 6, 1905 in the town of Furtwangen in the Black Forest section of southwestern Germany. One of fourteen children, Faiss became interested in art as a young boy. Between 1922 and 1928 he studied at the Bauhaus, a German school for art founded in 1919, and simultaneously studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart. Between 1924 and 1928, he worked as an assistant professor, where he became acquainted with many contemporary artists including Adolf Holzel. He also had training as a medical doctor. Despite Faiss having to give up his medical practice by the Nazis during the rise of Hitler, his death certificate still maintained his profession as a doctor. It is believed that Faiss used practicing medicine as a way to ensure that he was able to financially support his artistic endeavors. As early as 1937, Faiss' art was labeled as entartet or degenerate by the Nazis. He was harassed by the Gestapo and forbidden to work as an artist, and much of his artwork was destroyed. Eventually, he was sent by the Nazis to a forced labor camp outside of Munich, where he spent about a year and became extremely ill. Of 130 prisoners, he was one of only three who survived. After his release, he accepted a position in teaching at the Stadelschule Frankfurt, an art academy in the Hessian capital. There, he lectured on encaustic painting, a process in which dry-colored pigment is mixed with heated beeswax and painted onto a heated canvas. The American government sponsored Faiss' first exhibition after the war, in Pforzheim, in 1947, which enabled him to secure a travel visa. In 1951, he was offered a professorship at the University of California, Los Angeles, immigrating to the United States at the age of 46 and becoming an American citizen in 1956. In 1961, Faiss took a position at Valley State (now California State University of Northridge), where he taught for 12 years until his retirement in 1973. He suffered a stroke while in Hawaii in 1976, resulting in the loss of the use of his right hand. Despite the difficulties of being forced to practice with his left, he remained active until his death in 1981. Faiss' artwork has been collected and exhibited worldwide, including in France, Italy, Germany, England, and the United States. In 1952, his first U.S. exhibit debuted in Pasadena. The most recent exhibition of his works was From Black Forest to the California Desert: The Life and Work of Fritz Faiss at the German-American Heritage Museum, Washington, DC, September 2019 - April 2020.

      Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
    • FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING
      Apr. 27, 2024

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING

      Est: $100 - $200

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING, oil on paper, titled "Nude Model", signed "F. Faiss / Nov. 24" in lower right corner, verso with handwritten artist name, title, and #294, along with various drawings and German phrases. Housed in a pine frame. Dated 1924. 19 3/4" x 7" sight; 23 1/2" x 10 1/2" OA. Catalogue Note: The present group of 18 works by German-American abstract expressionist artist Fritz Faiss (1905-1981) offered in this auction are from the ex-collection of his wife, artist Janet Wullner Faiss Cloak (1933-2017). Fritz Faiss was born on March 6, 1905 in the town of Furtwangen in the Black Forest section of southwestern Germany. One of fourteen children, Faiss became interested in art as a young boy. Between 1922 and 1928 he studied at the Bauhaus, a German school for art founded in 1919, and simultaneously studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart. Between 1924 and 1928, he worked as an assistant professor, where he became acquainted with many contemporary artists including Adolf Holzel. He also had training as a medical doctor. Despite Faiss having to give up his medical practice by the Nazis during the rise of Hitler, his death certificate still maintained his profession as a doctor. It is believed that Faiss used practicing medicine as a way to ensure that he was able to financially support his artistic endeavors. As early as 1937, Faiss' art was labeled as entartet or degenerate by the Nazis. He was harassed by the Gestapo and forbidden to work as an artist, and much of his artwork was destroyed. Eventually, he was sent by the Nazis to a forced labor camp outside of Munich, where he spent about a year and became extremely ill. Of 130 prisoners, he was one of only three who survived. After his release, he accepted a position in teaching at the Stadelschule Frankfurt, an art academy in the Hessian capital. There, he lectured on encaustic painting, a process in which dry-colored pigment is mixed with heated beeswax and painted onto a heated canvas. The American government sponsored Faiss' first exhibition after the war, in Pforzheim, in 1947, which enabled him to secure a travel visa. In 1951, he was offered a professorship at the University of California, Los Angeles, immigrating to the United States at the age of 46 and becoming an American citizen in 1956. In 1961, Faiss took a position at Valley State (now California State University of Northridge), where he taught for 12 years until his retirement in 1973. He suffered a stroke while in Hawaii in 1976, resulting in the loss of the use of his right hand. Despite the difficulties of being forced to practice with his left, he remained active until his death in 1981. Faiss' artwork has been collected and exhibited worldwide, including in France, Italy, Germany, England, and the United States. In 1952, his first U.S. exhibit debuted in Pasadena. The most recent exhibition of his works was From Black Forest to the California Desert: The Life and Work of Fritz Faiss at the German-American Heritage Museum, Washington, DC, September 2019 - April 2020.

      Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
    • FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING
      Apr. 27, 2024

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING

      Est: $200 - $300

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING, oil / encaustic on canvas, titled "Ghost", signed "F. Faiss / 46" in lower left corner, verso retains handwritten information including title "1946", "Enc." "271", and measurements. Housed in a creamy white-painted frame. Dated 1946. 19" x 26 1/4" sight; 19 7/8" x 27" OA. Catalogue Note: The present group of 18 works by German-American abstract expressionist artist Fritz Faiss (1905-1981) offered in this auction are from the ex-collection of his wife, artist Janet Wullner Faiss Cloak (1933-2017). Fritz Faiss was born on March 6, 1905 in the town of Furtwangen in the Black Forest section of southwestern Germany. One of fourteen children, Faiss became interested in art as a young boy. Between 1922 and 1928 he studied at the Bauhaus, a German school for art founded in 1919, and simultaneously studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart. Between 1924 and 1928, he worked as an assistant professor, where he became acquainted with many contemporary artists including Adolf Holzel. He also had training as a medical doctor. Despite Faiss having to give up his medical practice by the Nazis during the rise of Hitler, his death certificate still maintained his profession as a doctor. It is believed that Faiss used practicing medicine as a way to ensure that he was able to financially support his artistic endeavors. As early as 1937, Faiss' art was labeled as entartet or degenerate by the Nazis. He was harassed by the Gestapo and forbidden to work as an artist, and much of his artwork was destroyed. Eventually, he was sent by the Nazis to a forced labor camp outside of Munich, where he spent about a year and became extremely ill. Of 130 prisoners, he was one of only three who survived. After his release, he accepted a position in teaching at the Stadelschule Frankfurt, an art academy in the Hessian capital. There, he lectured on encaustic painting, a process in which dry-colored pigment is mixed with heated beeswax and painted onto a heated canvas. The American government sponsored Faiss' first exhibition after the war, in Pforzheim, in 1947, which enabled him to secure a travel visa. In 1951, he was offered a professorship at the University of California, Los Angeles, immigrating to the United States at the age of 46 and becoming an American citizen in 1956. In 1961, Faiss took a position at Valley State (now California State University of Northridge), where he taught for 12 years until his retirement in 1973. He suffered a stroke while in Hawaii in 1976, resulting in the loss of the use of his right hand. Despite the difficulties of being forced to practice with his left, he remained active until his death in 1981. Faiss' artwork has been collected and exhibited worldwide, including in France, Italy, Germany, England, and the United States. In 1952, his first U.S. exhibit debuted in Pasadena. The most recent exhibition of his works was From Black Forest to the California Desert: The Life and Work of Fritz Faiss at the German-American Heritage Museum, Washington, DC, September 2019 - April 2020.

      Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
    • FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING
      Apr. 27, 2024

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING

      Est: $100 - $200

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING, oil / encaustic tuk-drawing on masonite board, titled "Jesus and the Doctors", signed "Fritz Faiss / 58 - 73" in lower left corner, verso with handwritten "1585". Housed in a wooden frame. 1958 to 1973. 18" x 25" sight; 18 5/8" x 24 5/8" OA. Catalogue Note: The present group of 18 works by German-American abstract expressionist artist Fritz Faiss (1905-1981) offered in this auction are from the ex-collection of his wife, artist Janet Wullner Faiss Cloak (1933-2017). Fritz Faiss was born on March 6, 1905 in the town of Furtwangen in the Black Forest section of southwestern Germany. One of fourteen children, Faiss became interested in art as a young boy. Between 1922 and 1928 he studied at the Bauhaus, a German school for art founded in 1919, and simultaneously studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart. Between 1924 and 1928, he worked as an assistant professor, where he became acquainted with many contemporary artists including Adolf Holzel. He also had training as a medical doctor. Despite Faiss having to give up his medical practice by the Nazis during the rise of Hitler, his death certificate still maintained his profession as a doctor. It is believed that Faiss used practicing medicine as a way to ensure that he was able to financially support his artistic endeavors. As early as 1937, Faiss' art was labeled as entartet or degenerate by the Nazis. He was harassed by the Gestapo and forbidden to work as an artist, and much of his artwork was destroyed. Eventually, he was sent by the Nazis to a forced labor camp outside of Munich, where he spent about a year and became extremely ill. Of 130 prisoners, he was one of only three who survived. After his release, he accepted a position in teaching at the Stadelschule Frankfurt, an art academy in the Hessian capital. There, he lectured on encaustic painting, a process in which dry-colored pigment is mixed with heated beeswax and painted onto a heated canvas. The American government sponsored Faiss' first exhibition after the war, in Pforzheim, in 1947, which enabled him to secure a travel visa. In 1951, he was offered a professorship at the University of California, Los Angeles, immigrating to the United States at the age of 46 and becoming an American citizen in 1956. In 1961, Faiss took a position at Valley State (now California State University of Northridge), where he taught for 12 years until his retirement in 1973. He suffered a stroke while in Hawaii in 1976, resulting in the loss of the use of his right hand. Despite the difficulties of being forced to practice with his left, he remained active until his death in 1981. Faiss' artwork has been collected and exhibited worldwide, including in France, Italy, Germany, England, and the United States. In 1952, his first U.S. exhibit debuted in Pasadena. The most recent exhibition of his works was From Black Forest to the California Desert: The Life and Work of Fritz Faiss at the German-American Heritage Museum, Washington, DC, September 2019 - April 2020.

      Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
    • FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING
      Apr. 27, 2024

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING

      Est: $200 - $300

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING, oil / encaustic on paper, titled "The Red Beach", signed "Fritz Faiss / ??" in lower right corner and "477" in the lower left corner, verso retains original exhibition label for Los Angeles County Museum / J. A. C. Art Rental Gallery", verso also includes handwritten information including artist name, "1933 and 1952", title and "Encaustic", and #477. Housed in a gray painted shadow-box type frame and under glass. Dated 1933 and 1952. 18 5/8" x 26 1/2" sight; 26 1/2" x 34 5/8" OA. Catalogue Note: The present group of 18 works by German-American abstract expressionist artist Fritz Faiss (1905-1981) offered in this auction are from the ex-collection of his wife, artist Janet Wullner Faiss Cloak (1933-2017). Fritz Faiss was born on March 6, 1905 in the town of Furtwangen in the Black Forest section of southwestern Germany. One of fourteen children, Faiss became interested in art as a young boy. Between 1922 and 1928 he studied at the Bauhaus, a German school for art founded in 1919, and simultaneously studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart. Between 1924 and 1928, he worked as an assistant professor, where he became acquainted with many contemporary artists including Adolf Holzel. He also had training as a medical doctor. Despite Faiss having to give up his medical practice by the Nazis during the rise of Hitler, his death certificate still maintained his profession as a doctor. It is believed that Faiss used practicing medicine as a way to ensure that he was able to financially support his artistic endeavors. As early as 1937, Faiss' art was labeled as entartet or degenerate by the Nazis. He was harassed by the Gestapo and forbidden to work as an artist, and much of his artwork was destroyed. Eventually, he was sent by the Nazis to a forced labor camp outside of Munich, where he spent about a year and became extremely ill. Of 130 prisoners, he was one of only three who survived. After his release, he accepted a position in teaching at the Stadelschule Frankfurt, an art academy in the Hessian capital. There, he lectured on encaustic painting, a process in which dry-colored pigment is mixed with heated beeswax and painted onto a heated canvas. The American government sponsored Faiss' first exhibition after the war, in Pforzheim, in 1947, which enabled him to secure a travel visa. In 1951, he was offered a professorship at the University of California, Los Angeles, immigrating to the United States at the age of 46 and becoming an American citizen in 1956. In 1961, Faiss took a position at Valley State (now California State University of Northridge), where he taught for 12 years until his retirement in 1973. He suffered a stroke while in Hawaii in 1976, resulting in the loss of the use of his right hand. Despite the difficulties of being forced to practice with his left, he remained active until his death in 1981. Faiss' artwork has been collected and exhibited worldwide, including in France, Italy, Germany, England, and the United States. In 1952, his first U.S. exhibit debuted in Pasadena. The most recent exhibition of his works was From Black Forest to the California Desert: The Life and Work of Fritz Faiss at the German-American Heritage Museum, Washington, DC, September 2019 - April 2020.

      Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
    • FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING
      Apr. 27, 2024

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING

      Est: $200 - $300

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING, oil / encaustic on board, verso titled "Composition", signed "F. Faiss / 51" to lower left corner, verso retains handwritten artist name, title,"1951", and #288. Housed in a pine shadow-boxed type frame with light gray paint. Dated 1951. 23" x 18 1/2" sight; 29 1/2" x 25 1/2" OA. Catalogue Note: The present group of 18 works by German-American abstract expressionist artist Fritz Faiss (1905-1981) offered in this auction are from the ex-collection of his wife, artist Janet Wullner Faiss Cloak (1933-2017). Fritz Faiss was born on March 6, 1905 in the town of Furtwangen in the Black Forest section of southwestern Germany. One of fourteen children, Faiss became interested in art as a young boy. Between 1922 and 1928 he studied at the Bauhaus, a German school for art founded in 1919, and simultaneously studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart. Between 1924 and 1928, he worked as an assistant professor, where he became acquainted with many contemporary artists including Adolf Holzel. He also had training as a medical doctor. Despite Faiss having to give up his medical practice by the Nazis during the rise of Hitler, his death certificate still maintained his profession as a doctor. It is believed that Faiss used practicing medicine as a way to ensure that he was able to financially support his artistic endeavors. As early as 1937, Faiss' art was labeled as entartet or degenerate by the Nazis. He was harassed by the Gestapo and forbidden to work as an artist, and much of his artwork was destroyed. Eventually, he was sent by the Nazis to a forced labor camp outside of Munich, where he spent about a year and became extremely ill. Of 130 prisoners, he was one of only three who survived. After his release, he accepted a position in teaching at the Stadelschule Frankfurt, an art academy in the Hessian capital. There, he lectured on encaustic painting, a process in which dry-colored pigment is mixed with heated beeswax and painted onto a heated canvas. The American government sponsored Faiss' first exhibition after the war, in Pforzheim, in 1947, which enabled him to secure a travel visa. In 1951, he was offered a professorship at the University of California, Los Angeles, immigrating to the United States at the age of 46 and becoming an American citizen in 1956. In 1961, Faiss took a position at Valley State (now California State University of Northridge), where he taught for 12 years until his retirement in 1973. He suffered a stroke while in Hawaii in 1976, resulting in the loss of the use of his right hand. Despite the difficulties of being forced to practice with his left, he remained active until his death in 1981. Faiss' artwork has been collected and exhibited worldwide, including in France, Italy, Germany, England, and the United States. In 1952, his first U.S. exhibit debuted in Pasadena. The most recent exhibition of his works was From Black Forest to the California Desert: The Life and Work of Fritz Faiss at the German-American Heritage Museum, Washington, DC, September 2019 - April 2020.

      Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
    • FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING
      Apr. 27, 2024

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING

      Est: $200 - $300

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING, oil / encaustic on board, titled "The Day of Pentecost", verso retains a paper business card with the handwritten title and date of 1951, verso also includes handwritten artist name, title and "Seg. L.F." and #68. Housed in a pine frame with a light gilded finish to bottom. Dated 1951. 23" x 18 3/4" sight; 29 3/4" x 25" OA. Catalogue Note: The present group of 18 works by German-American abstract expressionist artist Fritz Faiss (1905-1981) offered in this auction are from the ex-collection of his wife, artist Janet Wullner Faiss Cloak (1933-2017). Fritz Faiss was born on March 6, 1905 in the town of Furtwangen in the Black Forest section of southwestern Germany. One of fourteen children, Faiss became interested in art as a young boy. Between 1922 and 1928 he studied at the Bauhaus, a German school for art founded in 1919, and simultaneously studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart. Between 1924 and 1928, he worked as an assistant professor, where he became acquainted with many contemporary artists including Adolf Holzel. He also had training as a medical doctor. Despite Faiss having to give up his medical practice by the Nazis during the rise of Hitler, his death certificate still maintained his profession as a doctor. It is believed that Faiss used practicing medicine as a way to ensure that he was able to financially support his artistic endeavors. As early as 1937, Faiss' art was labeled as entartet or degenerate by the Nazis. He was harassed by the Gestapo and forbidden to work as an artist, and much of his artwork was destroyed. Eventually, he was sent by the Nazis to a forced labor camp outside of Munich, where he spent about a year and became extremely ill. Of 130 prisoners, he was one of only three who survived. After his release, he accepted a position in teaching at the Stadelschule Frankfurt, an art academy in the Hessian capital. There, he lectured on encaustic painting, a process in which dry-colored pigment is mixed with heated beeswax and painted onto a heated canvas. The American government sponsored Faiss' first exhibition after the war, in Pforzheim, in 1947, which enabled him to secure a travel visa. In 1951, he was offered a professorship at the University of California, Los Angeles, immigrating to the United States at the age of 46 and becoming an American citizen in 1956. In 1961, Faiss took a position at Valley State (now California State University of Northridge), where he taught for 12 years until his retirement in 1973. He suffered a stroke while in Hawaii in 1976, resulting in the loss of the use of his right hand. Despite the difficulties of being forced to practice with his left, he remained active until his death in 1981. Faiss' artwork has been collected and exhibited worldwide, including in France, Italy, Germany, England, and the United States. In 1952, his first U.S. exhibit debuted in Pasadena. The most recent exhibition of his works was From Black Forest to the California Desert: The Life and Work of Fritz Faiss at the German-American Heritage Museum, Washington, DC, September 2019 - April 2020.

      Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
    • FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING
      Apr. 27, 2024

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING

      Est: $200 - $300

      FRITZ FAISS (GERMANY / CALIFORNIA, 1905-1981) ABSTRACT / MODERNIST PAINTING, oil and wax on board, titled "Movement from Secondary-Forms to Primary-Forms", signed "F. Faiss / 47" in lower right corner, verso retains original exhibition label for Pasadena Art Institute / Jan. 29 - Mar. 4, 1952, verso also includes artist name, 1947/1948, German translation and English translation of title, and #64. Housed in a black-painted frame. Dated 1947. 8" x 10 5/8" sight; 12 5/8" x 17" OA. Catalogue Note: The present group of 18 works by German-American abstract expressionist artist Fritz Faiss (1905-1981) offered in this auction are from the ex-collection of his wife, artist Janet Wullner Faiss Cloak (1933-2017). Fritz Faiss was born on March 6, 1905 in the town of Furtwangen in the Black Forest section of southwestern Germany. One of fourteen children, Faiss became interested in art as a young boy. Between 1922 and 1928 he studied at the Bauhaus, a German school for art founded in 1919, and simultaneously studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart. Between 1924 and 1928, he worked as an assistant professor, where he became acquainted with many contemporary artists including Adolf Holzel. He also had training as a medical doctor. Despite Faiss having to give up his medical practice by the Nazis during the rise of Hitler, his death certificate still maintained his profession as a doctor. It is believed that Faiss used practicing medicine as a way to ensure that he was able to financially support his artistic endeavors. As early as 1937, Faiss' art was labeled as entartet or degenerate by the Nazis. He was harassed by the Gestapo and forbidden to work as an artist, and much of his artwork was destroyed. Eventually, he was sent by the Nazis to a forced labor camp outside of Munich, where he spent about a year and became extremely ill. Of 130 prisoners, he was one of only three who survived. After his release, he accepted a position in teaching at the Stadelschule Frankfurt, an art academy in the Hessian capital. There, he lectured on encaustic painting, a process in which dry-colored pigment is mixed with heated beeswax and painted onto a heated canvas. The American government sponsored Faiss' first exhibition after the war, in Pforzheim, in 1947, which enabled him to secure a travel visa. In 1951, he was offered a professorship at the University of California, Los Angeles, immigrating to the United States at the age of 46 and becoming an American citizen in 1956. In 1961, Faiss took a position at Valley State (now California State University of Northridge), where he taught for 12 years until his retirement in 1973. He suffered a stroke while in Hawaii in 1976, resulting in the loss of the use of his right hand. Despite the difficulties of being forced to practice with his left, he remained active until his death in 1981. Faiss' artwork has been collected and exhibited worldwide, including in France, Italy, Germany, England, and the United States. In 1952, his first U.S. exhibit debuted in Pasadena. The most recent exhibition of his works was From Black Forest to the California Desert: The Life and Work of Fritz Faiss at the German-American Heritage Museum, Washington, DC, September 2019 - April 2020.

      Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
    • Fritz Faiss Oil on Canvas
      Feb. 12, 2020

      Fritz Faiss Oil on Canvas

      Est: $600 - $800

      Fritz Faiss (1905-1981). Oil on canvas depicting a scene of figures and horses with a lake in the background. Signed and dated 1945 along the lower left. Unframed; height: 19 in x width: 19 in. Framed; height: 23 in x width: 23 in. SKU: 03832 Follow us on Instagram: @revereauctions

      Revere Auctions
    • Fritz Faiss 1954 Modernist Encaustic
      Feb. 01, 2019

      Fritz Faiss 1954 Modernist Encaustic

      Est: $500 - $700

      Fritz Faiss (German, 1905-1981). Pencil signed lower left and dated 1954 lower right. Matted and framed. Sight: 20 in. H x 12 in. W, Frame: 27.5 in. H x 19.25 in. W x .5 in. D.

      Hughes Auctions
    • Fritz Faiss 1954 Modernist Encaustic
      Dec. 06, 2018

      Fritz Faiss 1954 Modernist Encaustic

      Est: $500 - $700

      Fritz Faiss (German, 1905-1981). Pencil signed lower left and dated 1954 lower right. Matted and framed. Sight: 20 in. H x 12 in. W, Frame: 27.5 in. H x 19.25 in. W x .5 in. D.

      Hughes Auctions
    • Fritz Faiss (German/American, 1905-1981) Variation I, 1955; Untitled, 1955; Untitled, 1955 (3) 24 x 19in
      Jun. 07, 2009

      Fritz Faiss (German/American, 1905-1981) Variation I, 1955; Untitled, 1955; Untitled, 1955 (3) 24 x 19in

      Est: $1,000 - $1,500

      Variation I, 1955; Untitled, 1955; Untitled, 1955 (3) first signed and dated 'Fritz Faiss / 55' (lower left) and further titled and dated (on the stretcher bar); second and third signed and dated 'Fritz Faiss / 55' (lower left) encaustic on canvas 24 x 19in 24 x 18in 24 x 18in

      Bonhams
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