Ashcan Style
Under the influence of Umberto Romano, teacher at Worcester Museum School
Lynchings, tempera on board, 1932
Transparency
A dramatic change occurred in his work with watercolors in Tortola, Virgin Islands. He began to experiment with the fluid, transparent capabilities of watercolor.
Coconuts, watercolor, 1940
Geometric
His styles can be separated into four modifications of the basic aesthetic principles he established in his youth. At first, he is more concerned with geometric form.
Untitled, oil on board, 1953
Expressionist
By 1950 he loosens up and develops a lyrical and highly motion-filled style. At that time, he also moved to Darmstadt to work for the “Stars and Stripes“, the US Armed Forces, newspaper. He was the art director until retirement in 1969 at which time he moved to Guadalajara, Mexico.
Composition 16 "Meine Brucke," Acrylic on canvas, 1959
Pallette Changes-Mexico
For the next 22 years in Mexico’s tropical environment, his third style emphasized more vibrant primary colors and his compositions simplified, at times reflecting common Mexican architectural and natural elements.
Untitled, acylic on canvas, 1971
Pallette Changes-Austin
His last four years were spent in Austin, Texas near two of his daughters. His pallette altered once again, somehow in a conclusive statement combining the blacks and browns of Germany, with the reds and yellows of Mexico arriving at the maybe not so surprising cooler blues and greens.
Direction, acrylic on canvas, 1995