Leon Bibel Interior 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 Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

$2,840Sale Price|20% 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 Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Rudolph PenA Large, Fabulous Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Chicago Night Club, Burlesque, Circa 1948

$3,500

H 40.5 in W 50.5 in D 1.25 in

A Large, Fabulous Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Chicago Night Club, Burlesque

By Rudolph Pen

Located in Chicago, IL

A Fabulous, Large and Dynamic Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Chicago Night Club by Notable Chicago Artist, Rudolph T. Pen (Am. 1918 - 1989). Painted circa 1948, this is a large, a...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Leon Bibel Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Francis ChapinA Dynamic 1930s Boxing Match Painting by Famed Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin, circa 1935

$1,800

H 15.5 in W 31.5 in D 1.25 in

A Dynamic 1930s Boxing Match Painting by Famed Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

A dynamic, colorful 1930s painting of a boxing match in Mexico by famed Chicago Modern artist Francis Chapin. Painted during one of the artist's early trips to Mexico, an exceptional painting showing Chapin's steadfast interest in sporting scenes, particularly boxing matches. Image size: 12 x 28 inches. Framed size: 15 1/2 x 31 1/2 inches. Estate stamped on reverse. Provenance: Estate of the artist. Francis Chapin, affectionately called the “Dean of Chicago Painters” by his colleagues, was one of the city’s most popular and celebrated painters in his day. Born at the dawn of the 20th Century in Bristolville, Ohio, Chapin graduated from Washington and Jefferson College near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania before enrolling at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1922. He would set down deep roots at the Art Institute of Chicago, exhibiting there over 31 times between 1926 and 1951. In 1927 Chapin won the prestigious Bryan Lathrop Fellowship from the Art Institute – a prize that funded the artist’s yearlong study trip to Europe. Upon his return to the United States, Chapin decided to remain in Chicago, noting the freedom Chicago artists have in developing independently of the pressure to conform to pre-existing molds (as was experienced by artists in New York, for example). Chapin became a popular instructor at the Art Institute, teaching there from 1929 to 1947 and at the Art Institute’s summer art school in Saugatuck, Michigan (now called Oxbow) between 1934 – 1938 (he was the director of the school from 1941-1945). Chapin’s contemporaries among Chicago’s artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright...

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1930s American Modern Leon Bibel Interior 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 Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

$2,650

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 Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Francis ChapinA Stylish Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Seated Young Woman in a Pink Dress, Circa 1940

$1,600

H 24.5 in W 23.75 in D 2 in

A Stylish Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Seated Young Woman in a Pink Dress

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

A stylish, colorful Mid-Century Modern portrait of a seated young woman in a pink dress by famed Chicago Modern artist, Francis Chapin. A fashionably dressed, young model is seated ...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Leon Bibel Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Rudolph PenAn Exceptional Mid-Century Modern 1950s Chicago Night Club Scene of Showgirls, circa 1955

$1,800

H 19.25 in W 32.25 in D 2 in

An Exceptional Mid-Century Modern 1950s Chicago Night Club Scene of Showgirls

By Rudolph Pen

Located in Chicago, IL

An Exceptional, Vibrant Mid-Century Modern 1950s Chicago Night Club Scene of Dancing Showgirls. Titled "Dancers #2", the painting depicts a dynamic, sta...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Leon Bibel Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

William Robert Shulgold The Sculptress

$12,500

H 39 in W 29 in

The Sculptress

By William Robert Shulgold

Located in West Hollywood, CA

William Robert Shulgold (1897-1989), studied under Arthur Watson Sparks, head of Carnegie?€™s art department. He specialized in figurative genre subjects, displaying within his paintings a quality and understanding akin to 19th century impressionism...

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1930s American Modern Leon Bibel Interior Paintings

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Oil

Lucille LeightonA Mid-Century Modern Painting, "Refreshment" by Lucille Leighton, ca. 1958, circa 1958

$600

H 27.5 in W 23.5 in D 1 in

A Mid-Century Modern Painting, "Refreshment" by Lucille Leighton, ca. 1958

Located in Chicago, IL

A dynamic ca. 1958 Mid-Century Modern painting titled "Refreshment" by Woman Artist, Lucille Leighton. Oil on canvas, in original frame. Artwork size: 22" x 18". Framed size: 27 1...

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1950s American Modern Leon Bibel Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

William FisherWilliam Fisher Classic American Illustration on Canvas, 20th Century

$2,400

H 31 in W 37.25 in D 1 in

William Fisher Classic American Illustration on Canvas

By William Fisher

Located in New York, NY

William Fisher (American, 1891-1985) Untitled, 20th Century Oil on canvas/illustration 23 3/4 x 29 3/4 in. Framed: 31 x 37 1/4 x 1 in. Signed lower right: William Fisher William Fis...

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20th Century American Modern Leon Bibel Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Arthur OsverInterior with Figures, 1938

$14,000

H 18 in W 20 in

Interior with Figures

By Arthur Osver

Located in Dallas, TX

Arthur Osver studied at Northwestern University and the Art Institute of Chicago. Osver was awarded the Prix de Rome in 1952. He taught at the Brooklyn Museum Art School, Columbia Un...

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1930s American Modern Leon Bibel Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Francis ChapinA Charming Mid-Century Modern Painting, Children in a Soda Shop, Circa 1950

$1,800

H 17 in W 23 in D 1 in

A Charming Mid-Century Modern Painting, Children in a Soda Shop

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

A charming 1950s Mid-Century Modern painting of two children seated together in a soda shop by the notable Chicago artist, Francis Chapin. Artwork size: 15 1/2 x 21 inches; Framed ...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Leon Bibel Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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