Bruning, Peter (Dutch/American, 1923-2018). 15 drawings and paintings on paper, unstretched canvas, and board in various sizes and media including graphite, ink, acrylic and more. Some early career work. Subjects include landscape, portraits, sketches. Mix of signed and unsigned. Unframed, largest 20" x 15". Some pinholes, creases, marginal tears and chipped corners.
Peter Bruning was born and raised in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He loved to draw and play the piano as a child and was influenced by the fine art museums and concert halls in Amsterdam. After graduation from the Montessori High School in Amsterdam, he chose a teaching career and completed his doctorate in Germanic studies with minor studies in art history and sociology at the University of Amsterdam in 1949. He also studied art in Amsterdam, and then, after WW2, in Bern, Switzerland and in Paris, France. He came to Terre Haute as a visiting instructor at Indiana State in 1950 where he met his future wife Margaret Jones, an art major. Peter taught German and Dutch languages at Indiana University Bloomington, University of California Berkley, and German Language and Literature at Rice University Houston, where he became a U.S. citizen in 1955. In 1956, Peter accepted a position in the Foreign Language Department at Indiana State in Terre Haute where he taught until his retirement in 1990, all while pursuing his art career. Having grown up on the Dutch coast of the North Sea, Peter was intrigued by the subtle nuances of color, shape and feelings evoked by the juxtaposition of land, sky, and water. He was drawn to visit and paint at many coastal locations, such as the Cote d'Azur, the Caribbean, the Greek isles, and Cape Cod. Many of the landscapes and cityscapes he painted were also the subjects of earlier artists, but Peter made a consistent effort to view and depict those subjects from different, unexpected, and novel vantage points.
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