Edward Corbett This piece was exhibited at the San Francisco Museum of Art (now SFMOMA) in 1949. Entitled Untitled #3, this 1948 gouache and crayon abstract on board is by California School of Fine Arts (CSFA) artist Edward Corbett (1919-1971). Born in Chicago, Illinois in 1919, Edward Corbett was the son of an army officer and spent his youth in the southwestern United States, Ohio, and the Philippines. In 1937, he began art studies at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. During World War II, he was drafted into the army and merchant marine. After his discharge he spent a year in New York, then returned to California to teach at San Francisco State College. He taught at the California School of Fine Arts for five years, along with Mark Rothko, Clyfford Still and Richard Diebenkorn. In 1951, Corbett moved to Taos. The year after, his work was included in a group show, titled 15 Americans, at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Corbett’s work stood out, even alongside the works of Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, and Clyfford Still. Critic and Art News president Thomas Hess even called him “the most interesting new artist in the show.” This piece was exhibited at SFMOMA in 1949.Partial List of CollectionsMuseum of Modern Art, NYSFMOMA, SFWhitney Museum of American ArtSmithsonian InstitutionHirshhorn Museum and Sculpture GardenNational Gallery of ArtWhite House Collection1948 This piece was exhibited at the San Francisco Museum of Art (now SFMOMA) in 1949. Gouache & Crayon on Board 25.5"x31.5" framed, 22"x28" unframed Framed in a contemporary wood frame with a stained walnut finish an beveled center. Excellent vintage condition.
