Gaertner was born in Cleveland in 1898 and remained there until his death in 1952. He studied at the Cleveland Institute of Art, which was then called the Cleveland School of Art, from 1920–1923 and taught there from 1925-1952.
Gaertner's subject matter varied, but certain themes recur in his work, including industrial subjects, with Cleveland as his model in the early part of his career. Other themes were Provincetown, West Virginia watercolors and oils, and Chagrin Valley paintings. After 1935, Gaertner bought a farm in Chagrin Valley and began his series of paintings of that subject. Throughout the 1940s, Gaertner received recognition from prestigious art institutions such as Chicago Art Institute's Exhibition of American Painting, New York's National Academy of Design Show, and the Pepsi-Cola Show.[2]
The Akron Art Museum currently holds three paintings by Gaertner. Featured in the McDowell galleries is Riverside Plant, an oil on canvas painted in 1927-28 which was exhibited at the Cleveland Museum of Art Annual Exhibit of the Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen from April 25-June 3, 1928. Also in the Akron collection is Summer Kitchen, a gouache on fiberboard painting done in 1947 and The Commuter, an oil on fiberboard painting done in 1945 which shows a man standing on a train platform and is based on sketches Gaertner did while riding the train to New York City to visit his art dealer.
Another well-known painting by Gaertner is Flying Ponies. It depicts a carousel at Euclid Beach Park, a Cleveland amusement park. It was displayed at the Cleveland Museum of Art's "Transformations in Cleveland Art, 1796-1946" exhibit in 1996 and was gifted to the museum in 2020.[3]
The Pie Wagon
The Cleveland Museum of Art owns several other Gaertner works, including an oil painting titled The Pie Wagon. Painted in 1926, this work focuses attention on laborers at an industrial plant who spend their lunch break milling around a horse-drawn bakery wagon in the shadows of the hulking factories.[4]
Gaertner was an important Cleveland artist who was just achieving national acclaim before his early death at the age of 54.
Further readingedit
Shearer, C.F., W.H. Robinson, and M.D. Hall. (2000). Carl Gaertner : a story of earth and steel. Cleveland: Cleveland Artists Foundation.
^Schmeckebier, Laurence (October 1947). "The Prize Winning Paintings of Carl Gaertner". American Artist. 11 (8): 20–24 – via Art & Architecture Complete.
^"Flying Ponies (Euclid Beach Park)". Cleveland Museum of Art. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
^"The Pie Wagon". Cleveland Museum of Art. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
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carl, gaertner, carl, frederick, gaertner, april, 1898, november, 1952, american, artist, born, 1898, april, 1898cleveland, ohiodiednovember, 1952, 1952, aged, cleveland, ohioeducationcleveland, school, from, 1920, 1923, taught, there, from, 1925, 1952known, f. Carl Frederick Gaertner April 18 1898 November 4 1952 1 was an American artist Carl GaertnerBorn 1898 04 18 April 18 1898Cleveland OhioDiedNovember 4 1952 1952 11 04 aged 54 Cleveland OhioEducationCleveland School of Art from 1920 1923 and taught there from 1925 1952Known forPainting Drawing Sculpture PrintmakingNotable workFlying PoniesGaertner was born in Cleveland in 1898 and remained there until his death in 1952 He studied at the Cleveland Institute of Art which was then called the Cleveland School of Art from 1920 1923 and taught there from 1925 1952 Gaertner s subject matter varied but certain themes recur in his work including industrial subjects with Cleveland as his model in the early part of his career Other themes were Provincetown West Virginia watercolors and oils and Chagrin Valley paintings After 1935 Gaertner bought a farm in Chagrin Valley and began his series of paintings of that subject Throughout the 1940s Gaertner received recognition from prestigious art institutions such as Chicago Art Institute s Exhibition of American Painting New York s National Academy of Design Show and the Pepsi Cola Show 2 The Akron Art Museum currently holds three paintings by Gaertner Featured in the McDowell galleries is Riverside Plant an oil on canvas painted in 1927 28 which was exhibited at the Cleveland Museum of Art Annual Exhibit of the Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen from April 25 June 3 1928 Also in the Akron collection is Summer Kitchen a gouache on fiberboard painting done in 1947 and The Commuter an oil on fiberboard painting done in 1945 which shows a man standing on a train platform and is based on sketches Gaertner did while riding the train to New York City to visit his art dealer Another well known painting by Gaertner is Flying Ponies It depicts a carousel at Euclid Beach Park a Cleveland amusement park It was displayed at the Cleveland Museum of Art s Transformations in Cleveland Art 1796 1946 exhibit in 1996 and was gifted to the museum in 2020 3 The Pie WagonThe Cleveland Museum of Art owns several other Gaertner works including an oil painting titled The Pie Wagon Painted in 1926 this work focuses attention on laborers at an industrial plant who spend their lunch break milling around a horse drawn bakery wagon in the shadows of the hulking factories 4 Gaertner was an important Cleveland artist who was just achieving national acclaim before his early death at the age of 54 Further reading editShearer C F W H Robinson and M D Hall 2000 Carl Gaertner a story of earth and steel Cleveland Cleveland Artists Foundation References edit Ancestry com U S Find A Grave Index 1600s Current database on line Provo UT USA Ancestry com Operations Inc 2012 Schmeckebier Laurence October 1947 The Prize Winning Paintings of Carl Gaertner American Artist 11 8 20 24 via Art amp Architecture Complete Flying Ponies Euclid Beach Park Cleveland Museum of Art Retrieved January 1 2023 The Pie Wagon Cleveland Museum of Art Retrieved January 1 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carl Gaertner amp oldid 1201512940, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
