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
'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
$6,617
H 17.72 in W 24.02 in D 1.19 in
Tryst Acrylic on Board, Surrealist Landscape Painting, 1970s, Framed
Located in London, GB
Fleur Fenton Cowles 'Tryst' Acrylic on board 45 x 61 cm FRAMED DIMENSIONS: 66.8 x 81.7 cm Alongside being an artist Fleur Cowles was a socialite, writer, diplomat and fashion edit...
Acrylic, Board
$2,500
H 23 in W 31 in
"Sonoma Mountain, " Fred R. Parker, California Landscape, Olive Tree Farm
Located in New York, NY
Fred Parker Sonoma Mountain, 1996 Signed, dated, and titled on the reverse Acrylic, pastel, and pencil on board 21 1/2 x 29 1/2 inches
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Board, Pencil
$1,974Sale Price|25% Off
H 22.64 in W 27.56 in
Contemporary African Savannah Landscape, Signed and Dated 2001
Located in GB
A striking contemporary landscape capturing the vast beauty of the African savannah, signed indistinctly and dated 2001. Painted with remarkable restraint, the composition reduces t...
Acrylic, Board
$3,900
H 30.25 in W 34.5 in D 1.5 in
"Strike" American Scene Social Realism 1930s WPA Modern Industrial Landscape
By Karl Metzler
Located in New York, NY
"Strike" American Scene Social Realism 1930s WPA Modern Industrial Landscape Karl Metzler (1909-1995) "Strike" 26 1/4 x 30 1/4 inches Oil and gesso on masonite, c. 1930 Signed and t...
Masonite, Oil
$325
H 6 in W 6 in
Carol Young, "Sweet Citrus", 6x6 Colorful Barn Landscape Oil on Board
By Carol Young
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This piece, "Sweet Citrus", is a 6x6 acrylic painting on board by artist Carol Young featuring a classic white barn with purple shadows and a green roof against a vibrant green line ...
Acrylic, Board
$325
H 6 in W 6 in
Carol Young, "Honey Fields", 6x6 Colorful Barn Landscape Oil on Board
By Carol Young
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This piece, "Honey Fields", is a 6x6 acrylic painting on board by artist Carol Young featuring a classic red barn with golden orange roof against a vibrant purple line of trees, yell...
Acrylic, Board
$1,290Sale Price|40% Off
H 39.38 in W 35.38 in D 1 in
Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Modern Portrait, "Alida Valli" Black & White
Located in Soquel, CA
Expressive and raw large-scale modernist portrait of the timeless film actress Alida Valli (Italian, 1921-2006) by an unknown artist "Millá" (not to be con...
Wood, Masonite, Acrylic
$3,950
H 60 in W 48 in D 0.1 in
Abstract American Modernist Oil Painting "Dressing for the Party" by Zoute 1951
Located in Rochester, NY
Abstract Modernist oil painting by Zoute dated 1951. Oil on Masonite. I believe the subject in the painting is the artist's wife Thelma Salter. Zoute used himself and his wife almost exclusively as models. Painted in 1951. Unframed. Signed lower right. Presented by Joseph Dasta Antiques. Zoute (Born-Leon Salter, 1903-1976) was self-taught and well exhibited during his lifetime. He painted from 1940-1954 (he stopped painting at this later date due to his wife's illness and death and never painted again) A self-taught artist, he was part of the great modern wave. He exhibited with many of the most notable artists of the day such as Picasso, Braque, Klee and others at the invitation only State University of Iowa International Show 1946-1947. He had numerous one man shows at NYC galleries, Mortimer Levitt / Joseph Heller...
Masonite, Oil
$1,390
H 24.02 in W 31.89 in D 1.58 in
20th Century Oil on Masonite Italian Signed Landscape Painting, 1960
Located in Vicoforte, IT
Italian painting from the second half of the 20th century. Artwork oil on masonite depicting a view with small houses in the green of good pictorial quality. Painting adorned with an...
Masonite, Oil
$2,800
H 19 in W 23 in
"Chess Players" Mervin Jules, American Modernist, Interior Scene, Heavy Impasto
By Mervin Jules
Located in New York, NY
Mervin Jules Chess Players, 1945-46 Signed lower right Oil and encaustic on Masonite 12 x 16 inches Mervin Jules attended Baltimore City College in 1930 and received a degree from ...
Masonite, Encaustic, Oil
$1,500Sale Price|40% Off
H 24 in W 20 in D 0.13 in
Mid Century Figurative Nativity Scene w Hummel Figurines, Gloria in Excelsis Deo
By Helen Enoch Gleiforst
Located in Soquel, CA
Nativity scene on an architrave of a cathedral, done in the style of Hummel figurines by Helen Gleiforst (American, 1903-1997). Signed "Gleiforst" in t...
Masonite, Oil
Procession With Elephant
By George Russin 1
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Procession with elephant, expressionist style oil painting, signed and dated. George Russin was born in New York 1910-2010. He attended the High School of Music and Art to pursue bot...
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