This is a 5 7/8 by 4 1/8 inch photograph of the New Jersey artist Henry Gasser taken in a gondola with his wife in Venice, Italy in the 1960s or the 1970s.  It is in excellent condition.  See the above condition report as well as the photos.

   It will be shipped for $5 via USPS.

    Henry Gasser was born in Newark, New Jersey on Oct. 31,1909. He lived, studied and worked in New Jersey for his entire life. A master at watercolor, casein and oil his work consisted of, in his own words, "everyday subjects that are available to most of us-street scenes, back yards, trees, old houses, etc I looked for them in front of houses, in backyards, public parks, and elsewhere". He also painted numerous harbor and fishing village scenes in New England. His work demonstrated a sense of place and feeling with which most could identify. His paintings also contain a great deal of what he called "solitary silence" created by chosen subject matter such as a "Coming Storm", "Night in the Park", "Shadows". Gasser was a master of illuminating paintings. He had the ability to make the familiar, memorable.He used light and color to create drama and clarity of image. His depictions of Newark,N.J., Pa. and Spartansburg, South Carolina have given us indelible insights into urban, rural and industrial life at that time.He loved to paint Italy, France,Spain and Israel which he did in a more controlled, even meticulous manner that embodied the vibrancy and history of those places.He was one of the master painters ever to paint in New Jersey, as indicated by his works in over 40 museums collections.He became a N.A in 1950 fully 18 years before his friend and early teacher John Grabach. He got his background in art studying at the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art and the Grand Central School of Art. This was followed by study at the Art Students League of New York in the classes of Robert Brackman. He later studied privately under John R. Grabach. He also admired and was influenced by George Bellows and Maurice Vlaminck. He is represented in over fifty museum collections and numerous important private ones as well. Among the awards that Henry Gasser has received are the Hallgarten Prize at the National Academy, the Zabriskie, Osborne, and Obrig prizes at the American Watercolor Society, the Philadelphia watercolor club prize, the Allied Artists Gold Medal at Oakland, California and many others. He was a member of the National academy of Design, the American Watercolor Society, the Royal Society of Art (Great Britain), the Salmagundi Club, the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Watercolor Clubs and the New Jersey Watercolor Society. He was a life member of the National Arts Club, Grand Central Art Galleries and the Art Students League and others. He served as Director of the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art from 1946-54 then continued lecturing and demonstrating for most of the remainder of his life. He also wrote numerous books on painting. He died in South Orange, NJ in 1981.