Joseph Solman Portrait Paintings
American, 1909-1908
Brought to America from Russia as a child in 1912, Joseph Solman was a prodigious draftsman and knew, in his earliest teens, that he would be an artist. He went straight from high school to the National Academy of Design, though he says he learned more by sketching in the subway on the way back from school late at night: people “pose perfectly when they’re asleep.” In 1929, Solman saw the inaugural show at the Museum of Modern Art featuring Seurat, Gauguin, Van Gogh, and Cezanne. It changed his life – and his art. Joseph Solman was, with Mark Rothko, the unofficial co-leader of The Ten, a group of expressionist painters who exhibited as the “Whitney Dissenters” at the Mercury Galleries in New York in 1938. A champion of modernism, Solman was elected an editor of Art Front Magazine when its other editors, art historian Meyer Shapiro and critic Harold Rosenberg, were still partial to Social Realism In 1964, The Times, discussing his well-known subway gouaches (done while commuting to his some-time job as a racetrack pari-mutuel clerk), called him a “Pari-Mutuel Picasso.” In 1985, on the occasion of a 50-year retrospective, The Washington Post wrote: “It appears to have dawned, at last, on many collectors that this is art that has already stood the acid test of time.” We had the pleasure of the meeting the artist a few times at his home which was over the original Second Avenue Deli in the East Village.to
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Artist: Joseph Solman
John Begg Jr., Expressionist Oil Painting on Masonite by Joseph Solman
By Joseph Solman
Located in Long Island City, NY
In the mid-1960s Joseph Solman (American, 1909 - 2008) was commissioned to create portraits of the Begg family. This is a portrait of John Begg Jr., the son of the mid-century nuclear family...
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"Figure Study" Joseph Solman, Blue and Sepia, Pastel Colors Seated Study
By Joseph Solman
Located in New York, NY
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Figure Study, circa 1959-60
Signed with initials lower left
Gouache on Racing Form newspaper
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Portrait of a Seated Woman
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Located in Wiscasett, ME
Oil on canvas, signed with initials center left. Measures 32" x 23.5" including the frame.
Provenance: ACA Galleries, NYC
Bradbury Art and Antiques, Wiscasset, Maine
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John Begg Sr., Expressionist Portrait by Joseph Solman
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In the mid-1960s Joseph Solman (American, 1909 - 2008) was commissioned to create portraits of the Begg family. This is a portrait of John Begg Sr., the patriarch of the mid-century ...
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The Red Beard
By Joseph Solman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Joseph Solman, American (1909 - 2008)
Title: The Red Beard
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed
Size: 20.25 x 12 inches
Frame Size: 30 x 22 inches
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Marian Begg, Expressionist Oil on Masonite Portrait Painting by Joseph Solman
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In the mid-1960s Joseph Solman (American, 1909 - 2008) was commissioned to create portraits of the Begg family. This is a portrait of Marian Begg, the mother in the mid-century nuclear family...
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Find a wide variety of authentic Joseph Solman portrait paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Joseph Solman in oil paint, paint, masonite and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 1960s and is mostly associated with the Expressionist style. Not every interior allows for large Joseph Solman portrait paintings, so small editions measuring 19 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Marjorie May Blake, Lucas Bononi, and Georges Rouault. Joseph Solman portrait paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $7,600 and tops out at $35,000, while the average work can sell for $11,500.