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Ron Blumberg Figurative Paintings

American, 1908-2002

Rob Blumberg was an accomplished artist who painted in a dizzying variety of styles, including Impressionism, Postimpressionism, Surrealism, Futurism, Expressionism and abstraction. Across these distinctive changes that took place throughout his career, his work consistently possessed a vibrant and passionate glow.

Blumberg was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1908. He studied at the National Academy of Design in New York City, the Art Students League of New York and the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris. In 1932, he moved back to New York, where he became a National Academy artist and a member of the Art Students League of New York.

Blumberg moved to California in 1940. In 1950, he opened a prominent private art school in Westwood, Los Angeles. In support of a California statute that granted royalties to artists from profits on resales of their work, he co-founded the grassroots group Artists for Economic Action. As its chairman, he worked closely with state legislators to bring California to the forefront of promoting artists’ rights.

Blumberg’s most prolific period was from 1947 to 1951. Often referred to as his “psychological period,” he delved into many different modernist styles. After 1952, he favored a palette knife over a paintbrush for creating his art. He died in 2002.

Blumberg’s works are part of the permanent collections of major museums, including the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, DC, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

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Period: 1930s
Artist: Ron Blumberg
City Street: Fifth Avenue
By Ron Blumberg
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a just discovered oil painting from the earliest period, c.1932, of American artist Ron Blumberg. After completing his fine art studies art at La Grande Academie Chaumiere in Paris Ron Blumberg left for New York in 1932, where he worked for eight years as a National Academy artist and a member of the Art Students League. Virtually every painting from this early New York period has been sold, making this the rarest period of work in Ron Blumberg’s career. City Street: Fifth Avenue, is an original oil on canvas, signed, c.1932, with an image dimension of 39 x 39 inches, good original condition with two very small restorations, set in a beautiful custom white gold frame. Please contact the gallery for information, availability and pricing Ron Blumberg Born: 1908 Reading, Pennsylvania Education: National Academy of Design, New York, NY Art Students League, New York, NY, 1930 Academie de La Grande Chaumiere, Paris, France, 1930-1931 ​Museum Exhibitions Delgado Museum, New Orleans, LA 1933 Houston Museum of Art, Houston, TX 1936 Oakland Museum Oakland, CA Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas, TX 1936, 1936 Denver Museum of Fine Arts, Denver, CO 1957 Tucson Museum, Tucson, AZ 1955 San Diego Museum, San Diego, CA 1962 Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA 1958 H. d Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, CA 1967 Erma Frye Museum, Seattle, WA 1969 ​Gallery Exhibitions ACA Gallery, New York, NY 1937 Arr USA, New York, NY 1939 MacBeth Gallery, New York, NY 1932 Landau Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1951 Esther Robles Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1958,1959 Cushing Gallery, Dallas, TX 1972 Jean Dichter Gallery, Denver, CO 1955 Feingarten Galleries, Los Angeles, CA 1987 Trigg Ison Fine Art...
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1930s Art Deco Ron Blumberg Figurative Paintings

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Oil

New York Morning
By Ron Blumberg
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a rare, early oil painting from the, “New York” period, c.1932, by American artist Ron Blumberg. After his classical training in Paris, Blumberg spent ten years in New Yo...
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1930s Modern Ron Blumberg Figurative Paintings

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Oil

The Sculptor
By Ron Blumberg
Located in West Hollywood, CA
An early, 1940, oil on canvas by American artist Ron Blumberg. Blumberg was classically trained at La Grande Academie Chaumiere in Paris, 1932, before moving to New York where he bec...
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1930s Ron Blumberg Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Cowboy Cavalcade
By Ron Blumberg
Located in West Hollywood, CA
One of the rare commercial projects realized for a Hollywood production by American artist Ron Blumberg. In 1939, Blumberg painted actor Chester Conklin as associate for the produ...
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1930s Ron Blumberg Figurative Paintings

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Graphite

The Broken Mirror
By Ron Blumberg
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting an exceptional ealry oil painting by American artist Ron Blumberg (1908-2002). The Broken Mirror, is an original oil on canvas, signed, dated...
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1930s Art Deco Ron Blumberg Figurative Paintings

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Oil

New York Gymnasium
By Ron Blumberg
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a rare painting from American artist Ron Blumbergs New York series, "New York Gymnasium", has just arrived. Ron Blumberg was classical...
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1930s Modern Ron Blumberg Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

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By Ron Blumberg
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a rare, early watercolor by American artist Ron Blumberg. "Morning in New York" is from the rarest period of the artist; an original watercolor, signed, dated 1934, off...
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1930s Ron Blumberg Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor

Self Portrait in Green Shirt
By Ron Blumberg
Located in West Hollywood, CA
An early, 1940, oil on canvas by American artist Ron Blumberg. Blumberg was classically trained at La Grande Academie Chaumiere in Paris, 1932, before moving to New York where he became a National Academy artist and a member of the Art Students League. "Self Portrait in Green Shirt...
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1930s Ron Blumberg Figurative Paintings

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Oil

The Surveyor
By Ron Blumberg
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Ron Blumberg was classically trained at La Grande Academie Chaumiere in Paris, 1932, before moving to New York where he became a National Academy artist and a member of the Art Stude...
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1930s Ron Blumberg Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

The Crossing
By Ron Blumberg
Located in West Hollywood, CA
An early,rare oil on canvas by American artist Ron Blumberg. Blumberg was classically trained at La Grande Academie Chaumiere in Paris, 1932, before moving to New York where he became a National Academy artist and a member of the Art Students League. "The Crossing...
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1930s Ron Blumberg Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

John Caradine - Casey_ Grapes of Wrath
By Ron Blumberg
Located in West Hollywood, CA
One of the only commercial projects realized for a Hollywood film by American artist Ron Blumberg. In 1939, Blumberg painted actor John Caradine as, "Casey", in the John Ford film, "The Grapes of...
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1930s Ron Blumberg Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media

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Find a wide variety of authentic Ron Blumberg figurative paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of figurative paintings to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Ron Blumberg in paint, oil paint, crayon and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the Post-Impressionist style. Not every interior allows for large Ron Blumberg figurative paintings, so small editions measuring 4 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Dean Cornwell, Victor Di Gesu, and Joseph O'Sickey. Ron Blumberg figurative paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $9,500 and tops out at $45,000, while the average work can sell for $12,500.

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