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Bernard Brussel-Smith Art

American, 1914-1969

Bernard Brussel-Smith was a well-known 20th-century artist and illustrator, specializing in the medium of wood engraving.

Brussel-Smith was born, raised and lived most of his life in New York City, which was a constant source of imagery for the artist, from the Depression-era '40s through the postwar '50s until his death. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia and the New School for Social Research in New York. He later taught art at the Brooklyn Museum, Cooper Union, City College and the National Academy. Brussel-Smith was elected an Associate Member of the National Academy in 1952 and became a full member in 1973.

Brussel-Smith's work is included in various public collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, New York Public Library and Carnegie Institute.

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Artist: Bernard Brussel-Smith
City Scene I — Mid-Century Modernism, Precisionism
By Bernard Brussel-Smith
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Bernard Brussel-Smith, 'City Scene I', wood engraving, 1949, edition 100. Signed, titled, and numbered '93/100' in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, on white wove paper, wi...
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1940s American Modern Bernard Brussel-Smith Art

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Woodcut

City Scene II — Mid-Century Modernism, Precisionism
By Bernard Brussel-Smith
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Bernard Brussel-Smith, 'City Scene II', wood engraving, 1949, artist's proof, edition 100. Signed, titled, and annotated 'A.P.' in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, on whit...
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1940s American Modern Bernard Brussel-Smith Art

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Woodcut

'Sailor and His Girl' —Mid-Century Modernism, WWII
By Bernard Brussel-Smith
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Bernard Brussel-Smith, 'Sailor and His Girl', wood engraving, 1941, edition 35. Signed, titled, and numbered '21/35' in pencil. Signed in the block, lower right. A superb, richly-in...
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1940s American Modern Bernard Brussel-Smith Art

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Woodcut

COLMAR Signed Wood Engraving, French Village, Little Venice Half-Timbered Houses
By Bernard Brussel-Smith
Located in Union City, NJ
COLMAR is an original wood engraving by the American artist Bernard Brussel-Smith, hand printed in yellow, light blue and black ink. COLMAR depicts a quaint French village scene with...
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1970s Realist Bernard Brussel-Smith Art

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Engraving

COLLONGES la ROUGE Signed Stone Lithograph, Corrèze French Village, Peacock Dove
By Bernard Brussel-Smith
Located in Union City, NJ
COLLONGES la ROUGE is an original hand drawn stone lithograph by the American artist Bernard Brussel-Smith, hand printed by Master printer Joseph Kleineman, J...
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1970s Contemporary Bernard Brussel-Smith Art

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Lithograph

BRUSSEL-SMITH SELF PORTRAIT Hand Drawn Stone Lithograph, Bearded Man w Pipe
By Bernard Brussel-Smith
Located in Union City, NJ
BRUSSEL-SMITH SELF PORTRAIT is an original hand drawn stone lithograph by the American artist Bernard Brussel-Smith, hand printed by Master printer Joseph Kleineman, JK Fine Art Edit...
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1970s Realist Bernard Brussel-Smith Art

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Lithograph

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