Morris Shulman

Abstraction - Cormorant's Nest

1953

Born in Ontario, Canada, Rolph Scarlett left home at age eighteen for New York City, making that city his home for long periods during his lifetime. While beginning his career as an ...

Born in Ontario, Canada, Rolph Scarlett left home at age eighteen for New York City, making that city his home for long periods during his lifetime. While beginning his career as an ...

Henry Kallem was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1912. His first exposure to art was through his father, artist Morris Kallem. Later Kallem studied art at the National Academy ...

Born in Terrenoire in the Loire, France, self-taught painter Charles Marcon was encouraged by Madeleine Castaing and Paulette Jourdain. Marcon exhibited throughout Paris and in Arles...

This vibrant work by noted 20th century American artist, Durand, employs a bold palette and sophisticated approach in this dramatic and abstracted still life composition.

This vibrant work by noted 20th century American artist, Joel Durand, employs a bold palette and sophisticated approach in this dramatic and abstracted sti...

Signed and dated "Vytlacil 38" lower left, and signed and dated verso. Provenance: Estate of the artist #1602; Martin Diamond Fine Art About this artist: Born in 1892 to Czechoslov...

Casein on paper Like many of his compatriots of the time, Shulman transitioned from representation to abstraction in the post-WWII period as he studied with Hans Hoffman. Yet, his wo...

Like many of his compatriots of the time, Shulman transitioned from representation to abstraction in the post-WWII period as he studied with Hans Hoffman. Yet, his work, whether or a...

Like many of his compatriots of the time, Shulman transitioned from representation to abstraction in the post-WWII period as he studied with Hans Hoffman. Yet, his work, whether or a...

Casein on board, signed lower right. 22 x 29.5 inches; 33 x 39.5 inches framed. Provenance: Paul Burlin Art Trust Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York, ...

Casein on masonite Like many of his compatriots of the time, Shulman transitioned from representation to abstraction in the post-WWII period as he studied with Hans Hoffman. Yet, his work, whether or abstraction or representation, was inspired by a keen sense of place--in this case, Monhegan Island, Maine, where he returned year-after-year to paint. Many of his works were inspired by the tidal pool and eddies he studied on the island's shore. His work can be found in the National Museum of American Art at the Smithsonian, the Metropolitan Museum, the Carnegie Museum, The Brooklyn Museum, the Jewish Museum, Bates College in Lewiston, Me, Vassar College...