Alois “Al” Mauser, Artist 1922

Alois “Al” Mauser, Artist 1922 - 2014

Alois "Al" Mauser, Artist 1922 - 2014

Pemaquid Point Lighthouse

Maine

Oil on Canvas - 24 x 18 Inches

with a simple

white wooden frame

Signature Example - Alois Mauser 11 - 96

Originally Exhibited and Shown by:

Channel 21 - PBS Auction

Valued at $300.00

Alois “Al” Mauser

The late Alois Mauser spent his early school years in Brooklyn, where he was born. His teachers encouraged his interest in drawing. One teacher in particular gave him a drawing pad. Later, he and his sister, now orphans, moved with their foster parent, to a farm in upstate rural New York. Again teachers in middle and high school encouraged him, but he took no formal training at that time.

He worked in pen or pencil on sketches of local scenes or doing school related art work. He painted in oil on canvas and occasionally on glass. During those years he was also a regular participant in the farm chores of family neighbors.

After graduating from Fultonville High School during the depth of the Depression he attended the New Deal Youth Training Academy in Auburn in the Sheet Metal Working program. When Eleanor Roosevelt came to visit the Institute, he was chosen to act as her guide around the facility.

After graduating from that program he came to Rochester, and worked for years for a Sheet Metal Contractor (Flesch and Schmidt). After that job he worked for over three decades using his creativity in the field of engineering for a Rochester machine manufacturer. As chief engineer he designed automatic pallet nailers. He also married, bought a house, raised a family and continued many activities.

During that time he painted very little. After retirement he took formal art courses. He studied under Tom Insolaco at FLCC. He painted with the late John Peasley’s art group which met regularly for years in Pittsford. He also opened the Alois Art Gallery in his home in Macedon.

He painted mainly land and seascapes from photos taken locally or on family overseas trips. He regularly showed in local gallery exhibits. He was a member of the Pittsford Art Group for years and a member and supporter of the Wayne County Council for the Arts.

Wayne County Council for the Arts recently presented a retrospective of his work in the Chris Fayad Members’ Gallery (2014).

We thank the Wayne County Council for the above information. If interested, you can find us at Waller-Yoblonsky Fine Art on Google.

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