Bernie Fuchs is one of America's greatest illustrators. Fuchs was born on October 29, 1932, in O'Fallon, Illinois. He studied art at Washington University in St. Louis, graduating in 1954. He contributed to all the main magazines of his day including McCall's, Redbook, Ladies’ Home Journal and Sports Illustrated. Fuchs painted portraits of several U.S. presidents, including John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. He also painted athletes and celebrities such as Muhammad Ali, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Ted Koppel and Katharine Hepburn. Fuchs died on September 17, 2009, in Fairfield, Connecticut.
Psychological State - Family Argument - Matisse Like Illustration
By Bernie Fuchs
Located in Miami, FL
Legendary illustrator Bernard Bernie Fuchs explores the creative possibilities of radical design to illustrate a narrative of an emotional state of unconnectedness. The present work ...
Acrylic, Illustration Board
Wall Street in Light and Shadow, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1985
By Bernie Fuchs
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed Lower Right Wall Street in 1985.
Oil, Canvas
James Garner, TV Guide Cover
By Bernie Fuchs
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1979 Medium: Acrylic and Pencil on Canvas Laid on Board Dimensions: 20.75" x 13.25" Signature: Initialed Lower Center TV Guide Cover Illustration, June...
Canvas, Acrylic, Board, Pencil
America's Women Get the Vote Calendar Illustration
By Bernie Fuchs
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right Sight Size 22.00" x 29.00;" Framed 22.00" x 29.00" America's Women Get the Vote Calendar Illustration
Oil, Board
$8,000Sale Price|20% Off
Fauve Portrait of Three Women in Blue Holding Red Abanicos
By Bernie Fuchs
Located in Miami, FL
Bernie Fuchs's painting "Fauve Portrait of Two Women in Blue with Red Abanicos" captures a festive scene of three Spanish women in traditional dress at...
Canvas, Oil
Ebbets Field
By Bernie Fuchs
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed Lower Right A painting for a poster print.
Canvas, Oil
$44,000
St. Andrews
By Bernie Fuchs
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed Lower Right
Canvas, Oil
Comisky Park Stadium
By Bernie Fuchs
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Painting for a poster, Comisky Park, Chicago White Sox Stadium 1985. Illustrator's Works Defined an Era: Bernie Fuchs, 76 By Adam Bernstein Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, September 19, 2009 Bernie Fuchs, 76, an illustrator whose influential work for magazines ranging from Cosmopolitan to Sports Illustrated seamlessly blended qualities of traditional narrative with hints of abstract composition, died of esophageal cancer Sept. 17 at a care facility in Fairfield, Conn. He lived in nearby Westport. Mr. Fuchs was adept at balancing art and commerce. He met the needs of mass-circulation magazines accustomed to Norman Rockwell-style realism, but he injected a fresh vitality and impressionism that became hugely popular and transformed the illustration field. He even experimented with bold designs based on the abstract expressionism movement popularized by painters Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning. One vivid example, commissioned by McCall's magazine in the late 1950s, was a portrait of two young couples relaxing in a small room after dinner. One man is lying on the ground, his head nestled on a woman's lap and smoking a cigarette as she strokes his hair. While the image has the control and realism of Rockwell, it also has several more dynamic features taken from avant-garde techniques: the vigorous brush strokes; the tilted horizon that heightens a sense of drama; a lampshade in the foreground that appears slightly distorted; and, most strikingly, the placement of the couples in the distance instead of being the center of the picture. "Bernie combined the best of both worlds," said illustrator Murray Tinkelman, who directs the University of Hartford's master of fine arts program and chairs the New York-based Society of Illustrators' hall of fame committee. "He became the most emulated and imitated illustrator in the field through the 1980s . . . when the vogue turned to more decorative, whimsical, punkier illustrations that were influenced by underground cartoons like those of Robert Crumb." Mr. Fuchs entered the hall of fame in 1975. He was among the youngest inductees on a roster that includes Rockwell, N.C. Wyeth, Winslow Homer and John James Audubon. Bernard Leo Fuchs was born Oct. 19, 1932, in the coal mining town of O'Fallon, Ill., and his father soon abandoned the family. As a young man, Mr. Fuchs enjoyed drawing characters from Walt Disney movies...
Canvas, Oil
At the Masters
By Bernie Fuchs
Located in Fort Washington, PA
At the Masters
Canvas, Oil
Girl at the Beach with wide Brim Hat
By Bernie Fuchs
Located in Miami, FL
Wonderful 60's chic is on full display in this beach scene. It's masterfully designed. The beautiful model horizontally fills the center space while supporting players fill background spaces. The style is very flat with lots of gray muting the colors and defining the artist's palette. Fuch's was a giant talent who is overlooked by today's art world participants. His style could be described as a post-post impressionist. This particular work is so deftly designed and exhibits the most intriguing positive and negative spaces. The model is rendered with loose, quick and authoritative brush strokes which give an air of chic confidence. Most of all, it's her dreamy blue eyes that truly captivate the viewer. All parts of the eye ( Iris, Pupil, Sclera ) are composed of a soft robin's egg blue which is in counterpoint the pink day-glow color on her lips. She looks at you. You look back and the process is repeated and repeated. Fuch's not just a great painter, designer, academic artist but a brilliant and innovative colorist as well. To demonstrate how great this simple work is, out of a world population of 7.2 billion people, as a betting man, I would say there may be no other artist who could render a scene this good. An artist such as Peter Doig, who does nice and beautiful work, may come close to the talent of Fuchs. Bernard Fuchs American, 1932 - 2009 Girl at the Beach...
Gouache
$2,750
H 10 in W 11 in
19th century English Antique Portrait of a terrier or toy dog
Located in Woodbury, CT
Edwin Loder – son of famous artist James Loder – originally enlisted in the 62nd Regiment of Foot in 1846 at the age of 19, serving mainly in India. After 20 years in the Forces, Ed...
Oil, Board
$1,350
H 25 in W 29 in D 2 in
Woman Carrying Wood, Early 20th Century Figurative Landscape
By Enrique Brocco
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful early 20th century figurative landscape of a woman carrying a basket of wood kindling by a rushing river, high in the Italian hills by Enrique Brocco (Italian, 20th Century...
Board, Oil
Study for Marjanah
By Alexander Oscar Levy
Located in Buffalo, NY
A beautiful art deco portrait by well listed American Ashcan School artist Alexander Oscar Levy. This piece was featured in the American Art Review article about the Levy retrospect...
Board, Oil
Nude Figure with Stool Against Blue Background
By M. Z. Murphy
Located in Soquel, CA
Nude Figure with Stool Against Blue Background Artist's study of a model in studio by Los Gatos, California artist Maryanne Z. Murphy (American, 20th century). Signed with initials ...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$1,096Sale Price|20% Off
H 22 in W 18 in
Antique French Fauvist 1920's Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Fashionable Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady French School, fauvist style indistinctly signed circa 1920's period oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 22 x 18 inches provenance: private collection condition: very ...
Oil, Canvas
$3,750
H 24.5 in W 28.5 in D 2.75 in
Frederick Shane “Twilight of History” 1947 Surrealist Oil Painting, Signed
By Frederick Shane
Located in Denver, CO
"Twilight of History" is a powerful and evocative original oil painting on board by renowned American artist Frederick Shane (1906–1992), created in 1947. This deeply symbolic work e...
Oil, Board
The Fun Couple, Contemporary Figurative Abstract
By Michael Eggleston
Located in Soquel, CA
The Fun Couple, Contemporary Figurative Abstract Fun and imaginative contemporary abstracted figurative oil painting by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20...
Canvas, Oil
$719Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.82 in W 10.75 in D 1.63 in
Mid-Century Portrait of a Young Girl
By Pascal Cucaro, 1915-2003
Located in Soquel, CA
A gentle mid-century portrait of a young girl by Pascal "Pablo" Cucaro (American, 1915-2004). Sealed in a layer of clear resin. Signed in a black textured medium, lower left: "cucaro...
Canvas, Resin, Carbon Pencil, Acrylic
$439Sale Price|20% Off
H 14.5 in W 17.25 in D 0.75 in
Mid Century Figurative Seascape with Sailboats
By Henryk Dzienczarski
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-century figurative seascape with boats by Henryk Dzienczarski, (Poland, b-1917). Signed "H. Dzienczarski" lower right. Displayed in a wood fra...
Oil, Illustration Board
$1,143Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.75 in W 23.63 in
woman in white oil on canvas painting portrait
By Ignasi Mundó
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Ignasi Mundó Marcet (1918-2012) - woman in white - Oil on canvas Canvas measures 73x60 cm. Frame size 76x63 cm. MUNDO Ignasi Ignasi Mundó trained at the School of La Lonja, with Joa...
Canvas, Oil
Rabbis
By Mane Katz
Located in New York, NY
MANE-KATZ RABBIS, c. 1935 Oil on canvas 18 H. x 14 W. 1/2 in. (45.5 x 35.8 cm.) Signed PROVENANCE Dominion Gallery, Montreal Christies, New York, November 04, 1982. Lot 177: $11,000 Private Collection, New Jersey, 1982-2021 Estate of the above, 2021. Raised in an orthodox Jewish family in Russia, Mane-Katz was born in the Ukraine and became an early 20th-century artist, known especially for portraits and paintings with Jewish themes. From childhood, he had been influenced by stories of Jewish mysticism, which was reflected in his paintings. He had a peripatetic life between Russia, France, Israel, and America. He first studied art in Kiev at the Beaux Arts Academy, and in 1913, went to Paris where he associated with Chaim Soutine and Marc Chagall and continued his art studies there at the Beaux Arts Academy. During World War I, he tried to join the Foreign Legion but was rejected because he was too short. He went back in Russia again, this time joining the Soviet Revolution but rejected the cause because he was so horrified by Josef Stalin. He worked briefly for the Russian ballets, and in 1921, he returned to Paris where in 1927 he took French citizenship. For the next twelve years, he traveled widely, showing his art work and doing many paintings. In 1939, as World War II was breaking out, he was drafted by the French and then was taken prisoner by the Germans. He escaped and went to the United States and remained there until 1945, exhibiting his paintings at Katia Granoff Gallery and Wildenstein Gallery. After the war, he returned to Paris where he had exhibited in the Salons. In Paris to the end of his career, he worked happily, painting hundreds of portraits of rabbis...
Canvas, Oil
$3,850
H 16.25 in W 21.5 in D 3 in
Cattle By Pond At Dusk, Mid-19th Century Tonalist Landscape by William Keith
By William Keith
Located in Soquel, CA
Cattle By Pond At Dusk, Mid-19th Century Tonalist Landscape by William Keith Gorgeous mid-19th century landscape painting by William Keith (American, 1838-1911), circa 1860. This impressive Tonalist landscape, titled "In the Woods", depicts cattle beside a pond in the forest at dusk. Keith uses loose, blended brush strokes and a muted earthy palette to create an atmospheric mood that Tonalism is known for. Signed "W. Keith" lower left. Museum label on verso from Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Presented in an antique giltwood frame. Image size: 9"H x 13"W. With frame measures: 16"H x 20"W x 3"D. Provenance: Mrs. Eugene Patterson; Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Authenticity guaranteed and certificate include. Condition: Very good. Cleaning and restoration required signature to be re-touched, original images pre-restoration available. About the Artist: Brought to New York City in 1850, William Keith was apprenticed to a wood engraver in 1856 working for "Harper's" magazine. In 1858 (or 1859) he visited California for "Harper's" and then after a trip to Great Britain, settled in California as an engraver in 1862. He began exhibiting paintings in 1864 in San Francisco where he opened his studio, after having been taught painting by his wife. The Northern Pacific Railroad...
Oil, Illustration Board
Victorian Home, Redbook Magazine Illustration, 1973
By Bernie Fuchs
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed "B. Fuchs" Lower Right Victorian Home. Illustration for Redbook magazine, 1973. This image won the Award of Ex...
Canvas, Oil
Retro Blond Girl in Yellow with Binoculars at the beach
By Bernie Fuchs
Located in Miami, FL
Bernie Fuchs is one of America's greatest illustrators. He captures the essence of a beautiful and glamorous beach girl done is a loose mid-century style. Notice how he describes ...
Mixed Media, Gouache
Blond Hair Tennis Player
By Bernie Fuchs
Located in Miami, FL
Tennis Player, Mist likely this is Jimmie Conners, Tennis Player Oil on canvas 41 1/2 x 28 inches Initialed lower right Framed in wood to an overall size of 42x29 inches Circa 1980 Provenance: Swann...
Oil
Tennis Illustration
By Bernie Fuchs
Located in Miami, FL
Signed verso : By Bernie Fuchs, Westport, Conn.
Gouache
Love in San Francisco
By Bernie Fuchs
Located in Miami, FL
Good Housekeeping magazine interior illustration, Autumn 1966 llustration House, New York, September 18, 1988; Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Gouache
Saratoga Paddock
By Bernie Fuchs
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Approximate Date: 1980 Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Size: 23.00" x 24.00" Paddock scene with sun shining through trees. Bernie Fuchs, 76, an illustrat...
Canvas, Oil
Jack Benny
By Bernie Fuchs
Located in Fort Washington, PA
This illustration is a portrait of the comedian Jack Benny. Likely a proposed, but unpublished, cover for TV Guide Illustrator's Works Defined an Era: Bernie Fuchs, 76 By Adam Bernstein Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, September 19, 2009 Bernie Fuchs, 76, an illustrator whose influential work for magazines ranging from Cosmopolitan to Sports Illustrated seamlessly blended qualities of traditional narrative with hints of abstract composition, died of esophageal cancer Sept. 17 at a care facility in Fairfield, Conn. He lived in nearby Westport. Mr. Fuchs was adept at balancing art and commerce. He met the needs of mass-circulation magazines accustomed to Norman Rockwell-style realism, but he injected a fresh vitality and impressionism that became hugely popular and transformed the illustration field. He even experimented with bold designs based on the abstract expressionism movement popularized by painters Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning. One vivid example, commissioned by McCall's magazine in the late 1950s, was a portrait of two young couples relaxing in a small room after dinner. One man is lying on the ground, his head nestled on a woman's lap and smoking a cigarette as she strokes his hair. While the image has the control and realism of Rockwell, it also has several more dynamic features taken from avant-garde techniques: the vigorous brush strokes; the tilted horizon that heightens a sense of drama; a lampshade in the foreground that appears slightly distorted; and, most strikingly, the placement of the couples in the distance instead of being the center of the picture. "Bernie combined the best of both worlds," said illustrator Murray Tinkelman, who directs the University of Hartford's master of fine arts program and chairs the New York-based Society of Illustrators' hall of fame committee. "He became the most emulated and imitated illustrator in the field through the 1980s . . . when the vogue turned to more decorative, whimsical, punkier illustrations that were influenced by underground cartoons like those of Robert Crumb." Mr. Fuchs entered the hall of fame in 1975. He was among the youngest inductees on a roster that includes Rockwell, N.C. Wyeth, Winslow Homer and John James Audubon. Bernard Leo Fuchs was born Oct. 19, 1932, in the coal mining town of O'Fallon, Ill., and his father soon abandoned the family. As a young man, Mr. Fuchs enjoyed drawing characters from Walt Disney movies...
Canvas, Acrylic, Board, Pencil