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Philip Evergood
Railroad Men's Wives - American Scene Painting - Social Realism

Circa 1933-1939

About the Item

American Scene Painting - Social Realism. The present work is a Depression Era account of working-class men and women. Philip Howard Francis Dixon Evergood (born Howard Blashki; 1901–1973) was a Jewish American painter, etcher, lithographer, sculptor, illustrator and writer He was particularly active during the Depression and World War II era. Evergood is noted for his deliberately awkward drawing and his spontaneous bold lines. His skillfully organized sophisticated compositions are often humorous, frequently fantastic, and sometimes openly symbolic. His color is never conventional but rather evokes an extremely personal mood that reveals the artist as both militantly social and warmly sensuous. Evergood studied at the Art Students League of New York and at the Académie Julian in Paris , both with André Lhote and with Stanley William Hayter; Oil on canvas laid down on board Signed lower left Christie's, New York Aca Galleries, New York Nassau County Museum of Art Tweed Gallery. University of Minnesota, Retrospective: Philip Evergood. 1955
  • Creator:
    Philip Evergood (1901-1973, American)
  • Creation Year:
    Circa 1933-1939
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 25.5 in (64.77 cm)Width: 36 in (91.44 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Work is in good condition with a heavy hand-carved wood frame. It has not been cleaned and a heavy layer of yellowing damar varnish exists some slight craquelure visible on close inspection.
  • Gallery Location:
    Miami, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU38538128362

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