| 671. Hilaire Hiler (American, 1898-1966), "Hollywood", c.1944; oil/canvasboard, 15" x 22", signed and dated. Hiler arrived in San Francisco in the 1930s, and was commissioned by the WPA to paint murals for what is now the National Maritime Museum. He exhibited and contributed illustrated maps for the Golden Gate Expo (1939), before moving to Hollywood and opening a nightclub on the Sunset Strip. He remained there throughout most of the 1940s, before moving around from Santa Fe to New York, to eventually, Paris, where he ran The Jockey Club on the Left Bank. He often played jazz piano with a live monkey on his back. He specialized in modern and abstract works, and his paintings are included in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Museum of New Mexico, L.A. County Museum, Santa Barbara Museum, Oakland Museum, and Harvard University. 4000-6000 |
