Elisée Maclet Art

Born in Russia, the son of Friede (1878 – 1956) and Benjamin Hoffman (1878 – a. 1942). Benjamin was a dealer in mineral and seltzer water and the family resided on Snediker Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, just down the streetfrom the home where George Gershwin (1898 – 1937) was born. This area of Brooklyn, known as Brownsville, “witnessed the development of one of the largest communities of Eastern European Jewish immigrants during the last decade of the 19th century and the first two decades of the 20 th century.” Today, little remains of this once thriving Jewish section of Brooklyn, which today houses many commercial and repair businesses. Hoffman studied at the Art Students League of New York, the National Academy of Design and in the art program at Cooper Union. His work at the National Academy received praise, and in 1921 he was awarded the 2nd prize and an honorable mention from the John Armstrong Chaloner Paris Prize Foundation at the National Academy, which allowed the recipient to study in Paris, France for as long as five years. The following year he was awarded the 1 st prize in the competition (with The Reform Advocate running the headline “Young Jew Wins Art Prize”) as well as the Suydam Bronze Medal for his achievements in the Academy’s Men’s Night Class. In 1923 he was residing in Long Branch, New Jersey, when he was awarded 4th place in the Chaloner competition. Early on, Hoffman exhibited his work throughout the city, including in 1925 with the recently organized Society of Independent Artists. He also received several solo exhibitions during the first part of his career, including one at Ferargil Galleries in 1929. In the spring of 1930 a solo exhibition of his portraits, including paintings and drawings, was held at at Babcock Galleries, where a reviewer noted: “Portraiture is obviously Mr. Hoffman’s specialty… his best work is characterized by a sensitive appreciation of character set down in a vigorous decisive statement. Later that same year, in August, he participated in Babcock’s summer exhibition where reviewer Jerome Klein, writing for The Baltimore Sun, felt Hoffman’s and other artists work was already becoming old fashioned, remarking “…if an effort toward accomplishment is to be made, it must be in the language of today. It is for that reason that such contemporaries as Eugene Higgins and Nathan Hoffman, in this show, seem artists of a bygone era…” The onset of the Great Depression appears to have slowed his success, as was the case for many up-and-coming artists. By 1939 Hoffman had become a gallerist in addition to being a painter, operating the collective exhibition space “Sutton Gallery,” which was originally located at 358 East 57th Street. There Hoffman exhibited his own works as well as those created by other prominent New York artists including David Burliuk (1882 – 1967), Charles C. Curran (1861 – 1942), Louis Eilshemius (1864 – 1941), Ann Goldthwaite (1869 – 1944), Maurice Kish (1895 – 1987), Lawrence Lebduska (1894 – 1966), Bradford Perin and Ellis Wilson...

Jean Salabet French, 20th Century Les Bouquinistes, Paris Oil on canvas 18 by 22 in. W/frame 24 by 28 in. Signed lower left Item number: 01868 Jean Salabet was a School of Paris ...

The painting "Two in Sedona" was born from the artist's trip to one of the most amazing places in the American Southwest – Sedona, Arizona. This work conveys the beauty of the famous...

Mauritz Lindström (1849–1923), Sweden Rowing Boat and Descending Bird over Calm Water, circa 1880–1900 signed A. M. Lindström oil on canvas unframed 36 × 66.5 cm (14.2 × 26.2 in) f...

A masterful oil painting depicting a view of a Venice Canal by Grace Paterson. As an Impressionist and orientalist painter, she was known for her detailed works depicting scenes from...

In this piece, the artist depicts the eiffel tower and his subjects in an abstract and impressionistic way, capturing the busy Parisian street from the 20th Century with much life. T...

In this piece, the artist depicts the Place de la Concord tower in the distance and his subjects in an abstract and impressionistic way, capturing the busy Parisian street from the 2...

Suggestivo e luminoso interno cortile di una casa in campagna, melo in fiore Colori Verde e bianco

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A beautiful oil on canvas painting by the French artist Jean Salabet. This exceptional work captures the prime of his career, depicting vibrant flower vendors along the Arc de Triomp...

This piece is an exceptional impressionistic cityscape scene by Paul Gagni of 'Boulevard des Italiens' in Paris. The boulevard des Italiens is one of the 'Grands Boulevards' in Paris...

Marcel Dyf was mostly known for his effortless way to captures the times of the people. Executing most works on-site, he truly was able to absorb the energy and the day, movement of ...