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Clyde SingerBe Good or Be Gone. McSorley
s Old Ale House, New York City. American Scene.1972
1972
$20,000
£15,109.26
€17,327.05
CA$27,906.18
A$30,370.50
CHF 16,099.37
MX$365,380.32
NOK 204,191.76
SEK 186,821.16
DKK 129,446.16
About the Item
Clyde Singer captures a moment between bar patrons at the historic McSorley's Old Ale House in New York City. The painting titled, Be Good or Be Gone, takes its name from a sign behind the bar, while two patrons appear to be in animated conversation. The bar, which opened in 1854 and is considered the oldest continuously operated saloon in the city, no doubt had a well-honed policy for getting rid of rowdy customers. A master of capturing the small and significant moments of everyday life, Singer realistically portrays the interior and atmosphere of this iconic location.
Born in Malvern, Ohio, forty miles south of Akron, Clyde Singer became known for his regionalist paintings in oil and watercolor of everyday landscapes and people. In 1933, he was awarded a scholarship to the Art Students League in New York. It was during the Depression, and he lived a Spartan existence. His teachers included John Steuert Curry, Thomas Hart Benton, Kenneth Hayes Miller, and Ivan Olinsky. Adopting the Social Realist style, he tried to paint in the same locations as George Bellows and John Sloan, and he painted many scenes of the interior of McSorley's famous saloon that Sloan had depicted. He had a long history with the Butler Institute in Youngstown, OH.
Presented in an artist frame with a brass name plate and linen inset, this little gem of a painting measures 15 in H x 17.75 in W. Signed lower right C. Singer.
- Creator:Clyde Singer (1909 - 1999)
- Creation Year:1972
- Dimensions:Height: 15 in (38.1 cm)Width: 17.75 in (45.09 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Marco Island, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2866217133192
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