Arthur N. Colt, "The Wrestlers", Oil on canvas c. 1938

ARTHUR N. COLT (1889-1972) USA

The Wrestlers c. 1938

Oil on canvas

Signed: A. N. Colt in lower right corner

For more information on Colt see: Who Was Who in American Art (Madison, Conn.: Sound View Press, 1985). p.125. Hove, Arthur, ed. Wisconsin Alumnus Vol. 61, No. 9 (January 1960), “Portrait Patterns” Art Digest v. 9 (December 15, 1934) p. 7

Canvas:   H: 29 ½” x W: 34”

Framed: H: 38 ½” x W: 43”

Arthur Colt studied painting at the Art Institute of Chicago and in Paris. He was not only an important Wisconsin painter but also an influential teacher. He taught at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, founded a summer art colony at Black River and Devil’s Lake, WI and went on to form the Colt School of Art. Arthur Colt exhibited at the Madison Salon of Art Exhibition in 1934.