Jules Erbit Paintings

"The Potter" is an interior portrait of a young man working on a vase at his potter's wheel by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 24.25" x 14" oil on cardboard painting is signed "Harmon" in the lower left and it is framed in a new black wood frame. Figurative expressionism in the style of Alice Neel. Bernard Harmon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1935. Harmon was primarily a portrait painter and a well loved teacher in the Philadelphia area. A graduate of the Philadelphia Museum School and Temples Tyler School of Art, Harmon traveled extensively in Europe and South America. Beloved by many, Harmon taught in the Philadelphia School District for 32 of his 54 years of life. Beginning his career as an art teacher at West Philadelphia High School, in the early 1960s he became one of the district's artists in residence, traveling from school to school to demonstrate for students how an artist works. Returning to the classroom, Harmon joined the art department at Central High School where he taught for 14 years and became an innovator in art curriculum, developing a program offering advanced placement art classes to gifted students. In his final years Harmon became a supervisor, mentoring teachers and overseeing programs in the Philadelphia school systems District #1. During his short life Harmon taught collage preparatory art classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, summer classes at the University of the Arts, and a Saturday program for gifted children at Drexel University. Among Harmon's portraits were commissioned by Philadelphia Jazz organist Jimmy Smith and Mayor Richardson Dilworth. Bernard Harmon was active in promoting African American Artist throughout his life time. He organized many early shows such as the "Afro American Artists 1800 - 1969" at the Museum of the Philadelphia Civic Center in 1969. He was considered a Renaissance man by friends and colleagues for his interests not only in art but music and theater as well. He was familiar and friends with many other African American artists such as Doc Thrash, Selma Burke, Paul Keene...

American artist Franklin Briscoe (1844-1903) known for his hirtorical and portrait paintings, paints a Civil War piece; it is a portrait of an officer with his white horse. The brus...

Mark Bradley Schwartz’s "Looking Away" (2020) is a masterful example of contemporary figurative realism, executed in oil on board. This original, handmade painting captures a quiet, ...

“Jamaican Girl by the Palm Tree, c. 1930” by Will Howe Foote (American, 1874-1965) A fantastic portrait of a young Jamaican woman set against a vibrant palm frond, painted by the re...

“The Champ, 1942” by Theodore Fried (1902-1980) This important portrait by Hungarian-American artist Theodore Fried depicts the legendary boxer Joe Louis aka “The Brown Bomber” and ...

"This painting is what I would call a "Pop Art" painting that incorporates an Andy Warhol painting of Micky Mouse from my favorite decade to paint: the 1960's, in the background. The...

The danger of American life is captured in this Clyde Singer painting, City Peril (1958), where he depicts a moment in the city where a woman is targeted while walking. An accomplish...

"Clatterer" (2023) by Allen Williams is an original oil painting on a sealed illustration board that depicts an eerie and disturbing portrait of a demon...

Dave Seeley's Lilith - Blood Moon Rite depicts a nude woman leaping against a dark night sky with a large blood moon behind her. The oil on canvas on panel measures 43.5 by 33 inches...

"Resting" is an interior portrait of a young man resting on a sofa. This work was painted by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 24" x 32" oil on board painti...

Louis Goyet (1907-1982) Portrait of a Man Oil on cardboard H. 55.5 cm - 45.5 cm Unsigned Louis Goyet is another example of a working-class painter. Living in the Lyon suburb of Vill...

American life is captured in this Clyde Singer painting, Red Coat, where he depicts a woman walking down the street towards her destination in 1956. An accomplished American Scene pa...

A vibrant painting depicting a city junk collector on his rounds with a horse and cart. It captures a moment of modern city life in New York City. Cecil Bell (1907 -1970) was b...

Ryan Morse's "Overlapping" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts the back of a nude female figure eclipsing the body of another nude female fig...

Andrada Trapnell's "Forest Whisper" is a captivating original artwork created in 2024. This piece measures 8 x 10 inches framed and features a masterful blend of oil paint on board. ...