George Weissbort

George Weissbort (1928-2013) - 20th Century Oil, Self Portrait In A Top Hat

20th Century

An intriguing oil study by the artist George Weissbort (1928-2013). Unsigned. (Provenance: Studio Sale, George Weissbort). On board.

Unsigned. On board.

Self-portrait, oil on board. Unsigned. (Provenance: Studio Sale, George Weissbort).

A self portrait by the artist George Weissbort (1928-2013). Unsigned. (Provenance: Studio Sale, George Weissbort). On board.

Self Portrait of the Artist by Jacob Markiel (Polish 1911-2008) *See notes below dated 1985 signed oil on board, unframed board: 18 x 15 inches provenanc...

Self Portrait of the Artist by Jacob Markiel (Polish 1911-2008) *See notes below oil on canvas laid on board, unframed board: 15 x 12.5 inches inscribed verso provenance: the artists...

Robert Philipp, 'Self-Portrait with Black Hat', ink and color pastel, c. 1945. Signed in ink, lower right. A fine, spontaneous drawing, on heavy, buff wove paper; the artist's tack holes in the top and bottom left sheet corners, minor rippling in the bottom sheet edge; otherwise in good condition. Image size 16 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches; sheet size 19 1/4 x 12 3/4 inches. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Provenance: Art Students League, from the artist’s personal portfolio. ABOUT THE ARTIST Robert Philipp (1895–1981) was a celebrated American Post-Impressionist painter known for his nudes, still lifes, and portraits. Noted art critic Henry McBride named Philipp one of America's top six painters of his generation. Philipp was an instructor of painting at the Art Students League, New York, for 33 years. Philipp was Secretary of the National Academy of Design, a National Academician, and a Benjamin Franklin Fellow at the Royal Society of Arts in London. His composition and painting style has been compared to the art of Edgar Degas and Pierre Auguste Renoir. In 1940, Philipp was invited to Los Angeles by Hollywood producer Louis B. Mayer to paint portraits of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie stars. The same year, Walter Wanger, producer of ‘The Long Voyage Home’, directed by John Ford and based on plays by Eugene O'Neill, contracted with Reeves Lewenthal, head of the Associated American Artists gallery in Manhattan, to bring nine well-known artists to the set and paint scenes from the movie and portraits of the actors in character. The artists included Robert Philipp, Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood, Ernest Fiene, George Schreiber, Luis...

Self Portrait of the Artist by René PIROLA (French, 1878 - 1912) stamped with artists mark oil on canvas, framed framed: 27 x 22 inches canvas: 26 x 21.5 inches Provenance: private ...