Born in Petersburg, Virginia in 1867, Jerome Myers became an important painter of urban realism, starting with a series of images of ghetto life in 1887, the year he began studying at the Cooper Union. One of his earliest works is Backyard from that year, in a private collection, which already shows a raw, unidealized view of New York City. Thus, he actually anticipated the productions of the Ashcan School. Myers continued his studies at the Art Students League where his teacher was George de Forest Brush, the academic painter of idealized Native Americans. Brush's classicism did not rub off on Myers, who had no patience for careful drawing. He was even disturbed by the presence of a studio model, so he completed a series of self-portrait drawings to satisfy the faculty's requirements. For Myers, the academic experience was too imitative. However, he stayed around for eight years. Like artists of the Ashcan School, Myers went directly to the streets of New York for inspiration. He carried a 9x11 inch sketch pad wherever he went, like a "day and night prowler in and out of the crowds," explained Guy Pène du Bois. By 1895, Myers found a position in the New-York Tribune's art department. Probably because of academic indoctrination, Myers thought it was necessary to travel to Paris. There, he shared a room with Solon Borglum and noted the pathetic ruins of American students who had lingered too long. Myers realized the trip was not really that helpful and returned to America. "I asked myself what Paris could give, and the answer was 'Nothing’" Later in a newspaper article, Myers was extolled as "the only artist of consequence in the United States, possibly, who had no European training." He met the influential art dealer William Macbeth, who agreed to exhibit his art and the painter noted ". . . almost overnight, I had become a professional artist," thanks to this encounter. This led to various exhibitions, including the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, where his painting Night Concert won a bronze medal. In 1908, Macbeth gave Myers his first one-man show in January, a month before the famous exhibition of Robert Henri's group The Eight. In many respects, the style of Myers paralleled the gritty urban realism of Henri, George Luks, John Sloan, Everett Shinn, Theresa Bernstein and William Glackens. Although Myers was a friend of Henri, he was not part of the group because Henri regarded Myers's art as too sentimental. Sloan thought it was more a question of Myers being roughly the same age as Henri and thus could not have been a disciple. Myers did, however, participate in the "Exhibition of Independent Artists" in 1910, which Henri and his colleagues organized. Then Myers hosted a group in his studio that was to become the American Association of Painters and Sculptors (AAPS), the group responsible for the Armory Show in 1913. Myers, who exhibited two paintings there along with fifteen drawings, was dismayed that the European art in the show attracted the most attention. In addition, the work turned out to be radical modernist-oriented, excluding the contemporary realists entirely. Myers returned to the streets of New York, especially the places where immigrants gathered on the Lower East Side. He noted, when the immigrants "merge here with New York, something happens that gives vibrancy I didn't get in any other place." He also depicted the moment of leisure, for example, at the East River Pier and night concerts in the parks. Myers relished in the outdoor activities of New Yorkers, and at the end of his life, he regretted a new distrusting atmosphere in which people tended to stay more at home: "Something is gone. Something is missing." I say to myself, "It is the warmth of human contact. New Yorkers no longer live in the open." Myers continued to exhibit and win prizes, five at the National Academy of Design. His works are to be found in major American museums.
MOTHER AND CHILD RESTING #1
By Jerome Myers
Located in Portland, ME
Myers, Jerome (American. 1867-1940). MOTHER AND CHILD RESTING #1 Softground etching, not dated. Signed in pencil, lower right and also in the plate. 5 1/4 x 9 3/8 inches (plate), 12 ...
Etching
UNTITLED (STREET SCENE WITH PUSHCART)
By Jerome Myers
Located in Portland, ME
Myers, Jerome. UNTILED (STREET SCENE WITH PUSHCART). Etching with hand-coloring, not dated, but about 1910. Edition of 50. Signed in pencil and numbered 32/50. 7 3/8 x 9 3/4 inches, ...
Etching
Children in Mulberry Street
By Jerome Myers
Located in New York, NY
Jerome Myers (1867-1940), Children in Mulberry Street, c. 1910, soft ground etching and plate tone, signed in pencil lower right. In good condition (apart from weakening at platemark...
Etching
Morning on the East Side
By Jerome Myers
Located in New York, NY
Jerome Myers (1867-1940), Morning on the East Side, c. 1910, colored etching, signed in pencil lower right and annotated “imp.”; numbered and titled (twice) lower left. In very good ...
Color, Etching
Children Playing on The Slide, Ashcan School - Lower East Side
By Jerome Myers
Located in Miami, FL
Immigrant children from New York's Lower East Side are joyfully captured whizzing down on a slide. From the window of a tenement building, a lone adult with child witnesses the foli...
Canvas, Oil
At the Show
By Jerome Myers
Located in New York, NY
Jerome Myers (1867-1940), At the Show, etching and drypoint, c. 1920, signed in pencil lower right. In good condition, with margins (paper losses upper corners), faint ink marks and ...
Drypoint, Etching
$5,390
H 30.71 in W 25.6 in D 0.79 in
18th Century Oil on Canvas Portrait, Major Alexander Brown in Military Uniform.
By Sir David Wilkie
Located in Cotignac, FR
18th Century Military portrait of a young officer in Napoleonic period military dress. The painting is not signed but the subject is Major Alexander Brown. The work is oil on canvas later mounted on board and presented in a fine 'Regence style' carved gilt frame. There are labels to the back referring to the subject, 'Major Brown of Trinity' and a framers trade label from Edinburgh. A magnificent and imposing portrait of a young military officer in the prime of his life. His red uniform adorned with fine buttons, fringed epaulettes and high gilt collar. His ruddy complexion offset by his stylish hair, a quiff and swept forward to the sides as was the fashion at the time. Sir David Wilkie RA (18 November 1785 – 1 June 1841) was a Scottish painter, especially known for his portraits, including formal royal ones, and scenes from his travels to Europe and the Middle East. He painted successfully in a wide variety of genres, including historical scenes. His main base was in London, but he died and was buried at sea, off Gibraltar, returning from his first trip to the Middle East. He was sometimes known as the "people's painter". He was Principal Painter in Ordinary to King William IV and Queen Victoria. Apart from royal portraits, his best-known painting today is probably The Chelsea Pensioners Reading the Waterloo Dispatch of 1822 in Apsley House. Sir David Wilkie was actually admitted in 1799 (despite only being 14) through the influence of the Earl of Leven...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$5,500
H 24 in W 28 in
The Magician. New York Ashcan School Magic Entertainment Watercolor Painting
Located in Marco Island, FL
A vibrant painting depicting a magician pulling doves from his hat for an enthusiastic audience. It captures a moment of modern city amusement that many artists, from Degas to Picas...
Watercolor, Board
Walter Ronald Locke Chinaberry Tree, Florida
Located in San Francisco, CA
Walter Ronald Locke: 1883-1949. Well, listed American artist mostly known as a print maker. He lived in Tarpon Springs Florida and used all of Florida to inspire him in his etchings....
Etching
$3,875
H 24.38 in W 31.75 in D 0.75 in
Ancient Roman Architecture: Original Framed 18th C. Etching by G. Piranesi
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
"Veduta del Sepolcro della Famiglia Plauzia per la Strada Che Conduce da Roma a Tivoli vicino a Ponte Lugano" from "Le Antichità Romane" (Roman Antiquities), one of the most famous works by Piranesi. "Antichita" illustrates the tombs along the Appian Way...
Etching, Engraving, Drypoint
$595
H 18.3 in W 18.3 in D 0.5 in
1960s Vintage Swedish Oil Painting Fish Market Scene by Modernist Henry Eldin
Located in Stockholm, SE
This mid-century oil on canvas by the renowned Swedish modernist Henry Eldin (b. 1921) reveals an expressive harbour scene, where a young woman purchases fish against a backdrop of p...
Canvas, Wood, Oil
$750
H 30 in W 26 in D 1.75 in
Realistic Figurative Portrait of an Indigenous Native American Man
Located in Houston, TX
Realistic figurative portrait of an indigenous Native American man by American artist Kenneth Su. The work features a man dressed in traditional clothing with large rock formations i...
Canvas, Oil
$24,000
H 9.82 in W 6.82 in
'Little Penthouse' — American Realism, Signed Drypoint, Rare Artist-Printed
By Martin Lewis
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Martin Lewis, 'Little Penthouse,' drypoint, edition 84 (including 9 proofs), 1931. McCarron 91. Signed in pencil 'Martin Lewis imp.' Annotated, 'proof on Dard Hunter paper: “Peter Mu...
Drypoint
Vanity
By Louis Russomanno
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Vanity" 1980 is an original sepia etching by American artist Louis Russomanno, b.1946. It is hand signed, titled and numbered 113/185 in pencil by the artist. Th...
Etching
BLACKFOOT WOMEN MOVING CAMP, No. 1
By Edward Borein
Located in Santa Monica, CA
EDWARD BOREIN (1872 -1945) BLACKFOOT WOMEN MOVING CAMP, NO. 1 (Galvin 168) Etching, Signed in pencil. 4 x 9 ½”, Full sheet with deckle edges, 6 3/8 x 13”. Small patch of reinforcem...
Etching
$750
H 30 in W 26 in D 1.75 in
Realistic Figurative Portrait of an Indigenous Native American Woman
Located in Houston, TX
Realistic figurative portrait of an indigenous Native American woman by American artist Kenneth Su. The work features a woman dressed in traditional clothing with tipis in the backgr...
Canvas, Oil
Fireside Christmas
By Scott Fitzgerald
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Fireside Christmas" c. 1985 is an original color etching by American artist Scott Fitzgerald. It is hand signed, titled and numbered 158/250 in pencil by the artist. Published and printed by the artist. The image (plate mark) size is 11.5 x 17.65 inches, sheet size is 19.25 x 25.25 inches. it is in excellent condition, has never been framed. About the artist: Scott Fitzgerald received his Master’s Degree in Arts from California State University Fullerton, and went on to teach drawing and printmaking for 2 years at the university. During his college years, he focused his study in contemporary art and photography, creating mixed media works often with social comments. It was not until the sophomore year, he discovered the traditional art of etching in his printmaking class. Immediately, he embraced the complex and difficult technical process of making prints from etching on copper plates. Scott Fitzgerald established himself as a prominent printmaker in the next few years. With a strong interest in history, he accepted a commission to produce a series of etching depicting 15 Orange County historical landmarks. Besides producing very intricate prints in various sizes, he has engaged in many special projects. He worked with renowned English printer John Randle to produce a group of etchings...
Etching
$3,900
H 26 in W 35 in
19th century etching black and white seascape print figure waves rocks signed
By James Fagan
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Fisherman's Catch" is a signed (in pencil lower right and in plate lower left) etching by James Fagan. It depicts a fisherman walking on a beach in black and white. It is signed...
Etching
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H 12.75 in W 15.875 in D 0.5 in
Signed Jerome Myers Engraving of Sleeping Children
By Jerome Myers
Located in New York, NY
Jerome Myers (American, 1867-1940) Untitled (Sleeping Children), c. 1915 Engraving on paper Sight: 6 3/4 x 10 in. Framed: 12 3/4 x 15 7/8 x 1/2 in. Signed lower left and stamped with artist monogram Signed lower right in plate Born in Petersburg, Virginia in 1867, Myers became an important painter of urban realism, starting with a series of images of ghetto life in 1887, the year he began studying at the Cooper Union. One of his earliest works is Backyard from that year, in a private collection, which already shows a raw, unidealized view of New York City. Thus he actually anticipated the productions of the Ash Can School. Myers continued his studies at the Art Students League where his teacher was George de Forest Brush...
Engraving
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H 14 in W 10.13 in
"Street Scene, Paris, France" Jerome Myers, Ashcan School Drawing
By Jerome Myers
Located in New York, NY
Jerome Myers (1867 - 1940) Street Scene, Paris, France, 1914 Black crayon and gray wash on paper on card stock 14 x 10 1/8 inches Signed, titled and dated lower left Provenance: Private Collection, New York Born in Petersburg, Virginia in 1867, Myers became an important painter of urban realism, starting with a series of images of ghetto life in 1887, the year he began studying at the Cooper Union. One of his earliest works is Backyard from that year, in a private collection, which already shows a raw, unidealized view of New York City. Thus he actually anticipated the productions of the Ashcan School. Myers continued his studies at the Art Students League where his teacher was George de Forest Brush, the academic painter of idealized Native Americans. Brush's classicism did not rub off on Myers, who had no patience for careful drawing - he was even disturbed by the presence of a studio model, so he completed a series of self-portrait drawings to satisfy the faculty's requirements. For Myers, the academic experience was too imitative, however he stayed around for eight years. Like artists of the Ashcan School, Myers went directly to the streets of New York for inspiration. He carried a 9" x 11" sketch pad wherever he went, like a "day and night prowler...
Crayon, Ink, Cardboard
Sand Circle
By Jerome Myers
Located in New York, NY
Besides being one of the organizers of the famous Armory Show of 1913, Jerome Myers was a wonderful interpreter of New York City life -- it's children included. The charmingly named 'Sand Circle...
Etching
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H 26.5 in W 22.5 in
"East Side Corner, New York City" Jerome Myers Ashcan Cityscape, Market Scene
By Jerome Myers
Located in New York, NY
Jerome Myers (1867 - 1940) East Side Corner, New York City, 1934 Oil on board 20 x 16 inches Signed lower right Provenance: Collection of G. David Thompson, Pittsburgh George David Thompson (1899 – 1965) was an American investment banker, industrialist, and modern art collector, based in Pittsburgh. He started as a banker, but by 1945 was running four steel mills. In 1959 Pittsburgh's Carnegie Museum of Art rejected his offer of over 600 artworks, unwilling to build a gallery bearing his name, and he gradually sold much of his collection, although he left the Carnegie Museum over 100 artworks when he died in 1965. In May 1961, New York's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum held an exhibition entitled One Hundred Paintings from the G. David Thompson Collection, with works by Cézanne, Monet, Degas, Josef Albers, Braque, Klee, Legér, Matisse, Miró, and Mondrian, with Picasso being the most represented, with 12 works. Born in Petersburg, Virginia in 1867, Myers became an important painter of urban realism, starting with a series of images of ghetto life in 1887, the year he began studying at the Cooper Union. One of his earliest works is Backyard from that year, in a private collection, which already shows a raw, unidealized view of New York City. Thus he actually anticipated the productions of the Ashcan School. Myers continued his studies at the Art Students League where his teacher was George de Forest Brush, the academic painter of idealized Native Americans. Brush's classicism did not rub off on Myers, who had no patience for careful drawing - he was even disturbed by the presence of a studio model, so he completed a series of self-portrait drawings to satisfy the faculty's requirements. For Myers, the academic experience was too imitative, however he stayed around for eight years. Like artists of the Ashcan School, Myers went directly to the streets of New York for inspiration. He carried a 9" x 11" sketch pad wherever he went, like a "day and night prowler...
Oil, Board