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Naomi Feinberg

American, 1919-2009

Sculptor Naomi Feinberg didn’t begin to explore art as a career until she was in her 30s, and in a field dominated by men, she made a name for herself among her peers and in the art world at large. Feinberg primarily worked with stone, drawing on pre-Columbian, African and Native American influences as well as Cubism

Born Naomi Levine in New York, she came of age during the Great Depression. When she was 17, she married writer, painter and photographer Sidney Feinberg — who himself became an award-winning book designer. Her relationship with her husband had a profound impact on Feinberg's love of visual art.

Working with Sidney in his graphic arts studio, Naomi constantly engaged with a range of art forms — there was needlework and fashion as well as ceramic sculpture before she settled into working primarily with stone. In the early 1940s, Feinberg took classes in sculpture at several institutions, including the New School, the Museum of Modern Art and the School of Visual Arts. She studied alongside notable artists José de Creeft and Lorrie Goule and later, shared a group studio space with Constructivist painter Dorothy Dehner

Feinberg continued to make abstract sculptures — as well as strikingly expressive sculptures that represented the human form — in limestone, marble and more throughout the 1980s and retired sometime during that decade. Her work is held in many private collections as well as the permanent collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and other institutions.

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Creator: Naomi Feinberg
Naomi Feinberg "Amanecer" Sculpture in Red Granite, 1970s
By Naomi Feinberg
Located in New York, NY
Extraordinary hand carved organic sculpture "Amanecer" in red granite on a white lacquered wood base by Naomi Feinberg, American 1970s. Naomi Feinberg was a New York based sculpto...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Naomi Feinberg

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Granite

Naomi Feinberg "Morceau" Sculpture in Red Italian Marble 1977 'Signed and Dated'
By Naomi Feinberg
Located in New York, NY
Hand carved sculpture “Morceau” in red Italian marble on an ebonized wood base by Naomi Feinberg, American 1977 (signed “NF 77” on back of sculpture) Naomi Feinberg was a New York...
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Marble

Naomi Feinberg "the Ancient" Sculpture in Italian Marble 1977 'Signed and Dated'
By Naomi Feinberg
Located in New York, NY
Extraordinary hand carved sculpture “The Ancient” in Italian marble on an ebonized wood base by Naomi Feinberg, American 1977 (signed “NF 77” on back of sculpture) Naomi Feinberg ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Naomi Feinberg

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Marble

Naomi Feinberg "Lithic" Sculpture in Green Italian Granite, 1970s
By Naomi Feinberg
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Hand carved sculpture “Lithic” in Green Italian granite on an ebonized wood base by Naomi Feinberg, American, 1970s. Naomi Feinberg was a New York based sculptor who worked primar...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Naomi Feinberg

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Granite

Naomi Feinberg "Wild Spirit" Sculpture in Italian Marble, 1970s
By Naomi Feinberg
Located in New York, NY
Hand-carved “Wild Spirit” sculpture in Italian marble on a white lacquered wood base by Naomi Feinberg, American 1970’s. This is a stunning work by a renowned American sculptor. Nao...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Naomi Feinberg

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Marble

Naomi Feinberg "Fractured Planet" Sculpture in Italian Red Levanto, 1960s
By Naomi Feinberg
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Extraordinary hand-carved “Fractured Planet” sculpture in Italian Red Levanto marble on an ebonized wood base by Naomi Feinberg, American, 1960s. Nao...
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