Lily Harmon, whose original name was Lily Perlmutter, was born in 1912 in New Haven. She studied art at the Yale School of Art in New Haven, then at the Académie Colarossi in Paris and the Art Students League in New York. By the early 1930s, she was working in a Social Realist style that with adjustments would be the mainstay of her work. Ms. Harmon's art could lean toward social satire similar to Philip Evergood, or scenes of poetic introspection, like some of Philip Guston's early works. But it usually followed a tradition of sympathetic portraiture personified by Raphael Soyer, becoming increasingly refined in the 1970s. Her subjects tended to be relatives or art-world friends like her grandmother, the painter Helen Frankenthaler, Mimi Gross and the mother of her first husband, Philip Graham Harden, shown in a work from 1931 titled My Nude Mother-in-Law. Lily Harmon had her first solo exhibition at the Associated American Artists Gallery in New York in 1944. She met the millionaire Joseph Hirshhorn, one of the most active art collectors of his generation, in the early 1940s when he visited her studio to see her paintings. They were married in 1945 and adopted two infant daughters, in 1946 and 1950. The marriage ended in divorce in 1956. Ms. Harmon exhibited regularly in surveys of contemporary American art in museums across the country, including the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington and the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh. In 1982, a 50-year retrospective organized by the Wichita Art Museum in Kansas traveled to the Provincetown Art Association in Massachusetts and the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio. In December, the Butler Institute mounted a second show, devoted to the found-object assemblages and collages that Ms. Harmon made intermittently in the 1960s and 70s. Lily Harmon is represented in public collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum, the Jewish Museum in New York City, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington. From 1945–76, Lily Harmon illustrated books, most notably works by André Gide, Jean-Paul Sartre, Thomas Mann, Edith Wharton and Franz Kafka. Freehand, her autobiography, was published in 1981 by Simon & Schuster. She died on February 11, 1998, in New York.
“Woman with Rose” Lily Harmon, Female American Modernism Mid-century
By Lily Harmon
Located in New York, NY
Lily Harmon (1912 - 1998) Woman with Rose Ink and gouache on board 23 x 19 inches Lily Harmon, was an artist who worked in portraiture, assemblage and book illustration, and whose ...
Ink, Gouache, Board
$3,500
H 22 in W 30 in D 0.188 in
Untitled Abstract Figures, by Maurice Golubov, Oil Painting on Board, c. 1950s
By Maurice Golubov
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 22" x 30" oil painting on board by American abstract painter Maurice Golubov is an oil painting on board framed for a full measurement of 27.5" x 35.25" x 1.375". The work is si...
Oil, Board
$4,200
H 48.25 in W 27.5 in
Edward Marecak “Zeus, Venus & Hera” Semi-Abstract Oil Painting 1980s
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
A bold and imaginative semi-abstract oil painting by American artist Edward Marecak, depicting the mythological figures Zeus, Venus, and Hera in a richly symbolic and expressive comp...
Oil
Reclining Figures
By Otis Huband
Located in Dallas, TX
Born in 1933, Otis Huband declared his intention to be an artist at age 6. He earned his BFA and MFA at Richmond Professional Institute of the College of William & Mary, now Virginia...
Canvas, Oil
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
H 14 in W 36 in D 0.25 in
Reclining Nude - Cubist Abstract in Vibrant Colors, Signed, 14x36 Inches
Located in Soquel, CA
Reclining Nude - Cubist Abstract in Vibrant Colors, Signed, 14x36 Inches A reclining nude is rendered with angular, simplified forms and outlined contours. The figure is set against...
Crayon, India Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board
$1,000
H 7.5 in W 6.5 in
Simka Simkhovitch WPA W/C Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene Nude
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) This came with a small grouping from the artist's family, some were hand signed some were not. These were studies for larger paintin...
Watercolor, Gouache, Board
Cubist Female Nude Woman
By Joseph Kardonne
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Nude Woman, 1966, 9 x 14 inches. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures inches. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. Born in Newark...
Watercolor
untitled, Two Personages
By Enrique Kico Govantes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Enrique Kico Govantes (Cuban, born 1957) Title: Untitled, Two Personages Year: 1989 Medium: Oil on hardboard panel Panel size: 24 x 47.75 inches Signature: Signed and dated 11/21/89 on the back by the artist Condition: Very good Frame: Unframed About the artist. Enrique (Kico) Govantes was born in Havana, Cuba in 1957 surrounded by art. His grandfather was the Minister of Public Works, his father an architect. Paul Smart wrote in his article on Govantes, “Ace of Cups,” (Ulster Publishing. April 28, 2005) that although they did not support the Batista regime, the Govantes were exiled from Castro’s Cuba with only the art they could carry in their suitcases. He has presented solo shows at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy; Nicole Fiacco/MODO Gallery in Hudson; Hunter’s Point...
Oil
$500
H 17.25 in W 17.25 in
1950s "Pink Floor" Mid Century Female Nude Figurative Painting
By Donald Stacy
Located in Arp, TX
Donald Stacy "Pink Floor" c.1950s Gouache paint on paper 17.25" x 17.25" unframed Signed in pencil lower right Came from artist's estate *Custom framing av...
Paper, Gouache
$450
H 10.63 in W 8.67 in D 0.79 in
"The Way" (Black & White, Texture, Depth, Antique Linen, Neutral Beige, Nude)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
The canvas comes to life with a captivating yet understated painting, heavy on texture, using antique linen, crafted with a unique blend of dye, pigment, and acrylic. The artist's su...
Canvas, India Ink, Acrylic
$795
H 25 in W 19 in D 1 in
Vintage American Modernist Nude Women Portrait Abstract Framed Original Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American painting. Mixed media on paper. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 25 by 19 inches overall, and 24 by 17.5 painting alone. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. Excelle...
Watercolor, Archival Paper
$284
H 7.88 in W 7.88 in D 0.04 in
Contemporary abstract expressionist watercolor woman on paper "Figure in green"
By Mougenot Natalya
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract expressionist woman's figure was created by the French artist Natalya Mougenot and is part of her ongoing series dedicated to Women, where she explores the...
Paper, Watercolor
Abstract Female Nude Woman Interior
By Joseph Kardonne
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Nude Woman, 1945. Gouache on paper, sheet measures 12.5 x 16 inches. Image measures 11.5 x 15 inches. Signed, dated and titled lower left. Unframed. ...
Paper, Gouache
$1,272
H 33.12 in W 23.39 in D 0.04 in
Judith Brenner, Alberto Standing 2, Contemporary Figurative Life Painting, Nude
By Judith Brenner
Located in Deddington, GB
Judith Brenner Alberto Standing 2 Original Figurative Painting Mixed Media on Paper Size: H 84.1cm x W 59.4cm x D 0.1cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an ind...
Paper, Pastel, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor
$1,018Sale Price|50% Off
H 16.74 in W 20.67 in D 0.4 in
Abstract Expressionist Oil Paintings on Board, Signed, 1995, Set of 3
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 20th century collection of three abstract expressionist oils on board by French artist Emmanuelle Bardet. All signed to the front and each dated 1995 and titled to the reverse. The three paintings are titled; La Cagole...
Oil, Board
$1,200
H 20 in W 23 in D 0.5 in
1950s "Orange Nude Lounging" Mid Century Figurative Painting Pratt Graphic Arts
By Donald Stacy
Located in Arp, TX
Donald Stacy "Orange Nude Lounging" c.1950s Oil pastel and gouache paint on paper 23" x 20" framed black gallery wood frame float mount Unsigned Came from artist's estate Donald Stacy (1925-2008) New Jersey Studied: Newark School of Fine Art The Art Students League Pratt Graphic Arts Center University of Paris 1953-54 University of Aix-en-Provence 1954-55 Faculty: Art Department of the New School Museum of Modern Art School of Visual Arts Stacy Studio Workshop Exhibitions: Grand Central Moderns George Wittenborn The New School Print Exhibitions, Chicago University of Oklahoma Honolulu Museum Monclair Museum Wisconsin State College Louisiana Art...
Paper, Gouache, Oil Pastel