Born in Philadelphia in 1915, Benjamin Eisenstat studied at the Fleisher Art Memorial, Barnes Foundation, and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. After serving in the Second World War, he returned to Philadelphia with a portfolio of paintings and drawings and began a 55-year career in art during which he had 32 solo exhibitions and participated in group shows at the National Academy, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, American Watercolor Society, New York Society of Illustrators, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum and Chicago Art Institute, among others. Known for his quick wit and kind regard for students, Eisenstat was a popular instructor in Philadelphia art schools, teaching classes at the Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia Museum of Art and for 40 years at the University of the Arts, where he taught drawing, painting and illustration. Eisenstat served as the chair of the Illustration Program in the 70s and retired as a professor emeritus.
Benjamin Eisenstat, New York/Philadelphia Artist, Oil on Board, 1981
By Benjamin Eisenstat
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Benjamin Eisenstat (1915-2001) Oil on board, 1981 Measures: 10 1/4" H x 14" W, frame 14 1/2" H x 18 1/2" W. “New York City” in excellent condition. Signed lower right and also on the...
Masonite
$680Sale Price|20% Off
'Happy Hour', PAFA, Philadelphia Artist, Art Institute of Chicago, NAD
By Benjamin Eisenstat
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right 'B. Eisenstadt' for Benjamin Eisenstat (American, 1915-2001) and painted circa 1955. A substantial view of a rustic garden showing two women relaxing with martin...
Acrylic, Board
$10,155
H 29.14 in W 29.14 in
Marcel Delmotte – Young Woman with a Sphere Against a Surrealist Landscape.
Located in Wien, AT
This museum-quality artwork perfectly embodies the unique and signature style of the prominent Belgian surrealist Marcel Delmotte, whose works are highly sought after by discerning a...
Masonite, Oil
$3,950
H 20 in W 18 in D 2 in
"Georgia Moonshiner, c. 1935" by Athos Menaboni (1895-1990) American WPA Era Oil
Located in Yardley, PA
A fantastic WPA-era painting of a Georgia moonshiner by famed Italian-American artist Athos Menaboni (1895-1990). This work depicts an older man sporting a brown hat, brown jacket, ...
Masonite, Oil
$3,000
H 25 in W 21 in D 3 in
Neon Lighting WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism American Scene Modern Figures
By Maurice Becker
Located in New York, NY
Neon Lighting WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism American Scene Modern Figures MAURICE BECKER (1889-1975) 'Neon Lighting 17 1/4 x 13 3/4 inches Oil on masonite Signed, dated 1936 and titled on verso BIO Maurice Becker, painter, political cartoonist and social reformer, was born in 1889 either in Gorky or Niznij Novgorod, in Russia. His family came to the United States in 1892, to New York City. After high school, Becker worked in a clothing factory. He studied with Ash Can School artist Robert Henri in 1908, and exhibited in the famous 1913 Armory Show in New York City when he was only twenty-four years of age. At the Armory show, Becker showed a drawing of a dog's head...
Masonite, Oil
“The Wizard”
By Nahum Tschacbasov
Located in Southampton, NY
Here for your consideration is a mid century modern oil painting on masonite by the well known Russian/American artist, Nahum Tschacbasov. The painting depicts an old man with a long wispy beard holding a group of birds. Signed lower right and dated 1954. Presently unframed. Condition is very good. Provenance: The estate of the artist Nahum Tschacbasov. Nahum Tschacbasov Biography : Russian-American artist Nahum Tschacbasov (1899-1984) is known for his cubo-surrealistic works which feature a strong psychological element. Some of his work bears a resemblance to work of another Russian-American artist--David Burliuk. He was somewhat of a late starter, moving to Paris in 1932 to study under Adolph Gottlieb, Marcel Gromaire and Fernand Leger. He had his first exhibition in Paris in 1934. He then returned to the US where he joined Rothko and Gottlieb at the Galery Seccession. He was one of the co-founders of The Ten, a group of social conscious abstract painters which included Rothko, Gottlieb, Joseph Solman and Ilya Bolotowsky, among others. In 1944, he began to work at Stanley Hayter's Atelier 17, a center for surrealistic ideas. Between 1936 and 1943, he had five one-man exhibitions at the ACA Galleries and participated in five group shows. He also exhibited at the Whitney, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Knox Albright Museum, the Chicago Institute of Fine Art and Corcoran, among others. His work can be found in the permanent collections of the Met, the Whitney, the Brooklyn Museum and the Jewish Museum. Tschacbasov has been the subject of two recent retrospective at Fletcher Gallery, Woodstock, NY and Arthur...
Masonite, Oil
$2,200
H 16 in W 16 in
Carol Young, "Violet Barn", 16x16 Colorful Barn Landscape Oil on Board
By Carol Young
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This painting presents a quiet rural building transformed through an expressive, contemporary use of color. A simple white-roofed barn stands centered in the composition, its broad p...
Acrylic, Board
$55,000
H 68 in W 51 in D 2 in
"Cars, Buildings People" Contemporary Outsider Folk Art African American Urban
By Purvis Young
Located in New York, NY
"Cars, Buildings People" Contemporary Outsider Folk Art African American Urban Purvis Young (1943-2010) Cars, Buildings People 65 x 48 inches Oil o...
Masonite, Oil
$9,590
H 28.35 in W 36.62 in
Marcel Delmotte (1901–1984) - The Earthly Paradise, 1978.
By Marcel Delmotte 1
Located in Wien, AT
A magnificent and quintessential oil painting on masonite (hardboard) by the renowned Belgian surrealist and symbolist master, Marcel Delmotte (1901–1984). Titled "Le Paradis Terrest...
Oil, Masonite
$699
H 14.57 in W 21.66 in D 0.2 in
Fauvist Olive Trees Landscape Painting, Oil on Board, Signed, 37x55 cm
By Hyppolite Roger
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Mid 20th Century oil on board, fauvist view of olive trees in a landscape, probably near Nice in the South of France and the surrounding countryside, by Hyppolite Roger...
Acrylic, Board, Oil
$25,000
H 14.25 in W 14 in
"Idle Hours" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in New York, NY
"Idle Hours" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan Daniel Celentano (1902–1980) Idle Hours (Study for a larger oil) Oil on masonite, c. 1930s 10 1/2 x ...
Oil, Masonite
$13,000
H 20 in W 24 in
Along Central Park. New York City Street Scene Original Oil Painting.
By Clyde Singer
Located in Marco Island, FL
New York City scene of two women walking down a sidewalk with a park in the background, in the foreground a man is walking a small dog. American life is captured in this Clyde Sing...
Masonite, Oil
$3,385
H 11.42 in W 14.57 in
Impressionist Winter Landscape Painting by Lake Vättern – Artist Erik Tryggelin
By Erik Tryggelin
Located in Stockholm, SE
Erik Tryggelin (1878–1962) Sweden Winter Shore, Vadstena, 1940–1950 signed and dated lower right E. Tryggelin inscribed Vadstena 8/12 1940–50 oil on canvas laid on masonite unframe...
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
$609
H 14.57 in W 21.66 in D 0.2 in
Fauvist Landscape Painting, Oil on Board, Signed, Mid 20th Century
By Hyppolite Roger
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Mid 20th Century oil on board Fauvist view of a landscape, probably near Nice in the South of France and the surrounding countryside, by Hyppolite Roger...
Acrylic, Board, Oil
$1,400
H 25.125 in W 32.25 in
Arch Rock, Pacific Grove, California, Vintage 1970s Painting, Coastal Landscape
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Filastro Mottola (American, 1915 - 2008) Signed: Mottola (Lower, Right) " Arch Rock " Pacific Grove, Calif., circa 1970s-1980s (Titled on Verso) Acrylic on Illustration Board 21"...
Acrylic, Illustration Board
$8,000
H 21 in W 17 in
Girl Reading Card-American Realist Portrait-Mid-Century Original Oil Painting
By Clyde Singer
Located in Marco Island, FL
Clyde Singer was a master of capturing the small and significant moments of everyday life. This painting, titled Girl Reading Card, 1948, is one of those perfect scenes that he docu...
Masonite, Oil
$950
H 16 in W 14 in D 1 in
Pensive With Nosegay Mid Century Modern Oil Painting
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Pensive with nosegay - Painted in Berkeley CA. painting size 10x8 with frame 16x14x1 Jon (Corka) Cornin 1905-1992 Born in New York City on March 24, 1905, Jon Cornin studied in Ne...
Masonite, Oil
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H 20 in W 32 in D 2 in
Society Hill, Philadelphia (Urban cityscape painting)
By Benjamin Eisenstat
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Benjamin Eisenstat (1915-2001). Society Hill, c.1950. Oil on canvas, 20 x 32 inches; 27 x 39 inched framed. Signed lower right. Signed and titled en...
Canvas, Oil
NYC Street Scene Vintage 1950s Lithograph WPA Style
By Benjamin Eisenstat
Located in Surfside, FL
Ben Eisenstat, born in Philadelphia, Painter, illustrator, cartoonist. Studied: Graphic Sketch Club; Fleisher Art Mem; PAFA; Albert Barnes Foundation. Exhibited: PAFA, 1935-38; PAFA ann., 1968; Albany Inst. Hist. & Art; Artists for Victory, 1945 & Nat. Drawing Show, 1955, MMA, 1942; AIC, 1943; Heerlen, Holland, 1944 (solo); Norfolk Mus. Art Nat. Drawing Show, 1971; Watercolor USA, Springfield, MO, number of times including 1972; NAD Ann., New York; AWCS Ann., New York; Newman Gallery, Phila., 1970s. Awards: ann. medal achievement, Phila. WCC, 1962; Harrison Morris prize, fellowship, PAFA, three times; Watercolor USA prize, Springfield Mus., 1972. Member: AWCS; Phila. WCC (board directors); Phila. Art Alliance (board directors, 1962-68); Artists Equity (board directors, 1967-71); PAFA (board directors, 1955-60). Work: Phila. Graphic Sketch Club; PMA; Fleisher Art Mem., Phila.; Springfield (MO) Art Mus.; Woodmere Gallery, Phila.; Jefferson Hospital, Phila. Commissions: official painting of nuclear ship Savannah, U.S. Maritime & NY Ship Commission, Washington, DC, 1959; three panel historical mural, First Bank NJ, Phila., 1960; three panel historical mural, Provident Mutual Life Ins. Co., Phila., 1962; two panel historical mural, Burlington Co. Trust Co., Moorestown, NJ, 1963; two panel historical mural, Oreland Episcopal Church, PA, 1970. Ben Eisenstat's returned to Philadelphia at the end of World War II, he sought advertising assignments to support his family while he established himself as a painter. To that end, he took his portfolio to NW Ayer and Son, where he was advised to enroll in an advertising class at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art before making the transition from fine art to commercial work. Eisenstat, who attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts before the war, decided to return to school. When he arrived with his application, the principal, who had recently seen an exhibition of Eisenstat's European war drawings, offered him a job. Eisenstat accepted, and for the next forty years taught at the school where had hoped to study. As time passed the institution grew and changed from a professional school, to a prominent art college, and finally in 1987 to its present status as the University of the Arts. Mr. Eisenstat taught drawing, painting, and illustration and never saw the need to establish a distinction between applied and fine art. His own career reflected this philosophy. His illustration clients included, "The New York Times," the "Saturday Review of Literature," "The Philadelphia Inquirer," Squibb Pharmaceuticals, Ford Motor Company, and NW Ayer and Son, who hired him after all, even without the advertising classes. As a painter he had thirty-two solo shows and exhibited nationally at the Chicago Art Institute, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Metropolitan Museum. Eisenstat's many honors echoed his diverse career. He won the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts' Harrison Morris Prize three times but felt equally proud to be included in the Society of Illustrator annual exhibitions. Students in Eisenstat's fine art and illustration classes all learned the same principles. However, at the start of his career he felt that his illustration students, who had few opportunities to see original work, were put at a disadvantage. To remedy this, he and his wife, artist and teacher Jane Sperry Eisenstat, began to accumulate artwork from illustrators, auctions, and even yard sales. Eventually they acquired a priceless collection of more than 1500 examples of nineteenth and twentieth century illustrations. Over the years, many exceptional students enrolled in Ben Eisenstat's classes. Charles Santore, Jerry Pinkney...
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