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Simka SimkhovitchSonya in Blue, sketch in colorCirca 1936
Circa 1936
$4,800
£3,656.87
€4,216.51
CA$6,717.50
A$7,505.69
CHF 3,926.31
MX$92,043.82
NOK 50,170.77
SEK 47,575.18
DKK 31,470.10
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Simkhovitch was one of America's great success stories at the time of World War II as Life Magazine did a big story on this artist.
This marvelous sketch is an example of the joy of hanging works that artist's did that are partially finished and exude spontaneity and a marvelous glimpse into capturing the essence of character and composition.
Sonya was the artists daughter but he used family members not to do portraits but as representatives of what he was trying to capture. He was renowned for doing depictions of American children of many different ethnic background as Simkhovitch, himself an immigrant to American; loved this element of American life. There was an exhibition of these works well documented.
In this sketch, its really a lovely achievement of relating the innocence of the sitter along with the brown curls, the delicate collar and all the elements that make an adult charmed by a youngster.
Simkhovitch gained much press and praise in the art world of New York at this time. He was an active participant in the WPA and did many commissions for it. He also is prominently featured in the "Regionalist" movement for his depictions of New Yorkers, part of Connecticut and then the deep South such as Mississippi.
This is framed in a high quality hand carved frame.
Inside the frame the artwork is 17 x 14.25
- Creator:Simka Simkhovitch (1893 - 1949, Russian, American)
- Creation Year:Circa 1936
- Dimensions:Height: 26.75 in (67.95 cm)Width: 23.25 in (59.06 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
- More Editions & Sizes:Framed: 26 3/4 x 23 1/4 inchesPrice: $4,800
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- Condition:Fine condition. This is a sketch and condition of the paper and work is appropriate to the age and frame has patina - ready to hang lovely presentation.
- Gallery Location:Greenwich, CT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1413215178812
Simka Simkhovitch
Simka Simkhovitch was born near the city of Kiev, Russia. When he was 7, he spent a year in bed with a severe case of measles. To amuse himself he used to sketch an old mill outside his window, and thus decided to become an artist. He studied at an art school in Odessa and was recommended to attend the Imperial Academy of St. Petersburg (a singular honor in Russia at the time) before the war and revolution. Swept up into the army before he could attend, his work was hung in the Museum of Revolution in Leningrad. He resumed his studies in 1914 and graduated four years later. He was sent to the United States in 1924 to do illustrations for Soviet textbooks. He quickly applied for and gained U.S. citizenship. Simkhovitch integrated with the art world immediately and galleries such as Midtown Galleries and Marie Sterner took him on as part of their stable of artists. He also was employed by the WPA and executed major mural commissions throughout the country. One of his largest commissions was the Mississippi Court House. Life magazine profiled him twice with full-length features on his life here in this country as an artist. When he died at an early age, the Whitney Museum of Art in New York offered to do a retrospective and the widow denied the possibility and simply put his works away in storage. Considered a master draftsman and an adherent of certain classicism, Simkhovitch’s compositions are often built up in a complicated but well-managed counterpoint. But at heart, he is a romanticist preferring the dreamy colors of a Russian fairy tale.
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