Rolf Stoll (American, 1892 - 1978)
"Portrait of Barbara Griffen". Oil on board, signed upper left corner, in gilt wood frame, overall 40 ½" x 35 ½".
Rolf Stoll was an important member of the Cleveland art community during the second quarter of the 20th century. He was born in Heidelberg, Germany, in 1892. He received training at the Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart. He emigrated to the United States in 1912, settling in New York City. He studied at the the National Academy of Design, supporting himself by working as a commercial artist. Warren Pryor, one of his teachers, suggested a move to Cleveland, Ohio.
After arriving in Cleveland, Rolf Stoll continued to work as a commercial artist. In 1926, he joined the faculty of the Cleveland School of Art, where he taught drawing. Two years later Stoll was appointed head of the school's portrait painting department. A talented portraitist, Stoll's sitters included industrialists, community leaders and many prominent members of Cleveland and Ohio society, as well as over twenty faculty members from Case Western Reserve University. He taught portrait classes at the John Huntington Polytechnic Institute from 1926 to 1953.
Stoll was a member of the Cleveland Society of Artists, the Cleveland Print Club and the Kokoon Art Club. He exhibited his work widely throughout the United States and was the recipient of numerous awards and prizes. Stoll had solo exhibitions at the Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts (1928) and at the Cleveland School of Art (1927, 1936, 1943). Following his retirement rfom the Cleveland School of Art in 1957, Stoll moved to Lake Worth, Florida.
Stoll's work can be found in major public and private collections throughout the Midwest, including the Cleveland Museum of Art; the Dayton Art Institute; the Toledo Museum of Art; the Nebraska Arts Association; and the Columbus Museum. Stoll also produced for the United States Post Office in East Palestine, Ohio.
Condition: Overall good, scattered areas of inpainting, light soils. Professionally restored previously; some some scuffs to frame.
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"Portrait of Barbara Griffen". Oil on board, signed upper left corner, in gilt wood frame, overall 40 ½" x 35 ½".
Rolf Stoll was an important member of the Cleveland art community during the second quarter of the 20th century. He was born in Heidelberg, Germany, in 1892. He received training at the Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart. He emigrated to the United States in 1912, settling in New York City. He studied at the the National Academy of Design, supporting himself by working as a commercial artist. Warren Pryor, one of his teachers, suggested a move to Cleveland, Ohio.
After arriving in Cleveland, Rolf Stoll continued to work as a commercial artist. In 1926, he joined the faculty of the Cleveland School of Art, where he taught drawing. Two years later Stoll was appointed head of the school's portrait painting department. A talented portraitist, Stoll's sitters included industrialists, community leaders and many prominent members of Cleveland and Ohio society, as well as over twenty faculty members from Case Western Reserve University. He taught portrait classes at the John Huntington Polytechnic Institute from 1926 to 1953.
Stoll was a member of the Cleveland Society of Artists, the Cleveland Print Club and the Kokoon Art Club. He exhibited his work widely throughout the United States and was the recipient of numerous awards and prizes. Stoll had solo exhibitions at the Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts (1928) and at the Cleveland School of Art (1927, 1936, 1943). Following his retirement rfom the Cleveland School of Art in 1957, Stoll moved to Lake Worth, Florida.
Stoll's work can be found in major public and private collections throughout the Midwest, including the Cleveland Museum of Art; the Dayton Art Institute; the Toledo Museum of Art; the Nebraska Arts Association; and the Columbus Museum. Stoll also produced for the United States Post Office in East Palestine, Ohio.
Condition: Overall good, scattered areas of inpainting, light soils. Professionally restored previously; some some scuffs to frame.