Henry Gasser - Highway Diner

Painter, lecturer, teacher, illustrator and author, Henry Gasser was born in Newark, New Jersey on October 31, 1909. He lived, studied and worked in New Jersey for his entire life. His work demonstrated a sense of place and feeling that most could identify with. He often exhausted a subject which becomes evident when viewing the body of his work for many of his paintings are just slight variations of previously completed compositions. He felt that design was very important and meant the difference between a mediocre work and a truly professional one. It is here where Gasser excelled, his work demonstrates a sense of composition that gained wide spread appreciation for his work. He died in Orange, New Jersey in 1981.

[Oil on canvas, 76.4 x 91.2 cm]