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Emil Armin

Emil Armin

American, 1883–1971

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Rădăuți, Romania

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43

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68

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About

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Emil Armin was an American painter known for vibrant color and expressive brushwork who maintained a prominent role in Chicago's artistic community from the 1920s until his death in 1971. Working primarily in oil on canvas, he developed a distinctive approach to landscape and figurative subjects that emphasized chromatic intensity and gestural mark-making. Based in Chicago, Armin's practice reflected the energy of the Midwest art scene during the mid-twentieth century.

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Artworks (43)

Old Neuchatel

1961 · Pen and brown ink, over graphite, on tan laid paper, laid down on gray wove paper

17.5 × 25.8 cm (6 15/16 × 10 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hat Jig

1961 · Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper

Image: 12.8 × 15.2 cm (5 1/16 × 6 in.); Sheet: 19 × 21.4 cm (7 1/2 × 8 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Scooting

1960 · Woodcut on ivory wove paper

Image: 12.5 × 15 cm (4 15/16 × 5 15/16 in.); Sheet: 15.7 × 18.3 cm (6 3/16 × 7 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Fontana Village

Fontana Village

1959 · Watercolor with touches of graphite on white wove watercolor paper

28.3 × 37.9 cm (11 3/16 × 14 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Bather and Dog in the Sea

Bather and Dog in the Sea

1949 · Woodcut in black on Japanese laid paper

Image: 12.6 × 15.2 cm (5 × 6 in.); Sheet: 18 × 20.9 cm (7 1/8 × 8 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Planting Victory Garden

Planting Victory Garden

1945 · Woodcut on cream Japanese paper

Plate: 17.6 × 13.8 cm (6 15/16 × 5 7/16 in.); Sheet: 26.8 × 21 cm (10 9/16 × 8 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

River and Clouds

River and Clouds

1941 · Screenprint on ivory wove paper

Image: 30.1 × 40.4 cm (11 7/8 × 15 15/16 in.); Sheet: 36.7 × 58.4 cm (14 1/2 × 23 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Music Hour - print #2 of 52 in the 1936 Calendar of The Chicago Society of Artists

Music Hour - print #2 of 52 in the 1936 Calendar of The Chicago Society of Artists

1936 · Relief print in black on cream wove (simili Japan) paper

Image/block: 12.7 × 15.2 cm (5 × 6 in.); Sheet: 21.5 × 19.6 cm (8 1/2 × 7 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Windy Morning

1933 · Woodcut in black on ivory Japanese paper

Image: 25.2 × 20.2 cm (9 15/16 × 8 in.); Sheet: 30.8 × 27 cm (12 3/16 × 10 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Travel and Cigarettes

Travel and Cigarettes

1932 · Etching in black on ivory Japanese paper

Image: 9.2 × 10.7 cm (3 5/8 × 4 1/4 in.); Sheet: 22.8 × 20 cm (9 × 7 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Emil Armin Papers

Emil Armin Papers

1929 · Correspondence, black and white photographic prints, color photographic prints, printed papers, ledgers, a scrapbook, an audiocassette, and an oil painting.

2 boxes, 4 portfolios and flatfile materials: W.: 20.4 cm (8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Self-Portrait

1928 · Woodcut printed in black on cream Japanese paper

Image: 25.4 × 20.2 cm (10 × 8 in.); Sheet: 31.8 × 27 cm (12 9/16 × 10 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Windy City (Snow Storm)

Windy City (Snow Storm)

1928 · Linocut in black ink on cream Japanese paper

Image: 23.1 × 17.7 cm (9 1/8 × 7 in.); Sheet: 27 × 21.2 cm (10 11/16 × 8 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

American Indian Dance

American Indian Dance

1928 · Woodcut on cream Japanese paper

Image: 12.7 × 17.7 cm (5 × 7 in.); Sheet: 17.9 × 21.2 cm (7 1/16 × 8 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Alameda

1928 · Oil on canvas

43.2 × 50.8 cm (16 1/4 × 20 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Smoke

1928 · Drypoint in black on ivory wove paper

Image: 18.9 × 13.9 cm (7 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.); Sheet: 29.1 × 22.9 cm (11 1/2 × 9 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mountain Farm, Santa Fe

Mountain Farm, Santa Fe

1928 · Woodcut in black and red on cream Japanese paper

Image: 20.2 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10 in.); Sheet: 27.2 × 30.6 cm (10 3/4 × 12 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

1925 · Woodcut in red and black on ivory wove paper

Image: 10.5 × 14.9 cm (4 3/16 × 5 7/8 in.); Sheet: 16 × 18.6 cm (6 5/16 × 7 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Dreamer

45.7 × 13.3 cm (18 × 5 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Prophecy

23.5 × 13.3 cm (9 1/4 × 5 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Irene

1922 · Woodcut on white wove paper

Image/plate: 45.5 × 59.8 cm (17 15/16 × 23 9/16 in.); Sheet: 50 × 65.5 cm (19 11/16 × 25 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Bing, Bing, Bingo, in San Domingo

Bing, Bing, Bingo, in San Domingo

1909 · Woodcut on cream Japanese paper

Block: 5.4 × 6.7 cm (2 3/16 × 2 11/16 in.); Sheet: 10.6 × 13.4 cm (4 3/16 × 5 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Christmas Greetings

Christmas Greetings

1909 · Woodcut in blue on Japanese laid paper

Image: 12.8 × 7.3 cm (5 1/16 × 2 7/8 in.); Sheet: 17.8 × 11.1 cm (7 1/16 × 4 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Morning

1909 · Woodcut in black on Japanese laid paper

Image: 10 × 13.2 cm (3 15/16 × 5 1/4 in.); Sheet: 14.3 × 18.1 cm (5 11/16 × 7 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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My Neighbors Emil Armin

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Wild West Emil Armin

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Mountain Farm Santa Fe by Emil Armin

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Emil Armin Lake Scene 1925

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Emil Armin Art Institute John W Norton Estimated 1917

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Emil Armin Art Institute Enella Benedict 1919

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Portrait by Emil Armin, 1925

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Emil Armin Chicago Woodcut 1925

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