The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 7, 2024

Cleveland West Side, Hillside Houses

Cleveland West Side, Hillside Houses

c. 1914–17
(American, 1885–1979)
America
oil on board
71.1 x 100.3 cm (28 x 39 1/2 in.); 81.3 x 110.5 cm (32 x 43 1/2 in.)
John and Susan Horseman Collection 2018.306
Location: 228B Cleveland Artists

Did You Know?

This view of the Tremont neighborhood was made from the now-demolished Clark Avenue Bridge.

Description

August Biehle Jr. was born and trained in Cleveland and studied further in Munich. While supporting himself in advertising and commercial work, he participated in a number of local exhibitions devoted to cutting-edge art at a time when there was little support. Cleveland West Side, Hillside Houses is his most significant early modern oil painting.
  • Adams, Henry, Marianne Berard, and Grafton Nunes. Cleveland, a Cultural Center: Wolfs Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio, July 12, 2018-August 31, 2018. 2018. Cleveland, OH: Wolfs Gallery, 2018. Reproduced: p. 28, cat. # 13
    Cole, Mark. “Acquisitions 2018: American Painting and Sculpture (Until 1960).” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine vol. 59, no. 2 (March/April 2019): 16-17. Reproduced: P. 16, 17; Mentioned: P. 17.
  • {{cite web|title=Cleveland West Side, Hillside Houses|url=false|author=August Biehle, Jr.|year=c. 1914–17|access-date=07 May 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.306