Reginald MarshBOWERY1928
1928
About the Item
- Creator:Reginald Marsh (1898-1954, American)
- Creation Year:1928
- Dimensions:Height: 16 in (40.64 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)
- Medium:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:Portland, ME
- Reference Number:
Reginald Marsh
Reginald Marsh was born in Paris, France, in 1898. His family returned to the U.S. in 1900, settling in New Jersey. The Marsh family moved to New Rochelle, New York, in 1914, where Reginald attended the Riverview Military Academy until 1915. Marsh spent his senior year at the Lawrenceville School where he drew for the school's annual. Marsh then attended Yale School of Art in 1916–20 where he became the star illustrator for The Yale Record and, later, its art editor. In his newspaper work Marsh exhibited a graphic skill and a gift for pictorial humor.
On graduating from Yale in 1920, Marsh moved to New York City where he supported himself as a freelance illustrator for newspapers and magazines, such as Vanity Fair and Harper's Bazaar. In 1922, Marsh became a staff artist for The Daily News, first drawing city life and then a column of vaudeville illustrations. When The New Yorker began in 1925, Marsh became a staff member, contributing through 1931. These illustration jobs provided Marsh with a good income and a great amount of free time, which allowed him to study painting at the Art Students League on and off through the 1920s with Kenneth Hayes Miller, John Sloan and George Luks. When Marsh began to paint in earnest in 1923, he joined the Whitney Studio Club, where he had one-man exhibitions in 1924 and 1928.
In the early 1920s Marsh made his first trip to Coney Island on a project for Vanity Fair. He was instantly drawn to the raucous environment of extremes, capturing the boardwalks, beaches and sideshows in his sketchbooks. Marsh often remained in New York for the summer to spend time at Coney Island. The rest of the year Marsh painted industrial subjects. He also enjoyed recording the physical and social life of a newly commercialized city, focusing on taxi-dance halls, burlesque, Coney Island, subways and the Bowery.
In 1929 Marsh took a studio near Union Square in New York where he remained for most of his life, roaming the streets with his sketchbook. The same sketches he worked up for his newspaper and magazine illustrations found their way into his paintings.
The 1930s and 1940s were very successful for Marsh. He exhibited in most of the annual exhibitions of contemporary American art at the Whitney Museum of American Art (1924–54), the Corcoran Gallery of Art (1932–57), the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1932–52), the Art Institute of Chicago (1928–49) and the National Academy of Design (1927–49). He also had many one-man exhibitions at the Frank K. Rehn Galleries in New York.
Marsh began teaching at the Art Students League in 1935 where he soon became one of the most popular teachers. In the spring of 1954, Marsh was chosen to receive the gold medal of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, an extremely high award in the American cultural world.
Find original Reginald Marsh prints, drawings and paintings on 1stDibs.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Portland, ME
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 10 days of delivery.
- BARBER SHOPBy John SloanLocated in Portland, MESloan, John. BARBER SHOP. Etching and aquatint, 1915, (Morse 173), 3rd (final) state, Only 35 were printed, by Sloan. Signed in pancil, lower right. 10 x 12 inches (256 x 308 mm (pl...Category
1910s Figurative Prints
MaterialsEtching, Aquatint
- NACH DEM BAD (AFTER THE BATH)By Hermann Max PechsteinLocated in Portland, MEPechstein, Hermann Max (German, 1881-1955): NACH DEM BAD (AFTER THE BATH). Krueger R 118. Etching and drypoint, 1920. Signed in pencil. Published by Die Schaffenden, with its blindst...Category
1920s Figurative Prints
MaterialsDrypoint, Etching
- TWO FROM CHARLIEBy Peter MiltonLocated in Portland, MEMilton, Peter. TWO FROM CHARLIE M.48. Lift-ground etching and engraving, 1967. Edition of 75. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 49/75, all in pencil. 9 x 6 inches (plate), 13 1/2 x 9 3/8 inches (sheet). Adhesive residue, verso, top edge, else in very good condition. - From "Peter Milton - Complete Etchings 1960...Category
1960s Figurative Prints
MaterialsEngraving, Etching
- SHINE, WASHINGTON SQUAREBy John SloanLocated in Portland, MESloan, John. SHINE, WASHINGTON SQUARE. Morse 206. Etching, 1923. Signed, titled and inscribed "100 proofs," and further inscribed "Peter Platt imp." Morse says that 80 were print...Category
1920s Ashcan School Figurative Prints
MaterialsEtching
- MAN MONKEY.By John SloanLocated in Portland, MESloan, John. MAN MONKEY. M.130. Etching, 1905. Edition of 100, Signed by Sloan. Dated in the lower margin "June 13 - 1905," and further inscribed "J. S. imp. dated by Sloan - final s...Category
Early 1900s American Realist Figurative Prints
MaterialsEtching
- SCREAMING COUPLELocated in Portland, MEDalla Venezia, David (Italian, born 1965). COUPLE SHOUTING. Etching. 1998. Inscribed PdA (Artist's Proof), and signed and dated in pencil. 3 3/8 x 4 1/2 inches, framed to 12 1/3 x 10...Category
1990s Figurative Prints
MaterialsEtching
- Toreador et Papillon - Etching by Bruno Caruso - 1980sBy Bruno CarusoLocated in Roma, ITToreador et Papillon is an artwork realized by Bruno Caruso. Etching, 1980s. 50.5 x 40.5 cm; no frame 39 x 29 cm. Artist Proof. Good conditionsCategory
1980s Figurative Prints
MaterialsEtching
- Genesis 27 - Old Testament Story - Etching by Giovanni Lanfranco - 1607Located in Roma, ITGenesis 27 - Old Testament Story is an Etching print realized by the artist Giovanni Lanfranco. About The Old Testament Story, 1607 ca. Passpartout included 31 x 35 cm The artwork...Category
Early 1600s Old Masters Figurative Prints
MaterialsEtching
- Pantheon Temple - Etching by G. Della Longa - Late 19th centuryLocated in Roma, ITThe Pantheon Temple is an etching print on paper in the Late 19th century realized by G. Della Longa. Signed on the plate, titled. Good conditions with slight foxing and a pen mark...Category
Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Prints
MaterialsEtching
- Architectural - Maison Donne - Etching - 1850sLocated in Roma, ITArchitectural- Maison Donne is an etching print on paper realized in the late 19th Century. Titled on the plate and signed. Good conditions.Category
1850s Modern Figurative Prints
MaterialsEtching
- Le Faon du Cerf - Etching by Jacques De Sève - 1771Located in Roma, ITLe Faon du Cerf is an artwork realized by Jacques de Seve in 1771. Etching B./W. print on ivory paper. Signed on plate on the lower left margin. The work is glued on cardboard...Category
1770s Modern Figurative Prints
MaterialsEtching
- Rabbit Skeleton - Etching by Buvée l'Américain - 1771Located in Roma, ITRabbit Skeleton is an artwork realized by Buvée l'Américain in 1771. Etching B./W. print on ivory paper. Signed on plate on the lower left margin. The work is glued on cardbo...Category
1770s Modern Figurative Prints
MaterialsEtching