Lot 434: Grace Luse (American/Ohio, 20th c.), "Terminal

Grace Luse (American/Ohio, 20th c.), "Terminal Tower, Cleveland, Ohio", oil on canvas, signed lower right and en verso, 18 in. x 14 in., framed.

Note: Grace Luse, a WPA sculptor from Cleveland, worked under Edris Eckhardt in 1938-39, helping to run her studio when Eckhardt was out of town and supervising the firing and glazing. Luse also created a series of family groups in ceramic at this time period. Although painting was not her typical medium, Luse¹s handling of the paint in a flat and modernist manner befits the composition and subject matter she has chosen - that of Terminal Tower in Luse¹s hometown of Cleveland.