William Clutz was a painter and art instructor who lived in New York City from 1955-1996 and resided in Rhinebeck, New York. He was born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and later studied at the Mercersburg Academy and University of Iowa before moving to New York City. Clutz's paintings, pastels, and charcoal drawings often depict figures in urban landscapes, with light playing a key role in composition and mood.
Clutz’s first one man exhibition took place in 1954 when he was twenty-one years of age. Since that time his original prints, drawings and paintings have been exhibited at over twenty one-man shows in New York and at such major institutions as the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, as well as internationally in Berlin, Paris, and the Hague.
Clutz’s work is most often concerned with humanity within the urban environment and his work is strikingly unique. Clutz had not worked n the graphic art field since the late 70’s, but continued painting and working in other mediums of original art.
In addition to his career as a professional artist, Clutz taught painting and drawing at Parsons the New School for Design from 1970-1992.
