Artist

Maurice Sterne

born Libau, Latvia 1878-died New York City 1957
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Maurice Sterne at work in his studio, 1930, © Peter A. Juley & Son Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum J0099136
Born
Libau, Latvia
Died
New York, New York, United States
Biography

Painter and sculptor. He traveled extensively and drew upon his voyages for inspiration; paintings of life in Bali were particularly well received. In 1933 he had a retrospective at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the first American so honored.

Joan Stahl American Artists in Photographic Portraits from the Peter A. Juley & Son Collection (Washington, D.C. and Mineola, New York: National Museum of American Art and Dover Publications, Inc., 1995)

Works by this artist (4 items)

Maurice Sterne, The Bali Temple Festival, before 1953, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Margaret Seligman Lewisohn, 1958.12.1
The Bali Temple Festival
Artist
Datebefore 1953
oil on canvas
Not on view
Maurice Sterne, Bali, Rice Market, watercolor, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Olin Dows, 1983.90.182
Bali, Rice Market
Artist
watercolor
Not on view
Maurice Sterne, Dancer (Dancing Figure), ca. 1919, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1966.66.11
Dancer (Dancing Figure)
Artist
Dateca. 1919
lithograph on paper
Not on view
Maurice Sterne, On the Ganges, Benares, 1952, oil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Henry Ward Ranger through the National Academy of Design, 1967.124
On the Ganges, Benares
Artist
Date1952
oil on paperboard
Not on view