Artist Keywords

Walter Quirt

Walter W. Quirt (1902 - 1968) was active/lived in Minnesota, New York, Michigan.  Walter Quirt is known for Cubist images, surreal view, genre.

Social Realist, Walter Quirt's earliest works were largely political--motivated by Marxian values. Active during the 1930s, his Surrealist paintings were full of social content which encouraged radical social change. In the late 1930s, he became disenchanted with radically left ideas.

Later he began to experiment with new styles of painting, including figuration, fantasy and abstraction, but always contained his social and personal beliefs. In 1937 he spoke at the Museum of Modern Art Symposium "Surrealism and Its Political Significance." He also wrote an essay "Wake Over Surrealism: With Due Respect to the Corpse" (c.1940, Pinacotheca Gallery, NYC), which contained his criticism of Dali and other Surrealists whose work he felt had degenerated into negativism and decadence.

Source:
http://www.mrs.umn.edu/ethan/Walter1.cgi...

Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American Art"   ...  [Displaying 904 of 4982 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

.  askART's database currently holds 54 auction lots for Walter Quirt (of which 49 auction records sold and 0 are upcoming at auction.)

Artist artworks for sale and wanted

.  There are 0 artworks for sale on our website by galleries and art dealers . There are 5 galleries and art dealers listing works of art by Walter Quirt as either "Wanted" or "For Sale" .

Research resources

.  askART lists Walter Quirt in 0 of its research Essays. Walter Quirt has 14 artist signature examples available in our database.

Similar artists

.  There are 24 similar (related) artists for Walter Quirt available:    Aaron Bohrod,  Carl Robert Holty,  Allen Tucker,  Samuel Halpert,  Ralston Crawford,  Irene Rice Pereira,  William Samuel Schwartz,  Gaston Lachaise,  Werner Drewes,  William Gropper,  Philip Howard (Blashki) Evergood,  Jimmy Ernst,  Paul Jenkins,  Byron (George Byron) Browne,  Adolf Arthur Dehn,  Guy Pene Du Bois,  Robert Arthur Goodnough,  Morris Graves,  Arthur Bowen Davies,  Jerome Myers,  Oscar Bluemner,  Robert Philipp,  Leon Louis Dolice,  Abraham Walkowitz