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Joseph Wolins Figurative Paintings

American, 1915-1999

Joseph Wolins was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1915. He studied at the National Academy of Design from 1935–41 under Leon Kroll. While studying in Europe in 1937, he was particularly influenced by the Italian painters Piero della Francesca, Mantegna and Giotto. The Paris Exposition of 1937 afforded a unique opportunity to study Modern European Painting. Wolins was one of the New York area artists associated with the W.P.A. Art Project, 1935-1941. Further trial and experiment in painting for the next five years led to participating in group exhibitions. First one-man show was at the Contemporary Arts Gallery in New York, 1947. Wolins died on November 3, 1999, in New York.

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Artist: Joseph Wolins
New York City Tenement Family Modernist WPA Era Oil Painting Wolins
By Joseph Wolins
Located in Surfside, FL
Subject: American Family Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: United States In this painting, Joseph Wolins uses vibrant and complimentary colors and broken brushwork. Joseph Wo...
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The Kabbalists, Hassidic Rabbis Judaica Colorful Modernist Painting
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Joseph Wolins WPA Artist Dancing, Torah Modernist Judaica Cubist Oil Painting
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Joseph Wolins 1915-1999 Subject: Jewish, Dancing with the Torah (New Torah, Simchat Torah) Hand signed oil painting In this painting, Joseph Wolins uses vibrant and complimentary co...
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20th Century American Modern Joseph Wolins Figurative Paintings

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TOAST TO THE BAR MITZVA Modernist Judaica Oil Painting
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Subject: Jewish American Family Bar Mitzvah with Rabbi Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: United States In this painting, Joseph Wolins uses vibrant and complimentary colors and...
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20th Century American Modern Joseph Wolins Figurative Paintings

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Israeli "Inbal Dancers at Midnight" Modernist Dance painting
By Joseph Wolins
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Expressionist Subject: Figures Medium: Oil Surface: Board Country: United States Dimensions: 18" x 24" Dimensions w/Frame: 23 1/4" x 29 1/2" Joseph Wolins 1915-1999 Wolins ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Joseph Wolins Figurative Paintings

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