About The Artist:
Erna S. Scharff
Erna S. Scharff was born Erna Kuhn in Landau Germany on September 9, 1895 and died in Brooklyn, New York on March 1, 1982. She fled Nazi Germany and came to the United States in 1938/1939 with her husband Alfred (1890-1969) and her son Richard (1926-2005). According to a business card her studio was listed at 1290 Ocean Ave, Apt #5C, Brooklyn, NY telephone number 434-2660. She was known primarily for oil landscapes in a very Germanic style. Her...
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About The Medium:
Oil
Process of painting with pigments with a medium of drying oil as the binder. Commonly used drying oils include linseed oil, poppy seed oil, walnut oil, and safflower oil.