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From Villanova University Art Collection

  1. Abstract Composition by Douglas Staten, Image 1.

    Douglas Staten

    Abstract Composition, 1961

    Watercolor and ink on paper

    14.5 x 19 in

  2. Abstract Construction by Seymour Zayon, Image 2.

    Seymour Zayon

    Abstract Construction

    Acrylic

    15.75 x 19.5 in

  3. Abstract Compositions by Emlen Etting, Image 2.

    Emlen Etting

    Abstract Compositions

    oil on board

    19.25 x 23.75 in

  4. Abstract Compositon by Emlen Etting, Image 1.

    Emlen Etting

    Abstract Compositon

    16 x 22 in

  5. Abstract Composition (Voyage) by Emlen Etting, Image 3.

    Emlen Etting

    Abstract Composition (Voyage)

    8 x 10 in

  6. Abstract Composition XVIII by Emlen Etting, Image 1.

    Emlen Etting

    Abstract Composition XVIII

    10 x 12.5 in

  7. Abstract Composition V by Emlen Etting, Image 1.

    Emlen Etting

    Abstract Composition V

    5 x 7 in

  8. Abstract Compositon by John Castagno, Image 1.

    John Castagno

    Abstract Compositon

    Watercolor on paper

    10.25 x 14.75 in

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About the artist

Emlen Etting

American

1905-1993

Emlen Etting was born in 1905 to a wealthy family in the Philadelphia area. After he graduated from Harvard, he moved to Paris to study painting. He would return to the United States to marry his wife, Gloria. His life was spent hopping back and forth between continents as he would return to Europe during World War II. Many of his works are from that time, a number of them depicting sailors in uniform. He dabbled in many mediums, including film.

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