Gallery

Cubism Period

The decade of the 1950s

Provincetown Sails, 1950, by James A. Richter

Provincetown Sails, 1950

Acrylic on canvas, 29 × 24.5 inches. Framed by the artist; left side of frame missing.

Third chronologically. First of the transition from realism to cubism.

Boatyard, 1951, by James A. Richter

Boatyard, 1951

Acrylic on canvas, 30 × 25 inches. Signed by the artist, upper right. Unframed.

Fishermans’ Boats, 1953, by James A. Richter

Fishermans’ Boats, 1953

Acrylic on canvas, 38 × 33 inches. Signed and dated. Framed by the artist.

Provincetown, 1953, by James A. Richter

Provincetown, 1953

Acrylic on canvas, 19 × 15 inches. Unsigned. Framed by the artist.

Bridge, 1955, by James A. Richter

Bridge, 1955

Acrylic on masonite, 13 × 17 inches. Unsigned. Framed by the artist. One of a pair.

Untitled, 1955, by James A. Richter

Untitled, 1955

Acrylic on masonite, 13 × 17 inches. Signed and dated. Framed by the artist. One of a pair.

Ships Ashore, 1955, by James A. Richter

Ships Ashore, 1955

Acrylic on canvas, 30 × 34 inches. Signed and dated. Framed by the artist.

Sail Motif, 1957, by James A. Richter

Sail Motif, 1957

Acrylic on canvas, 30 × 35 inches. Signed and dated. Framed by the artist.

The Glen, 1957, by James A. Richter

The Glen, 1957

Acrylic on canvas, 30 × 35 inches. Signed and dated. Framed by the James A. Richter Art Foundation.

First of the artist’s transition from cubism to a more abstract approach.