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1955
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Signed lower right 'B. Eisenstadt' for Benjamin Eisenstat (American, 1915-2001) and painted circa 1955.
A substantial view of a rustic garden showing two women relaxing with martinis on a sun-dappled wooden deck.
A painter, teacher, illustrator and cartoonist, Benjamin Eisenstat exhibited widely and with success over a 50 year career, including at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago and the National Academy of Design. Eisenstat was a recipient of numerous national medals, prizes and juried awards including the Annual Medal of Achievement by the Philadelphia Watercolor Club (1962), the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Art's Harrison Morris prize and fellowship three times and the Springfield, Missouri Museum's Watercolor USA prize (1972).
Eisenstat studied at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, the Albert Barnes Foundation, the Philadelphia Graphic Sketch Club and Fleisher Art Memorial. Eisenstat later would become an associate professor for painting and drawing at the Philadelphia College of Arts from 1949-1969 before becoming a professor at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. He was a member of the American Watercolor Society and served on the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Watercolor Society, the Philadelphia Art Alliance (1962-1968), the Artists Equity (1967-1971) and at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts (1955-1960). Eisenstat has work in numerous public collections, including the Fleisher Art Memorial, Springfield Art Museum, the Philadelphia Woodmere Gallery and Jefferson Hospital. Commissions include an official painting of the U.S.S. Savannah and historical murals among others.
Reference:
Who Was Who in American Art 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America, Peter Hastings Falk, Sound View Press 1999, Vol. 1, p. 1026; Hugh Scott, "Mural on Market Street," Today, June 12, 1960; Henry Plitz, "Documentary Drawings of Benjamin Eisenstat," American Artist (Dec., 1965); et al.
- Creator:Benjamin Eisenstat (1915 - 2001)
- Creation Year:1955
- Dimensions:Height: 16 in (40.64 cm)Width: 23 in (58.42 cm)
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- Condition:age-toning; unframed.
- Gallery Location:Santa Cruz, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU34416830262
Benjamin Eisenstat
Born in Philadelphia in 1915, Benjamin Eisenstat studied at the Fleisher Art Memorial, Barnes Foundation, and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. After serving in the Second World War, he returned to Philadelphia with a portfolio of paintings and drawings and began a 55-year career in art during which he had 32 solo exhibitions and participated in group shows at the National Academy, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, American Watercolor Society, New York Society of Illustrators, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum and Chicago Art Institute, among others. Known for his quick wit and kind regard for students, Eisenstat was a popular instructor in Philadelphia art schools, teaching classes at the Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia Museum of Art and for 40 years at the University of the Arts, where he taught drawing, painting and illustration. Eisenstat served as the chair of the Illustration Program in the 70s and retired as a professor emeritus.
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