Ernest Fiene. Ernest Fiene was a 20th-century American graphic artist who primarily worked in New York City and Woodstock, New York.
Fiene was known primarily for his varied printed works, including lithographs and etchings. His notable work includes cityscapes, views of New York City in particular, landscapes and other figural art.
Winter Roundup, by Ernest Fiene at the Department of Interior, Washington, D.C, 1938. Ernest Fiene was born in Elberfeld, Germany on November 2, 1894 to Henry and Maria Fiene.
He left Germany in 1912. Traveling first to the Netherlands, he continued on to the United States.
From 1914 to 1918 he studied at the National Academy of Design in New York City, and from 1916 to 1918 at the Beaux Arts Institute. In 1923, Fiene continued his study of printmaking at the Art Students League of New York. In 1921 he married Jeannette Etarre. In 1923, he had his first solo show at the Whitney Studio Club. The show was successful, and he secured an art dealer. His work was decidedly modern, depicting modern life and industry through color and shape through precisionism. From 1928 to 1929 Fiene studied in Paris and traveled in France. In 1932, he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship which allowed him to study mural painting in Italy. His work was sold as lithographs through the Associated American Artists' mail-order catalogs for $5 each. Through his association with AAA, Fiene wa
Fiene was known primarily for his varied printed works, including lithographs and etchings. His notable work includes cityscapes, views of New York City in particular, landscapes and other figural art.
Winter Roundup, by Ernest Fiene at the Department of Interior, Washington, D.C, 1938. Ernest Fiene was born in Elberfeld, Germany on November 2, 1894 to Henry and Maria Fiene.
He left Germany in 1912. Traveling first to the Netherlands, he continued on to the United States.
From 1914 to 1918 he studied at the National Academy of Design in New York City, and from 1916 to 1918 at the Beaux Arts Institute. In 1923, Fiene continued his study of printmaking at the Art Students League of New York. In 1921 he married Jeannette Etarre. In 1923, he had his first solo show at the Whitney Studio Club. The show was successful, and he secured an art dealer. His work was decidedly modern, depicting modern life and industry through color and shape through precisionism. From 1928 to 1929 Fiene studied in Paris and traveled in France. In 1932, he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship which allowed him to study mural painting in Italy. His work was sold as lithographs through the Associated American Artists' mail-order catalogs for $5 each. Through his association with AAA, Fiene wa
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