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Joseph Solman 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.
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Creator: Joseph Solman
"Portrait of a Woman, Seated" by Joseph Solman
By Joseph Solman
Located in Wiscasset, 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 Brought to Am...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Joseph Solman Paintings

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Joseph Solman paintings are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of paint and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Joseph Solman paintings, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original paintings by Joseph Solman were created in the mid-century modern style in united states during the mid-20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider paintings by John B. Lear, Leonard Maurer, and Arnold Weber. Prices for Joseph Solman paintings can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $9,800 and can go as high as $9,800, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $9,800.

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