Modern Paintings
MODERN STYLE
The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.
Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.
The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.
Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.
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Style: Modern
Chicago Modernist Gouache Painting Shabbat Hebrew Calligraphy WPA Artist Judaica
Located in Surfside, FL
A Judaica painting with Hebrew Calligraphy by noted Chicago Modernist. Alexander Raymond Katz (his Hungarian first name, Sandor, was anglicized to Alexander) was born in Kassa, Hunga...
Category
1930s Modern Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Three Klezmer Musicians Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern
Subject: Klezmer Musicians
Medium: Oil
Surface: Board, size includes artist decorated frame without frame 16X12
Country: United States
The imagery of Maurice Kish (189...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid-Century Modern X2 #1
By John Ferry
Located in Kansas City, MO
John Ferry
Mid-Century Modern X2 #1
Medium: Oil on Panel
Year: 2020
Size: 4.75x15.25 in
Signed, dated and inscribed by hand
COA provided
Re.: JF-20-10
“Fer...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Antique American Modernist Southern School Guitar Musician Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist oil painting portrait. Oil on canvas board. Signed verso. Framed. Measuring 22 by 26 inches overall and 16 by 20 painting alone.
Category
1930s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$1,980 Sale Price
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theres nothing left to hold to
Located in Zofingen, AG
From "The Quince" series.A pink room that evokes melancholy. I contemplate a juicy fruit, once my favorite, but now it smells rotten. I'll never get over this. I remember his face, his words, his eyes. That day I lost a part of my personality, like a bitten fruit. I needed help and I got it. I was so tired of feeling and just wanted it to be over. Why did this take forever? Why is this still going on? I drew on paper a tattoo of three dots that were on your palm. This tattoo and eyes are the only thing I remember. I go to bed...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
View of Venice - Oil on Canvas Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
View of Venice is an original oil on canvas realized in the late 19th Century by a Master of Italian School.
On the reverse: label with inscribed “E. Mareis”
The painting represent...
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fisherman, Watercolor by Lucio Ranucci
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lucio Ranucci, Italian (1925 - )
Title: Fisherman
Year: 1982
Medium: Watercolor on paper, signed and dated l.r.
Image Size: 15.5 x 19 inches
Size: 20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66.04 cm)
Category
1980s Modern Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Collioure Harbour, French 1950
s Modernist Colorful Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Collioure, France
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original gouache on artist paper, unframed
size: 13 x 19.5 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed.
provena...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Bouquet of flowers, Sèvres vase and small papers
By Paul Mathey
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Molded frame in gilded wood
Dimensions with frame : 60 x 51.5 x 4 cm
This work evokes a vibrant and textured scene, imbued with captivating emotional depth. In the ce...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
Classic Tallship Sailing Ship in Iceberg Waters, signed English marine oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
James Hardy (British contemporary, 21st century)
signed oil painting on board, unframed
board: 8 x 16 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: overall very good
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
Living Up There - Paint by Alberto Gallerati - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Alberto Gallerati (b. 1945) in 1970s.
Hand signed.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Pair of Landscapes with Views of Ancient Rome - Oil on Canvas - Mid 19th century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscapes with Views of Ancient Rome is an original pair of oil on canvas realized in the Second Half 19th Century.
Mixed colored oil on canvas, mounted on panel.
Minor damage to ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large French Modernist Painting Young Boy Harvesting Lavender Provence Fields
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Huguette Ginet-Lasnier (French 1927-2020)
Ginet-Lasnier, the wife of the painter Jean Lasnier, was born in the Seine-Maritime region of France and went onto study at...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting - Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021),
Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
Category
20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
Is That So (Abstract, Expressionism, Warm, Lively, Green, Teal, Yellow, 20% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katherine Bello
Is That So
Mixed media on canvas
2023
Size: 40x30x1.5in
Signed, dated and titled by hand
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-1881
*on stretcher frame - ready to hang
** additi...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Monochrome Memory 7
Located in Atlanta, GA
Carl Linstrum's "Other Side" series of paintings speak to disappearing ecosystems in a time of increasing climate crises, while celebrating the sheer beauty of nature through richly ...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
French 20th Century Modernist Painting Artists Paint and Paint Tools Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Tools
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
oil on artist paper, unframed
painting : 9.5 x 15.75 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and sound cond...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
$819 Sale Price
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Summer Resort in Michigan -Modernist Mid-Century Saugatuck Oil Painting
Located in Marco Island, FL
Summer Resort in Michigan is an exceptional work painted by the Chicago Modernist, William Schwartz. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago shortly ...
Category
1940s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
René Mels (1909-1977) Portrait of a young man, oil on canvas signed
Located in Paris, FR
René Mels (1909-1977)
Portrait of a young man,
signed lower right
oil on canvas
73 x 60 cm
Framed : 77.5 x 64.5
This impressive portrait is obviously tou...
Category
1940s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Tugboat in New York Harbor" Ernest Fiene, Modernist, Cerulean Waterscape
By Ernest Fiene
Located in New York, NY
Ernest Fiene
Tugboat in New York Harbor
Signed lower right
Oil on canvas
24 1/2 x 34 1/2 inches
Ernest Fiene was born in Elberfeld, Germany in 1894. As a teenager, Fiene immigrated...
Category
1930s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Charming, 1950s Light House Painting "Vineyard Light" by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming 1950s painting of a lighthouse in Martha's Vineyard, titled "Vineyard Light" by notable Chicago Modern artist, Francis Chapin. A colorful scene painted near the artist's ...
Category
1950s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Bouquet by Benjamin Vautier - Oil on wood 41x33 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on wood sold with frame
Category
1960s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
Clownesse, Surrealist Oil Painting by Philippe Alfieri
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Philippe Alfieri, Italian/American (1921 - 2009)
Title: Clownesse
Year: circa 1970
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l.
Size: 30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 60.96 cm)
Frame Size: 38 x 32 ...
Category
1970s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Day at The Beach with Matisse, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting was created Inspired by great fauvist artists like Matisse and Gauguin. A fury of primary colours dominates the fauvist style. The entire surface is harmonized into a v...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Ron Gorchov Mid Century Modern Self Portrait Signed painting abstract figuration
By Ron Gorchov
Located in New York, NY
Ron Gorchov
Historic Self Portrait, 1955-1959
Oil painting on board
Hand signed in paint on the upper recto and dated 1955-9
Frame included: held in original vintage artist's frame
T...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Vibrant Pastoral Landscape with Lush Greens and Pathway Through Fields
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Jill Jackson (British, contemporary)
Title: Vibrant Pastoral Landscape
Medium: oil on un stretched canvas, unframed
Painting : 26 x 18 inches
Provenance: all th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
Meditation - 2st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Dress, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil
1950
s Blue Roof Rustic Village Scene with a Central Church Countryside
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Rustic Village Scene
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original oil on card
size: 19.75 x 25.5 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
Description: This oil pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pink and Green Minimalist Landscape with Fence Posts and Curving Path
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Jill Jackson (British, contemporary), signed
Title: Minimalist Landscape
Medium: pastel on artist paper, unframed
Painting : 18 x 15 inches
Provenance: all the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Four Figures, Framed Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting by John Uht
By John Uht
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Uht, American (1924 - 2010)
Title: Four Figures
Year: circa 1960
Medium: Oil on canvas, signed l.l.
Size: 40 in. x 30 in. (101.6 cm x 76.2 cm)
Frame Size: 46.5 x 36.5 in...
Category
1960s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
Chartres Cathedral
Located in Storrs, CT
William Lee-Hankey, R.E., R.W.S., R.O.I. 1869-1952.
Chartres Cathedral. Oil on canvas. 27 x 25. Signed, lower left. Price on the strecther, verso: $1000000. Provenance: Woodrugg Brot...
Category
1910s Modern Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Watercolor, Oil
$7,875 Sale Price
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Hank Aaron Loop (Skyscape, Baseball, Icon, Legend)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Annieo Klaas
Hank Aaron Loop (Skyscape, Baseball, Icon, Legend)
2024
Oil on Wood Panel
8 x 8 inches (20.32 x 20.32 cm)
Signed lower left
COA provided
*Ready to hang
Annieo Klaas’s ...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Iwalewa - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Dress, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
FREE Shipping Worldwide
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil
Pardner, 1943 Vintage African American Art, Black Artist, Painting, Pet Portrait
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
John Farrar (American, 1928-1972)
Signed: John Farrar (Lower, Left)
“ Pardner ”, 1943
Titled Above Signature (Lower, Left)
Oil on Canvas
26 ⅛” x 32 ⅛”
Housed in a 2 ½” period ornamented Newcomb-Macklin frame in toned gold leaf, in good original condition.
Outside Size: 30 1/2" x 36 5/8"
A recent discovery of a painting that appears to be Farrar’s family dog. This was done when he was just fifteen years old.
As a teenager in the 1940s, Farrar received much local acclaim in the Washington D.C. art Scene. Words like “Child Prodigy”, “Brilliant” and “Gifted” were used to describe him in the local newspaper. He had a great bout of early success which included developing patrons among Washington DC’s art elite but this was short lived as he was afflicted with schizophrenia and alcoholism as an adult causing him to spend much of his life in mental institutions.
In 1942, Farrar won the Washington Times-Herald's outdoor art fair. This painting was executed the following year when he was 15 (1943). That same year he won the top prize at Atlanta University’s third annual “ Exhibition of Paintings, Sculpture and Prints by Negro Artists ” with a piece titled “ Queenie ”. Approximately one hundred and fifty works of art were included in the show, representing the best works of more than seventy-five contemporary African American artists. This show included works by Romare Bearden, who was awarded Honorable Mention for his painting “ The Two Genrerations ”. Also included among the exhibitors - Charles H. Alston, Allen Rohen Crite, Aaron Douglas, Fredrick Flemister, Sargant Johnson, Horace Pippin, Jacob Lawrence, Marjorie Wheeler Brown, Hughie Lee Smith, Lois Mailou Jones...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Landscape Oil Painting #2 by Clifford Kluge
Located in Pasadena, CA
Topography of sensation rather than terrain. In this oil painting by Clifford Kluge, a world of shifting planes, where landscape and figures emerge from the same lines.
The eye cross...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Mixed Media
Gardasee
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood
Wooden frame with gold edges
37 x 52.8 x 3 cm
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,292
Rare New York City Oil Portrait by Modernist Artist Lisa Mangor, ca 1940’s
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is a highly stylized portrait of a lady by known and listed artist Lisa Mangor. Ms.Mangor was born in Russia in 1890 and came to New York likely around the beginning of World W...
Category
1940s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a School Teacher, Painting by Benjamin Benno 1932
Located in Long Island City, NY
"Portrait of a School Teacher" is an original oil painting on canvas by Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980). By the early 1930s he had established a reputation as a member of th...
Category
1930s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Large, Quirky Painting of Artist Harold Haydon Painting in a Vermont Farm Yard
Located in Chicago, IL
A Large, Colorful Vermont Landscape Painting by Famed Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon. A wonderful quirky self portrait of the artist ...
Category
1940s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
20th Century French Modernist Gouache Painting Stylish Lady In Blue Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003)
signed & dated 1970
original gouache painting on thick paper/ card
unframed
condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuf...
Category
20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Large Antique American Modernist Abstract Framed Landscape Fauvsit Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract landscape oil painting by Charles Green Shaw (1892 - 1974). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed i...
Category
1950s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
New Black
White: Abstract Expressionist Contemporary Landscape
Located in Brecon, Powys
New Black & White
Mixed Media on board, a monochrome interpretation of a mountain landscape.
Peter Rossiter was born in Cambridge, UK in 1950 and studied at York University & The Courtauld Institute, London. Peter's background is rooted in the global art world; his Grandfather was the German artist Martin Bloch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
Antique American Impressionist Framed Young Woman Portrait Exhibited Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very finely painted early 1900s American impressionist portrait painting by Alexander Oscar Levy (1881 - 1947). Oil on canvas, lain to board. In excellent original condition. Hand...
Category
1950s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
L
Hortensia by Jean Pierre Cassigneul
Located in New Orleans, LA
Jean-Pierre Cassigneul
b.1935 French
L'Hortensia
(The Hortensia)
Signed “Cassigneul” (lower right)
Oil on canvas
Jean Pierre Cassigneul’s L'Hortensia captures an elegant woman se...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist New York City Skyline Framed Cityscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist cityscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 29 by 25 inches overall, and 20 by 24 painting alone. In excellent original condition. ...
Category
1950s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Modernist Geometric Sailboat Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modernist Sailboat Geometric Abstract Oil Painting
This dynamic mid-century piece features bold geometry and a strong sense of movement. White triangular shapes parade a...
Category
1950s Modern Paintings
Materials
Linen, Masonite, Oil
Huge Spanish/ French Oil Painting Beautiful Blue Coastline Seascape
Houses
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Blue Sea
by Maria Tort Xirau (Catalan, 1924-2018)
signed lower corner
oil painting on canvas, framed
canvas: 29 x 36 inches
framed: 32 x 39.5 inc...
Category
1990s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Harriet Toby, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
Located in Dallas, TX
Donald Vogel’s paintings reflect his interest in seeking beauty in life and in sharing pleasure with his viewers. Vogel entreats us to "rejoice and celebrate each new day, knowing it...
Category
1940s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Rabbit Hunters
By Roger Medearis
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rabbit Hunters, egg tempera on Masonite, 12 x 9 inches, 1947, signed and dated lower left, signed, titled and dated verso “Rabbit Hunters Egg Tempera Roger Medearis 1947,” exhibited at Medearis' solo show at Kende Galleries, New York, in 1949 (Medearis’ record book, a copy of which is held by Vose Galleries in Boston, MA, indicates this is painting “No. 23” and that is was completed in 1947 and sold via Kende Galleries (at Gimbel Brothers...
Category
1940s Modern Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Board
Mid Century Fingerpainted Landscape in Acrylic, in Diamond-Shaped Frame
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Fingerpainted Landscape in Acrylic, in Diamond-Shaped Frame
Unique landscape by Hollywood, California artist Genevieve"Gen" Matucha (American, 1903-1989). The scene dep...
Category
1940s Modern Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
"Poetry." Large floral composition. Acrylic painting. Modern
Located in Oslo, NO
In this piece, I've channeled a blend of serenity and vitality. The acrylic colors capture nature's essence with a nod to oriental art's poetic elegance. This isn't just a painting; ...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Hawaiian Chickens - Animal Painting - American Modern By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Three Roosters from the beautiful island of Kauai, being as goofy as the naturally can in this contemporary tropical jungle painting .
Hawaiian Chickens - Animal paintings by Marc Z...
Category
2010s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
Orange-Toned Painting of Standing Figures by Artist Louis Dimitroff, dated 1970
Located in Chicago, IL
An orange-toned painting of standing figures by artist Louis Dimitroff, dated 1970. Artwork size: 24" x 30". Framed size: 25" x 31".
Louis Dimitroff was a Gary, Indiana artist f...
Category
1970s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Wacky French Modernist Gouache Painting Of Pink And Blue Flowers In Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003)
signed
original gouache painting on thick paper/ card
unframed
double sided
condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scu...
Category
20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Antique American Expressionist Signed Original Sunset Horse Landscape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage modernist expressionist sunset oil painting. Oil on canvas. Image size, 27.5L x 20H. Signed.
Category
1960s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life
By Franz Kline
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Provenance
Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist);
Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, Sale #2326, 27 January 1965, Lot 168;
Private Collection (acquired from the abo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Man - Paint - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on cardboard realized in Italy in 19th Century.
Includes a leather frame.
Good condition except for some losses of color in the mid-right.
Category
19th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
Female Nude in Front of a Curtain with Clothes - Oil on Canvas - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Female nude in front of a curtain with clothes is an old master artwork realized by an Italian artist in the early 18th century,
Mixed colored oil on canvas.
Good condition.
Category
Early 18th Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil
$8,508 Sale Price
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Seascape Painting of Waves Crashing against the Rocks at Pacific Grove, Monterey
Located in Preston, GB
Seascape Painting of Waves Crashing against the Rocks at Pacific Grove, Monterey in California by 20th Century Post War Irish Artist, Tobias Everet Spence
A...
Category
1980s Modern Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The Happy Farmer oil painting by Gregorio Prestopino
Located in Hudson, NY
Provenance: The Artist. Menikoff collection (friends of the artist)
About this artist: Born in Little Italy in 1907, Gregorio Prestopino first set out to become a sign painter as the son of New York City immigrants. Instead, his talent provided a life-changing scholarship to the National Academy of Design, and for five years he studied drawing under C. W. Hawthorne. He spent the summer of 1934 at the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire. His deep involvement with the colony led him to later serve as its director in 1954.
Much of Prestopino’s work was in the vein of social realism. During the 1940s and 1950s he became deeply invested in portraying everyday Manhattan and Harlem scenes. He first became interested in the Ashcan school at the National Academy of Design, and remained committed to an interest in working with urban scenes. His lively treatment of people and events revealed his affinity for sixteenth-century artist Pieter Breughel. Later in his career, he focused on producing images of nudes and picturesque New Hampshire landscapes, and investigated the relationship between color and form.
Prestopino exhibited at several biennials at the Corcoran Gallery, at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Modern Art. His work was frequently shown at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, where he was awarded the Temple Gold Medal in 1946 and an additional prize in 1952. He was awarded a National Institute of Arts and Letter Grant in 1961, and in 1972 the National Academy of Design awarded him the Altman Figure Painting Award.
Prestopino’s artistic cache skyrocketed when Life magazine published his images from New York’s maximum security institution Green Haven as part of its “Prison Series” in 1957. That same year his paintings and sketches of urban life were featured in the short film Harlem Wednesday. Directed by John and Faith Hubley...
Category
1930s Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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