Benjamin Eisenstat Paintings
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.
1950s Benjamin Eisenstat Paintings
Acrylic, Board
1980s Benjamin Eisenstat Paintings
Masonite
1950s Benjamin Eisenstat Paintings
Acrylic, Board
1960s Post-Impressionist Benjamin Eisenstat Paintings
Masonite, Oil
1990s Fauvist Benjamin Eisenstat Paintings
Board, Acrylic, Laid Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Benjamin Eisenstat Paintings
Masonite, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Benjamin Eisenstat Paintings
Masonite, Oil
1940s Ashcan School Benjamin Eisenstat Paintings
Oil, Masonite
1950s Surrealist Benjamin Eisenstat Paintings
Masonite, Oil
1940s Abstract Expressionist Benjamin Eisenstat Paintings
Oil, Masonite
2010s Abstract Benjamin Eisenstat Paintings
Masonite, Acrylic
Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Benjamin Eisenstat Paintings
Masonite, Oil
2010s Impressionist Benjamin Eisenstat Paintings
Board, Acrylic
2010s Realist Benjamin Eisenstat Paintings
Masonite, Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Benjamin Eisenstat Paintings
Canvas, Oil