Blanch, Arnold (1896 - 1968)

A prominent twentieth century American painter and printmaker, Arnold Blanch first studied at the Minneapolis School of Art from 1914 to 1916. Other attending students at this time included none other than Adolph Dehn, Harry Gottlieb and Lucille Lundquist -- who would later become his wife, Lucille Blanch. During the following two years, Arnold Blanch completed his studies at the Art Students’ League of New York, under John Sloan and Boardman Robinson. Blanch’s first one man exhibition was held in New York in 1926. From that date both his paintings and original prints figured prominently in most major American expositions. Known first as a social realist, Blanch used the medium of lithography most often in the first half of his career. Later, he explored the full colour possibilities of silk-screening and the woodcut. Most of his original silk-screens (including this example) were published in New York by the Krasner Galleries in limited, signed impressions of 250. Today, examples of Arnold Blanch’s art hang in such prestigious collections as the Carnegie Institute, the Library of Congress, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, the Metropolitan Museum and the Smithsonian. Bouquet is one of Blanch’s last original prints. It is a touching portrayal of his wife, the artist Lucille Blanch, and is composed of three overlaying colour printings.

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