Modern Figurative Paintings

Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) This came with a small grouping from the artist's family, some were hand signed some were not. These were studies for larger paintings. This is a miniature watercolor and gouache vibrant, colorful bouquet of flowers in a vase. Simka Simkhovitch (Симха Файбусович Симхович) (aka Simka Faibusovich Simkhovich) (Novozybkov, Russia May 21, 1885 O.S./June 2, 1885 N.S.—Greenwich, Connecticut February 25, 1949) was a Ukrainian-Russian Jewish artist and immigrant to the United States. He painted theater scenery in his early career and then had several showings in galleries in New York City. Winning Works Progress Administration (WPA) commissions in the 1930s, he completed murals for the post offices in Jackson, Mississippi and Beaufort, North Carolina. His works are in the permanent collections of the Dallas Museum of Art, the National Museum of American Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Born outside Kyiv (Petrograd Ukraine) into a Jewish family who owned a small department store. During a severe case of measles when he was seven, Simcha Simchovitch sketched the views outside his window and decided to become an artist, over his father's objections. Beginning in 1905, he studied at the Grekov Odessa Art School and upon completion of his studies in 1911 received a recommendation to be admitted to the Imperial Academy of Arts. Though he enrolled to begin classes in architecture, painting, and sculpture at the Imperial Academy, he was dropped from the school roster in December because of the quota on the number of Jewish students and drafted into the army. Simchovitch served as a private in the 175th Infantry Regiment Baturyn [ru] until his demobilization in 1912. Re-enrolling in the Imperial Academy, he audited classes. Simka Simkhovitch exhibited paintings and sculptures in 1918 as part of an exhibition of Jewish artists and in 1919 placed 1st in the competition "The Great Russian Revolution" with a painting called "Russian Revolution" which was hung in the State Museum of Revolution. In 1922, Simkha Simkhovitch exhibited at the International Book Fair in Florence (Italian: Fiera Internazionale del Libro di Firenze). In 1924, Simkhovitch came to the United States to make illustrations for Soviet textbooks and decided to immigrate instead. Initially he supported himself by doing commercial art and a few portrait commissions. In 1927, he was hired to paint a screen for a scene in the play "The Command to Love" by Fritz Gottwald and Rudolph Lothar which was playing at the Longacre Theatre on Broadway. Art dealers began clamoring for the screen and Simkhovitch began a career as a screen painter for the theater. Catching the attention of the screenwriter, Ernest Pascal, he worked as an illustrator for Pascal, who then introduced him to gallery owner, Marie Sterner. Simkhovitch's works appeared at the Marie Sterner Gallery beginning with a 1927 exhibit and were repeated the following year. Simkhovitch had an exhibit in 1929 at Sterner's on circus paintings. In 1931, he held a showing of works at the Helen Hackett Gallery, in New York City and later that same year he was one of the featured artists of a special exhibit in San Francisco at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park. The exhibit was coordinated by Marie Sterner and included four watercolors, including one titled "Nudes". He is of the generation of Russian Soviet artists such as Isaac Pailes, Serge Charchoune, Marc Chagall, Chana Orloff, Isaac Ilyich Levitan, and Ossip Zadkine. In 1936, Simkhovitch was selected to complete the mural for the WPA Post office project in Jackson, Mississippi. The mural was hung in the post office and courthouse in 1938 depicted a plantation theme. Painted on the wall behind the judge’s bench, “Pursuits of Life in Mississippi”, a depiction of black workers engaged in manual labor amid scenes of white professionals and socialites, was eventually covered over in later years during renovations due to its stereotypical African American imagery. Simka painted what he thought was typical of Jackson. His impression of pre-civil rights Mississippi was evidently Greek Revival column houses, weeping willow trees, working class families, and the oppression of African Americans. He painted African American men picking cotton, while a white man took account of the harvest and a white judge advised a white family, calling it Pursuits of Life in Mississippi. Though clearly endorsed by the government and initially generally well-received, the mural soon raised concerns with locals as the climate toward racial segregation began to change. The main concern was whether depictions that show African Americans in subjugated societal roles should be featured in a courtroom. The following year, his painting "Holiday" won praise at an exhibition in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1940, Simkhovitch's second WPA post office project was completed when four murals, "The Cape Lookout Lighthouse and the Orville W. Mail Boat", "The Wreck of the Crissie Wright", "Sand Ponies" and "Canada Geese" were installed in Beaufort, North Carolina. The works were commissioned in 1938 and did not generate the controversy that the Jackson mural had. The main mural is "The Wreck of the Crissie Wright" and depicts a shipwreck which had occurred in Beaufort in 1866. "The Cape Lookout Lighthouse and the Orville W. Mail Boat" depicted the lighthouse built in 1859 and the mail boat that was running mail during the time which Simkhovitch was there. The boat ran mail for the area until 1957. "Sand Ponies" shows the wild horses common to the North Carolina barrier islands and "Canada Geese" showed the importance of hunting and fishing in the area. All four murals were restored in the 1990s by Elisabeth Speight, daughter of two other WPA muralists, Francis Speight...

The painting På Havet (On the Sea) by Carl Wilhelmson, created in 1911, stands as a remarkable testament to the artist's profound connection with the s...

Painting by Donald Purdy (1924 - 2016). Oil on masonite Measures 25"L x 23"W. Work is behind glass and comes with exceptional antique frame. Acquired from the Schoneman Gallery in NY...

UN Poster Design American Scene Mid 20th Century Modernism WPA World Peace Jo Cain (1904 – 2003) We Are All Members of the Human Race: UN Poster Proposal 21 x...

by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...

Kelley Carman Backlog (Still Life, Books, Reading, Hobby, Warm) Oil on Canvas Year: 2024 Size: 11.5 x 15.5 inches Framed Size: 24 x 20 inches Signed and titled COA provided *Frame...

2 paintings included, 30x30cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand, with many details and corners to explore, like a true garden full of wealth and different essences. Original...

3 paintings included, 29.7x42cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand, with many details and corners to explore, like a true garden full of wealth and different essences. Orig...

3 paintings included, 29.7x42cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand, with many details and corners to explore, like a true garden full of wealth and different essences. Origin...

3 paintings included, 21x29,7cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand Original unique piece hand painted acrylics on watercolor paper Shipped from Italy

3 paintings included, 21x29,7cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand Original unique piece hand painted acrylics on watercolor paper Shipped from Italy

3 paintings included, 21x29,7cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand Original unique piece hand painted acrylics on watercolor paper Shipped from Italy

3 paintings included, 21x29,7cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand Original unique piece hand painted acrylics on watercolor paper Shipped from Italy

3 paintings included, 21x29,7cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand Original unique piece hand painted acrylics on watercolor paper Shipped from Italy

3 paintings included, 21x29,7cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand Original unique piece hand painted acrylics on watercolor paper Shipped from Italy

3 paintings included, 21x29,7cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand Original unique piece hand painted acrylics on watercolor paper Shipped from Italy

3 paintings included, 21x29,7cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand Original unique piece hand painted acrylics on watercolor paper Shipped from Italy

4 paintings included, 20x20cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand Original unique piece hand painted acrylics on watercolor paper Shipped from Italy

4 paintings included, 20x20cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand Original unique piece hand painted acrylics on watercolor paper Shipped from Italy

4 paintings included, 20x20cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand Original unique piece hand painted acrylics on watercolor paper Shipped from Italy

4 paintings included, 20x20cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand Original unique piece hand painted acrylics on watercolor paper Shipped from Italy

4 paintings included, 20x20cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand Original unique piece hand painted acrylics on watercolor paper Shipped from Italy

2 paintings included, 21x29,7cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand Original unique piece hand painted acrylics on watercolor paper Shipped from Italy

2 paintings included, 21x29,7cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand Original unique piece hand painted acrylics on watercolor paper Shipped from Italy

3 paintings included, 20x20cm each painting Painting made 100% by hand Original unique piece hand painted acrylics on watercolor paper Shipped from Italy

*PLEASE NOTE UK BUYERS WILL ONLY PAY 5% VAT ON THIS PURCHASE. Le port de Sanary by Moïse Kisling (1891-1953) Oil on canvas 60 x 73 cm (23 ⁵/₈ x 28 ³/₄ inches) Signed lower right, Ki...

24 hour Painting by Hugues Pissarro dit Pomié (B. 1935) Oil on canvas 195 x 130 cm (76 ³/₄ x 51 ¹/₈ inches) Signed and dated May 1992 Painted in Co. Navan, Ireland where the artist ...

Smith studied at the School of Industrial Art in Philadelphia under Edward Warwick. In 1935 she was asked by the Art Institute of Chicago to loan her painting, "Repose" to the forty...

Portrait of a Woman after Modigliani (see details verso) oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 36 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: a few minor scuffs but over...

"Ram Island Drive" is an earth toned contemporary oil painting by Kelly Carmody. framed dimensions: 14 x 24 inches Kelly Carmody’s work has been widely exhibited and collected. One...

About the Artist A Rhode Island native, I earned a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design. Since then I’ve worked as a freelance artist, decorative painter, teacher and master paint...

Work on canvas Beige wooden frame 41.5 x 44 x 5 cm

A cubistic, playful cityscape of Portland, with its famous bridges crossing the river is a backdrop for this female biker, clad in vintage wear and a red hat. Portland's Finest: Vi...

THE YOUNG PIANIST Size: 53 x 61 cm (including frame) Oil on Board A very pleasant mid-century composition of a well-decorated interior setting, executed in oil onto board. Dominati...

Aldro T. Hibbard Winter in the Valley Signed lower right Oil on canvas 24 x 30 inches Born in Falmouth, Massachusetts, Aldro Hibbard was an Impressionist landscape painter much con...

THE GARDENER Size: 52 x 45 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas An expressive mid-century landscape composition, painted in oil onto canvas. The painting encapsulates a scene of quie...

ALL AT ONCE Size: 77 x 66 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A beautifully textured and confidently executed mid-century modernist figurative composition in oil, painted onto canva...

About the Artist A Rhode Island native, I earned a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design. Since then I’ve worked as a freelance artist, decorative painter, teacher and master paint...

About the Artist A Rhode Island native, I earned a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design. Since then I’ve worked as a freelance artist, decorative painter, teacher and master paint...

About the Artist A Rhode Island native, I earned a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design. Since then I’ve worked as a freelance artist, decorative painter, teacher and master paint...

About the Artist A Rhode Island native, I earned a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design. Since then I’ve worked as a freelance artist, decorative painter, teacher and master paint...

MELLOWING Oil on Board Size: 40.5 x 49 cm (including frame) A wonderfully expressive and brilliantly executed figurative portrait composition, painted in oil onto board. Against a...

SOUTHERN FARMERS Size: 41 x 49 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A subdued and soothing mid-century modernist style composition, executed in oil onto canvas by the established Swe...

FAMILY HOME Size: 50 x 68 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A wonderfully detailed modernist composition of an interior, painted in oil onto canvas and dated 1975. This charming n...

WHISPERS Mixed Media on Board Size: 30 x 37 cm (including frame) A wonderfully expressive and brilliantly executed figurative composition in mixed media (oil, watercolour gouache),...

FIGURES BY THE HARBOUR Oil on Board Size: 34 x 64 cm (including frame) Characterised by bold lines, vivid colours and distinct forms, this painting carries a modernist ethos. We s...

NUDE ON PURPLE CHAIR Oil on Canvas Size: 29.5 x 26.5 cm (including frame) A tender and contemplative composition of a nude portrait, painted in oil onto canvas. The artist explore...

CAROUSEL JOY Oil on Board Size: 43 x 51 cm (including frame) A joyful mid-century composition that captures the vibrant energy of a carousel ring with children, executed in oil ont...

Still life with apples and bottle is a modern artwork realized by an Artist of the mid-20th Century. Mixed colored oil painting. Includes frame.

"Looking Out" is a contemporary seascape with a young woman in white admiring the view. Framed dimensions: 14 x 24 inches Kelly Carmody’s work has been widely exhibited and collect...

Portrait of a lady is a modern artwork realized by Artist of 19th century. Mixed colored oil painting on canvas. On the reverse: Pencil inscription partially covered on the upper m...

The universal farmers market is bustling with action. Geometric stalls with intense color coupled with contrasting blue arches creates the dynamism in this work of art. The Market #...

Flirty. 2006, canvas, mixed media, 100x30 cm

Sublimation or weightlessness. 2006, canvas, oil, 70x90 cm

Near the sea. Cardboard, oil, 17x27 cm Laimdots Murnieks has said: "I am a sunny artist. The sun and a woman are the center of the world. It is not for nothing that the sun always c...

HAROLD DEARDEN (BRITISH, 1888-1962) THE WINDOW CLEANERS Oil on canvas Signed `H DEARDEN’ (lower left) 30 x 30 in. (76.3 x 76.3 cm.) Dearden studied at Rochdale School of Art under H...

Dramatic, monumental oil painting laid to Masonite by George Matthews Harding (1882-1959). Painter, illustrator and muralist, Harding was born in Philadelphia. He studied at the Pyle...

Signed and Dated Modern Line Drawing Oil Painting of Nude Man. Louis Stettner (November 7, 1922 – October 13, 2016) was an American photographer of the 20th century whose work inclu...