Ernest Fiene
(1894 - 1965)
Fiene was born in Elberfeld, Germany in 1894. He came to the United States in 1912 and became a naturalized citizen in 1927. During those 15 years, he studied at the National Academy of Design, the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design and the Art Students League. From 1938 to 1964, he taught at the Art Students League and was also a member of the supervising faculty of the Famous Artists School in Westbury, Connecticut. Fiene was employed by the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project (WPA/FPA) during the 1930s. He was a prolific artist with a body of work spanning many media, from etchings to frescoes. Though he spent most of his life living in New York City, he was able to travel both nationally (including New Mexico, Colorado, West Virginia, Florida) as well as internationally (including Canada, France, Italy). From 1950-51, Fiene taught art at the Ogunquit School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine. During that time, he also painted on Monhegan Island, creating a series of more abstract works known as “The Wreck.” Fiene continued to live in New York City, until his death in 1955 while on a trip to Paris, at the age of 61.
Monhegan
16 x 28 inches
oil on canvas
signed lower left
SOLD