Leon Bibel Paintings

1913-1995

Leon Bibel, a painter, printmaker and sculptor, was born in Poland in 1913 but moved with his family to San Francisco as a child. He trained at the California School of Fine Arts and received a scholarship to study under the German Impressionist Maria Riedelstein. He worked in collaboration with Bernard Zackheim, a student of Diego Rivera, to create frescoes for the San Francisco Jewish Community Center and the University of California Medical School. In 1936, Bibel moved from California to join the Federal Art Project of the New York City Work Projects Administration. He was assigned to the Graphic Art Project and the Easel Project at Harlem Art Center. He also taught at both PS 94 Kings College School and Bronx House in New York City. Bibel’s program in the WPA ended in 1941 and he moved with his wife to South Brunswick, New Jersey, ceasing his artistic pursuits to support his family. He resumed his artistic work in the early 1960s and continued to explore the mediums of painting and sculpture until his death. A constant innovator, Bibel experimented with diverse printmaking mediums. His work is distinguished by its boldly conceived, dramatic composition and passionately executed expressionist renderings. Bibel's parents immigrated from Poland and he remained staunchly pacifist, even throughout WWII. Much of his work during this period focused on the destructiveness of war and the consequent suffering and alienation of humankind. An artist of the people, his work is imbued with a sense of humanity and a concern for social justice and the plight of the working man. Bibel’s numerous exhibitions include the solo exhibition at Newark Museum in 1966, Jersey City Museum in 1967, Hunterdon Art Museum, Rutgers State University and New Jersey State Museum in 1978. He has also exhibited at Rider College, in 1983, Rutgers Hillel Foundation from 1985–86. His work is held in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Newark Museum, the Zimmerli Art Museum of Rutgers, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, the Klutznick Museum and the New Brunswick State Theater, as well as many corporate and private collections.

Artist: Leon Bibel

Leon Bibel"Audience" Mid 20th Century American Figurative Theatre Performance Contemporary, 1963

$24,500

"Audience" Mid 20th Century American Figurative Theatre Performance Contemporary

By Leon Bibel

Located in New York, NY

"Audience" Mid 20th Century American Figurative Theatre Performance Contemporary Leon Bibel (1912 - 1995) "The Audience," 52 ½ x 41 ¼ inches. Oil on canvas, c. 1963. Signed lower right. Framed. BIO Painter, printmaker and sculptor, Leon Bibel was born in San Francisco in 1913. He trained at the California School of Fine Arts and received a scholarship to study under the German Impressionist Maria Riedelstein. He worked in collaboration with Bernard Zackheim, a student of Diego Rivera, to create frescoes for the San Francisco Jewish Community Center and the University of California Medical School. In 1936 Bibel moved from California to join the Federal Art Project at Harlem Art...

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1960s American Modern Leon Bibel Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Leon Bibel"Drama Teacher" 1938 WPA Mid 20th Century American Theatre Surrealism Modernism, 1938

$14,500

"Drama Teacher" 1938 WPA Mid 20th Century American Theatre Surrealism Modernism

By Leon Bibel

Located in New York, NY

"Drama Teacher" 1938 WPA Mid 20th Century American Theatre Surrealism Modernism. 30 x 24 inches. Oil on Canvas. Signed land dated ’38 lower left. The photograph in the listing depicts the artist's friend who taught drama and about whom the painting is based Painter, printmaker and sculptor, Leon Bibel was born in San Francisco in 1913. He trained at the California School of Fine Arts and received a scholarship to study under the German Impressionist Maria Riedelstein. He worked in collaboration with Bernard Zackheim, a student of Diego Rivera, to create frescoes for the San Francisco Jewish Community Center and the University of California Medical School. In 1936 Bibel moved from California to join the Federal Art Project at Harlem Art...

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1930s American Modern Leon Bibel Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Rudolph PenA Large, Dynamic Mid-Century Modern Figurative Landscape Painting by Rudolph Pen, circa 1960

$2,800

H 36 in W 50 in D 2 in

A Large, Dynamic Mid-Century Modern Figurative Landscape Painting by Rudolph Pen

By Rudolph Pen

Located in Chicago, IL

A large, dynamic Mid-Century Modern summer landscape painting with standing female bathers by notable Chicago artist, Rudolph T. Pen. A wonderful example of the artist's uniquely ex...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Leon Bibel Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Louis CentofantiMid Century Modern Jazz Ensemble -- The Band Box Quartet, Signed, 1950

$2,120Sale Price|20% Off

H 40 in W 28 in D 3 in

Mid Century Modern Jazz Ensemble -- The Band Box Quartet, Signed

Located in Soquel, CA

Mid Century Modern Jazz Quartet Figurative -- "The Band Box" Signed A vivid, mid-century modernist interpretation of a jazz ensemble by Louis M. Centofanti (American, 1921-2018). "B...

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1950s American Modern Leon Bibel Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Emil WeddigeA Compelling 1940s American Scene, Social Realism Oil Painting, "Tenement Ruins", 1947

$1,100

H 27 in W 35 in D 1.5 in

A Compelling 1940s American Scene, Social Realism Oil Painting, "Tenement Ruins"

Located in Chicago, IL

A Brooding, Compelling 1940s American Scene, Social Realist Oil Painting, "Tenement Ruins" by Notable Canadian / American artist Emil Weddige (1907-2001). Oil on canvas, dating from...

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1940s American Modern Leon Bibel Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Erle LoranBlacksmith (Untitled), 1936

$5,500

H 28 in W 30 in D 2 in

Blacksmith (Untitled)

By Erle Loran

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Blacksmith (Untitled), 1936, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, 28 x 30 inches Erle Loran was an influential American painter, art historian, and educator, renowned for h...

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1930s American Modern Leon Bibel Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Frances RinaldoThe Artist's Apartment - Mid-Century Fauvist Interior Scene, Oil on Canvas 48x48, 1968

$2,130Sale Price|40% Off

H 48 in W 48 in D 0.75 in

The Artist's Apartment - Mid-Century Fauvist Interior Scene, Oil on Canvas 48x48

Located in Soquel, CA

The Artist's Apartment Mid-Century Fauvist Interior Scene Original Oil on Canvas Vibrant interior scene by Santa Cruz California artist Frances Rinaldo (American, b. 1943). A bright...

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1960s American Modern Leon Bibel Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Jerre H. MurrySun Image, 1936

$7,500

H 30 in W 24 in D 2 in

Sun Image

By Jerre H. Murry

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Sun Image, 1936, oil on canvas, signed lower right, 30 x 24 inches, presented in a newer frame Jerre Murry was a California modernist painter. Born in Columbia, Missouri, Murry stu...

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1930s American Modern Leon Bibel Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Theresa Bernstein"Circus, Madison Square Garden" Theresa Bernstein, Interior Scene, Bright, Crowd, 1936

$32,000

H 36 in W 44 in

"Circus, Madison Square Garden" Theresa Bernstein, Interior Scene, Bright, Crowd

By Theresa Bernstein

Located in New York, NY

Theresa Bernstein Circus, Madison Square Garden, 1936 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 28 x 36 inches Provenance The artist Private Collection (acquired from the above) Exhibited N...

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1930s American Modern Leon Bibel Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

William SchwartzSummer Resort in Michigan -Modernist Mid-Century Saugatuck Oil Painting, 1946

$78,000

H 51 in W 33 in D 2 in

Summer Resort in Michigan -Modernist Mid-Century Saugatuck Oil Painting

By William Schwartz

Located in Marco Island, FL

Summer Resort in Michigan is an exceptional work painted by the Chicago Modernist, William Schwartz. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago shortly ...

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1940s American Modern Leon Bibel Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Harold HaydonA Fine, Vintage 1930s Landscape, Island Lake, Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada, circa 1933

$2,600

H 23 in W 29 in D 1.75 in

A Fine, Vintage 1930s Landscape, Island Lake, Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A striking, finely painted vintage 1930s Modern Northwoods landscape scene, Island Lake, painted in Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada by notable Chicago artist, Harold Haydon. Many of...

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1930s American Modern Leon Bibel Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Honora BergMid Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative -- Mother and Baby, c.1960s

$1,710Sale Price|40% Off

H 34 in W 37 in D 1.25 in

Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative -- Mother and Baby

By Honora Berg

Located in Soquel, CA

Wonderful mid century abstract figurative of nude mother with baby and bird in background by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985). A nocturnal setting adds more interest and dimension. Signed on verso "Berg." Unframed. 34"H x 37"W. Honora Berg an early Bay Area Figurative and Abstract Expressionist painter. She studied at the San Francisco Art Institute with David Park, Elmer Bischoff, and James Budd Dixon. Berg's friend Edith Truesdell...

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1960s American Modern Leon Bibel Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

William SchwartzLate Afternoon - Modernist Mid-Century Midwest Oil Painting, 1935

$36,000

H 20 in W 30.25 in D 2 in

Late Afternoon - Modernist Mid-Century Midwest Oil Painting

By William Schwartz

Located in Marco Island, FL

A quintessential American Scene landscape painted by the Chicago Modernist, William Schwartz. Workers in tilled fields surrounding a farmstead under dramatic skies. Painted in 1935...

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1930s American Modern Leon Bibel Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Tully FilmusJewish American Modernist Orchestra QUARTET New York oil Painting, 1970

$2,800

H 24 in W 28 in D 2 in

Jewish American Modernist Orchestra QUARTET New York oil Painting

By Tully Filmus

Located in New York, NY

This is for an original Oil Painting by the famous New York Jewish Artist Tully Filmus Painting Depicts a orchestral Quartet of men beautifully painted and Amazing Good Condition ...

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1970s American Modern Leon Bibel Paintings

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Oil

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Leon Bibel"Shattered" WPA Mid 20th Century Modernism American Scene Surrealism Figurative, 1937

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H 28 in W 24 in

"Shattered" WPA Mid 20th Century Modernism American Scene Surrealism Figurative

By Leon Bibel

Located in New York, NY

"Shattered" WPA Mid 20th Century Modernism American Scene Surrealism Figurative Leon Bibel (1912-1955) "Shattered" (1937) 20 x 24 inches Oil on canvas Estate stamp on the stretcher, verso. Provenance: Estate of the artist. Look at the last two photos in the listing. A new book about Leon Bibel was just published and there's a photo of the artist taken in front of the painting. Amazingness. BIO Leon Bibel continued painting through 1941 and resumed work in both painting and especially wood sculpture by 1960. He worked until his very last day in 1995. His last series of large wood sculptures were modeled on spice boxes, which were miniature buildings...

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1930s American Modern Leon Bibel Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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