Samuel Rothbort

Large Bold Modernist Floral Bouquet Impasto Oil Painting Flowers Samuel Rothbort

c.1940's-1950's

Yoshio Aoyama (Japanese, 1894-1996) "Nature Morte". Oil on canvas. 1981. Signed 'Aoyama' (upper left). Signed and titled 'Nature Morte' verso. 15" x 18" ...

Les Roses Mixed bouquet of roses, Oil painting PROVENANCE: Purchased at Findlay Galleries in Chicago, Illinois late 1960’s bears their label verso and has their original price tag ...

SAMUEL ROTHBORT (Russian-American, 1882-1971), still life with wild flowers, oil on canvas board, signed lower left. Framed 25.5 X 30, board 18.5 X 23 Samuel Rothbort (Russian American Jewish folk artist 1881-1972) was born in the small town, shtetl of Wolkovisk in the Russian Woodlands.During his youth he worked as a cantor and traveled to various towns and villages, gaining many impressions of life in that era. Poverty as well as the political unrest of the times led to his immigration to America in 1904. Upon arrival in America, Samuel Rothbort worked as a laborer and muralist eventually giving that up to become a watchman of newly built homes. While on duty he began molding figures in clay and upon the advice and encouragement of his employer and colleagues he began to take his artistic talents more seriously and pursued this endeavor. Rothbort therefore began doing free-hand painting, murals on walls and ceilings for private homes and commercial establishments. In 1909 he met and married Rose Kravitz, which marked the start of his career as an artist. Well known for his scenes of New York City life, executed in heavy impasto. Rothbort exhibited from the 1920s-60s, at the Salons of America, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn Museum, and a gallery at Rockefeller Center; however, he refused to sell his work, and in 1948, opened the Rothbort Home Museum of Direct Art, in his studio-home. Samuel Rothbort was a self taught, naive, outsider artist painting every subject in his own folk art impressionistic style. His artistic range was broad and he never stopped creating. He was fascinated with nature and his works are filled with his delightful perceptions of his surroundings. Rothbort worked in oil, watercolor, and pen & ink. In the years of the depression there was little money, Rothbort could not afford paint or canvas. It was there that he began carving wood and stone using found materials like driftwood, rails, and old fence posts. Rothbort entered the art world and spent much of his life in pursuit of modernist painting and sculpture. He was a member the Society of Independent artists, the Salons of America, the People's Art Guild, and the Brooklyn Society of Artists. During the 1920's and early 1930's , Samuel Rothbort was regularly represented in exhibitions organized by The Brooklyn Museum of Art. Through the 1930's , Rothbort exhibited his watercolors and sculptures at Grant Studios in Brooklyn. In 1940, he began a 28 year relationship with the Barzansky Gallery on Madison Avenue in New York City exhibiting oils, watercolors, and sculpture in individual and group shows. From 1915 through the 1960's, he was represented by many commercial galleries. Hamilton Easter Field, artist, publisher and founder of the Brooklyn Society of Artists was an early supporter of Rothbort's artwork and helped further his career. Rothbort received much recognition for his naive folk art paintings...

Oil Painting of still life Havdalah scene with braided candle, spice tower box and kiddush cup. Born in 1897, Ben-Zion Weinman celebrated his European Jewish heritage in his visual ...

The person who follows the Sun will not stray from the path. No matter how difficult the moments life throws at you, when it seems like everything is becoming dull and gloomy. But you will overcome it, for there is a sun shining within you. And when you feel its benevolent influence on your life, you start to notice the manifestations of the sun more and more often - in the glints of light in your beloved's hair, in the sunbeams on the pavement, in the changes of light and shadow in the park. This original painting by the Ukrainian artist Ksenia Tsyganyuk...

Cats are the true inhabitants of warm countries such as Morocco and Turkey. They embody the essence of city life, where warm sandy walls, vibrant decorative patterns, and fragrant citrus trees define the landscape. Cats effortlessly assume the role of urban royalty, whether lounging beneath palm trees in secluded garden corners, perched proudly in bustling squares, or soaking up the sun's rays beside tranquil pools. Their unhurried pace and ability to savor each moment poignantly remind humans to pause and appreciate life's simple pleasures, particularly after the relentless pursuit of work. This original painting by the Ukrainian artist Ksenia Tsyganyuk...

Across numerous African nations, where vast stretches of sand dominate the landscape, pockets of human-made oases nurture the growth of lemon and orange trees. This serves as a testament to the Earth's generosity towards those who show kindness and stewardship towards it, offering vital moisture where it is scarce. In these nurturing environments, vibrant lemons thrive, their sunny hues and fragrant aromas a testament to the resilience and abundance found amidst the arid heat. This original painting by the Ukrainian artist Ksenia Tsyganyuk...

"Golden Roses" Original Oil on wood Panel 17th Annual Carmel Art Festival 2010 The painting features several roses in various stages of bloom by Laurie Kersey (American 20th C), wit...