John Hardy was born in Tours, France, on March 23, 1923, to Charles Crum Hardy and the former Jacqueline Gadois. He lived in Brooklyn from age 1 to 6, when his family relocated to suburban Long Island. His mother died when he was 8, after which he was sent to live with another family in Roanoke, Va., while his father remained in New York. As a teenager, he lived with an aunt in Guilford, N.C He spent his childhood in various parts of the country including New York, Virginia, and North Carolina, and later lived in Florida and Georgia. His travels outside the USA include Europe, Greece, Egypt, Kenya, Uganda, the Caribbean Islands, Panama, and Mexico.
In 1942, he married Betty Blackman, with whom he lived for 26 years and raised four children. He served in the Army from 1940 to 1945, spending 16 months in Europe during World War II. At age 52, he moved to New York City with Page Ogden, to whom he was married for 12 years. He subsequently lived with Naomi Lionni, who died in 1992.
He taught drawing and painting from 1958 to 1981, first at the Atlanta College of Art, and subsequently at the College of Architecture at the Georgia Institute of Technology and at New York University. A figurative painter known especially for his portraits, cityscapes, and seascapes, his work captured the depth and complexity of his subjects with empathy, humor, and, in some cases, astute social commentary.
According to Gail Levin, an art historian, professor, and author specializing in the art of the 20th and 21st centuries, “Like those of [Edward] Hopper and [Reginald] Marsh, Hardy’s paintings often imply multi-layered meanings, enabling him to distill the essence of a cultural moment. . . . He selects and manipulates with an uncanny power, achieving ironic realism.”
John C. Hardy, an artist and teacher who lived in SoHo and Springs, died of complications from a stroke at Beth Israel Hospital in New York City on Oct. 10 2014 in the company of Joan Semmel, his companion for the past 21 years. He was 91.
Return of Time #5
By John Hardy (Artist)
Located in Long Island City, NY
Return of Time #5 John Hardy, American (1923–2014) Date: 1990 Oil on Canvas, signed lower right Size: 35 x 105 in. (88.9 x 266.7 cm)
Oil
Pedestrian Bridge Overpass
By John Hardy (Artist)
Located in Long Island City, NY
Pedestrian Bridge Overpass John Hardy, American (1923–2014) Date: 2008 Oil on Canvas, signed lower right Size: 53 x 64 in. (134.62 x 162.56 cm)
Oil
Deep Blue
By John Hardy (Artist)
Located in Long Island City, NY
Deep Blue John Hardy, American (1923–2014) Date: 1995 Oil on Board, signed verso Size: 18 x 24 in. (45.72 x 60.96 cm)
Oil
Page Ogden and The Kitchen
By John Hardy (Artist)
Located in Long Island City, NY
This oil painting is a portrait of artist Page Ogden capturing a moment in time when she was sitting at a table reading a book by American artist John Hardy. Page Ogden and The Kitc...
Oil, Canvas
Target
By John Hardy (Artist)
Located in Long Island City, NY
Target John Hardy, American (1923–2014) Oil on Canvas, signed lower left Size: 68 x 102.5 in. (172.72 x 260.35 cm)
Oil
Blessing, Nude Oil Painting on Wood by John Hardy
By John Hardy (Artist)
Located in Long Island City, NY
Blessing John Hardy, American (1923–2014) Date: 1997 Oil on Wood, signed Size: 24 x 18 in. (60.96 x 45.72 cm)
Oil, Wood
Edge
By John Hardy (Artist)
Located in Long Island City, NY
Edge John Hardy, American (1923–2014) Date: 1997 Oil on Wood, signed Size: 24 x 18 in. (60.96 x 45.72 cm)
Oil
Return of Time #14, Large Beach Seascape Painting by John Hardy
By John Hardy (Artist)
Located in Long Island City, NY
Return of Time #14 John Hardy, American (1923–2014) Date: 1991 Oil on Canvas, signed lower right Size: 14.75 x 70 in. (38 x 177.8 cm)
Oil
Zengeist (Mask)
By John Hardy (Artist)
Located in Long Island City, NY
Zengeist (Mask) John Hardy, American (1923–2014) Date: 1998 Oil on Wood, signed Size: 48 x 32 in. (121.92 x 81.28 cm) Reference: Bool 405
Oil, Wood
Holy War
By John Hardy (Artist)
Located in Long Island City, NY
Holy War John Hardy, American (1923–2014) Oil on Canvas Image Size: 30 x 40 inches Size: 35 x 45 in. (88.9 x 114.3 cm)
Oil
Soldiers and Rabbits from the Waiting with Walls series
By John Hardy (Artist)
Located in Long Island City, NY
Soldiers and Rabbits from the Waiting with Walls series John Hardy, American (1923–2014) Date: 1971 Oil on Canvas, signed lower left Size: 59 x 60 in. (149...
Oil
$18,000
Run
By John Hardy (Artist)
Located in Long Island City, NY
Run John Hardy, American (1923–2014) Date: 1996 Oil on Canvas, signed Size: 36 x 66 in. (91.44 x 167.64 cm)
Oil
The Morning After
By John Hardy (Artist)
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Morning After John Hardy, American (1923–2014) Date: 2007 Oil on Canvas, signed Size: 48 x 60 in. (121.92 x 152.4 cm)
Oil
People on Display
By John Hardy (Artist)
Located in Long Island City, NY
People on Display John Hardy, American (1923–2014) Oil on Canvas Image Size: 30 x 40 inches Size: Size: 36 x 46 in. (91.44 x 116.84 cm)
Oil
Racing the Moon
By John Hardy (Artist)
Located in Long Island City, NY
Racing the Moon John Hardy, American (1923–2014) Date: 1991 Oil on Canvas, signed Size: 10 x 34 in. (25.4 x 86.36 cm)
Oil
Disconnect
By John Hardy (Artist)
Located in Long Island City, NY
Disconnect John Hardy, American (1923–2014) Date: 1998 Oil on Wood, signed Size: 24 x 18 in. (60.96 x 45.72 cm)
Oil
LD5-378
By John Hardy (Artist)
Located in Long Island City, NY
LD5-378 John Hardy, American (1923–2014) Oil on Canvas Image Size: 30 x 40 inches Size: 35 x 45 in. (88.9 x 114.3 cm)
Oil
New Holy Wars
By John Hardy (Artist)
Located in Long Island City, NY
New Holy Wars John Hardy, American (1923–2014) Oil on Canvas Image Size: 36 x 59 inches Size: 40.75 x 64 in. (103.51 x 162.56 cm)
Oil
Price Upon Request
Day at the Dunes
By John Hardy (Artist)
Located in Long Island City, NY
Day at the Dunes John Hardy, American (1923–2014) Date: 1975 Acrylic on Canvas, signed verso Size: 61 x 97.25 inches
Oil
$4,800
H 22 in W 26 in D 1 in
Interior J&L Works, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania American Industrial Scene Painting
Located in Marco Island, FL
An interior scene of industrial America where workers kept the production of steel going in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This detailed and atmospheric painting shows the hard work and ...
Oil, Board
$18,500
H 20 in W 18 in
"Old Shoemaker" Ashcan 20th Century Modernism 1924 California WPA Realism Worker
By Otis Oldfield
Located in New York, NY
"Old Shoemaker" Ashcan 20th Century Modernism 1924 California WPA Realism Worker. Signed “Otis Oldfield” lower left. 14 x 12 inches. Exhibited: Galerie des Beaux Arts, San Francisco, CA, 1925 Provenance: Estate of the Artist Born in Sacramento, CA on July 3, 1890, Otis Oldfield left high school at age 16 to work in a local print shop. In 1909 he arrived in San Francisco and enrolled at the Best Art School. After working for two years as a bellhop at the Argonaut Hotel and as a hat check boy at the Cliff House, he had saved enough money for further studies in Paris. In 1911 he sailed for France and enrolled at Académie Julian. Caught up in the activities of wartime Paris, he was an apprentice for a book...
Canvas, Oil
$2,300Sale Price|50% Off
H 24 in W 28 in D 2 in
God Bless Our Home, Social Realist Scene, Figurative Americana Interior Scene
Located in Doylestown, PA
"God Bless Our Home" is an interior and figurative scene of a woman sitting on her couch in serious and proper expression. The Americana style paint...
Canvas, Oil
$4,900
H 33 in W 38 in
"High School Dance" WPA Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism
Located in New York, NY
"High School Dance" WPA Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Heusing (20th Century) "High School Dance" 27 x 32 inches Oil on canvas Signed and dated '47 Lower Righ...
Canvas, Oil
$3,750
H 18 in W 24 in D 1.5 in
Did I Steal You Away? - Intimate Painting of a Couple Embracing, Original Oil
By Rick Sindt
Located in Chicago, IL
Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographic stills, repurposing them into images of intimacy. Rick Sindt Did I Steal You Away? oil on panel 18h x 24w x 1.50d in 45.72h x 60.96w x 3.81d cm RIS036 “This body of work has been crystalizing in my mind for about five years,” says Sindt, “It is the product of reflecting on how the places I learned the most about myself, and my desires, are considered something that sullies a person, something taboo.” Focused on the experiences of gay men, this body of oil paintings depicts moments that range from tender touches to more sexually explicit...
Oil, Panel
$5,500
H 23 in W 19 in D 2 in
"This Feels like Deja Vu" Figurative Painting 23" x 19" inch by Isaac Pelayo
By Isaac Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"This Feels like Deja Vu" Figurative Painting 23" x 19" inch by Isaac Pelayo Painting size: 23" x 19" in Size framed: 31" x 27" in Medium: Oil, oil stick, and aerosol on wood panel ...
Wood, Oil, Acrylic
$18,000
H 25 in W 32 in
NYC Cafe WPA American Scene Social Realism Regionalism Modernism Woman Artist
Located in New York, NY
NYC Cafe WPA American Scene Social Realism Regionalism Modernism Woman Artist Dorothy Eaton (1893-1968) New York City Cafe Scene, 1931. 20 x 29 inches ...
Canvas, Oil
Ohne Titel / Untitled
Located in Wien, 9
This work is a typical work of Roberto Guglielmino, known for his surrealistic, figurative paitings. The artist is represented by the artgallery Ursula Stross (Austria). The artwork...
Canvas, Oil
$150,000
H 39 in W 61 in
"Hotel Chelsea" New York interior painting by Paul Oxborough
By Paul G. Oxborough
Located in Greenwich, CT
Signed lower right Unframed dimensions: 30 x 52 inches Framed dimensions: 39 x 61 inches Paul G. Oxborough studied at Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Atelier Lesueur, a 4...
Oil, Linen
$4,000
H 24 in W 18 in D 2 in
"HANA" Figurative Portrait Painting 24" x 18" inch by Isaac Pelayo
By Isaac Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"HANA" Figurative Portrait Painting 24" x 18" inch by Isaac Pelayo Painting size: 24" x 18" in Medium: oil and acrylic on wood ABOUT THE ARTIST: Isaac Pelayo is a head on crash co...
Wood, Oil, Acrylic
$6,799
H 39.38 in W 47.25 in D 1.97 in
Summer - Contemporary Impressionistic Painting of a Landscape
By Frank Dekkers
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Frank Dekkers Summer 100 x 120 cm (not framed) oil on canvas On the pictures we also show you the artist receiving the flowers on our opening of this exhibition september 3th 2023 i...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$4,000
H 24 in W 18 in D 2 in
"BRIANNA" Figurative Portrait Painting 24" x 18" inch by Isaac Pelayo
By Isaac Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"BRIANNA" Figurative Portrait Painting 24" x 18" inch by Isaac Pelayo Painting size: 24" x 18" in Medium: oil and acrylic on wood ABOUT THE ARTIST: Isaac Pelayo is a head on crash...
Wood, Oil, Acrylic