ralph
wickiser

1910 – 1998

“In the acuity of observation and the deep subjectivity of translating lived experience to canvas and paint, Ralph Wickiser taps into and extends the transcendentalist tradition of Emerson and Thoreau in ways that very few artists of his generation, or any generation, even dreamed possible.”

– David Adams Cleveland

Bio

Ralph Wickiser was a major figure in American art education whose roots are deeply associated with the rise of American Modernism. Wickiser created the graduate program at Pratt Institute and served as its Director from 1962 to 1978, while gaining renown for his ever-evolving style of symbolic art drawn from nature, at once expressive and intimate. Throughout his lifetime, Wickiser exhibited at prestigious museums, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, the Whitney Museum of American Art, NY, and more.

Portrait of Ralph Wickiser seated in his studio in front of paint brushes and a painting

Ralph Wickiser
Reflection Blue

47” x 70”
Oil on Canvas

Ralph Wickiser
Speckled

48.75” x 72.5”
Oil on Linen

Ralph Wickiser
Through the Trees

41.5” x 51.5”
Oil on Linen

Ralph Wickiser
Fantasia

26” x 40”
Oil on Linen

Ralph Wickiser
Shadow on Apple Tree 4 Set

20” x 16” each
Oil on Linen

Ralph Wickiser
Rusty Reflections

40” x 60”
Oil on Canvas

Ralph Wickiser
Fall Reflection

11.5” x 15.5”
Oil on Linen

Ralph Wickiser
Blue Apple Tree

37” x 53.5”
Oil on Linen

Ralph Wickiser
That Blue Rock

26” x 40”
Oil on Linen

Ralph Wickiser
Up + Down

8” x 10”
Oil on Canvas

Ralph Wickiser
Sparkling

49.6” x 73.5”
Oil on Linen

Ralph Wickiser
Interrupted

30” x 50”
Oil on Linen

Ralph Wickiser
Black Reflection

26” x 40”
Oil on Linen

Ralph Wickiser
Early Morn

8” x 10”
Oil on Canvas

Ralph Wickiser
Last Snow

40” x 50”
Oil on Linen

Ralph Wickiser
Untitled

30” x 45”
Oil on Linen

Ralph Wickiser
The Ephemeral Stream

18” x 24”
Oil on Linen

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