1. Virginia Dehn was an American painter and printmaker.
15 Facts About Virginia Dehn
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Virginia Dehn's work was known for its interpretation of natural themes in almost abstract forms.
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Virginia Dehn exhibited in shows and galleries throughout the US Her paintings are included in many public collections.
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Virginia Dehn met the artist Adolf Dehn while working at the Art Students League.
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Virginia Dehn studied art at Stephens College in Missouri before continuing her art education at the Traphagen School of Design, and, later, the Art Students League, both located in New York City.
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Virginia Dehn used a bamboo pen to draw directly on the stone for her lithographs, which often depicted trees or still lifes.
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Virginia Dehn found inspiration in the Abstract Expressionism movement that dominated the New York and Paris art scenes in the 1950s.
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Virginia Dehn learned new techniques of lithography from her husband Adolf, and did her own prints.
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Virginia Dehn's art was influenced by a variety of sources.
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Virginia Dehn's husband was a constant inspiration until his death in 1968.
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Virginia Dehn enjoyed the sense of space and calm there that could not be found in New York City.
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Virginia Dehn's work was exhibited in shows and galleries throughout the country, and her paintings are part of many public collections.
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Virginia Dehn was given the Salmagundi Club prize for a still life painting in 1968 by the National Academy of Design.
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Virginia Dehn's work is currently represented by Thomas French Fine Art and the Bundy Modern.
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Virginia Dehn learned lithography from her husband, renowned lithographer Adolf Virginia Dehn.