Bernard Brussel-Smith Figurative Prints
American, 1914-1969
Bernard Brussel-Smith was a well-known 20th-century artist and illustrator, specializing in the medium of wood engraving.
Brussel-Smith was born, raised and lived most of his life in New York City, which was a constant source of imagery for the artist, from the Depression-era '40s through the postwar '50s until his death. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia and the New School for Social Research in New York. He later taught art at the Brooklyn Museum, Cooper Union, City College and the National Academy. Brussel-Smith was elected an Associate Member of the National Academy in 1952 and became a full member in 1973.
Brussel-Smith's work is included in various public collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, New York Public Library and Carnegie Institute.
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Artist: Bernard Brussel-Smith
COLMAR Signed Wood Engraving, French Village, Little Venice Half-Timbered Houses
By Bernard Brussel-Smith
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COLMAR is an original wood engraving by the American artist Bernard Brussel-Smith, hand printed in yellow, light blue and black ink. COLMAR depicts a quaint French village scene with...
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City Scene II — Mid-Century Modernism, Precisionism
By Bernard Brussel-Smith
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Bernard Brussel-Smith, 'City Scene II', wood engraving, 1949, artist's proof, edition 100. Signed, titled, and annotated 'A.P.' in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, on whit...
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City Scene I — Mid-Century Modernism, Precisionism
By Bernard Brussel-Smith
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Bernard Brussel-Smith, 'City Scene I', wood engraving, 1949, edition 100. Signed, titled, and numbered '93/100' in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, on white wove paper, wi...
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Sailor and His Girl
—Mid-Century Modernism, WWII
By Bernard Brussel-Smith
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Bernard Brussel-Smith, 'Sailor and His Girl', wood engraving, 1941, edition 35. Signed, titled, and numbered '21/35' in pencil. Signed in the block, lower right. A superb, richly-in...
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