PHILIP EVERGOOD Signed 1945 Original Etching/Drypoint

Description: PHILIP EVERGOOD Signed 1945 Etching/Drypoint This is a fantastic original signed limited edition etching and drypoint by well-listed WPA era artist PHILIP EVERGOOD (American, 1901 -1973), dated 1945. Born in New York City with the name Philip Blashki, he became, with the name Philip Evergood, one of the leading modernists of the 20th Century with styles combining abstraction and realism and subjects in the 1930s that made him one of the leading social realists in New York City. He was raised in London, England where he moved in 1909 with his parents until 1923. He studied at Eton and Cambridge University and then at the Slade School with Henry Tonks and Havard Thomas. Returning to New York, he was a student of George Luks and William von Schlegell at the Art Students League. From 1924 to 1926, he traveled in Europe and studied in Paris at the Academie Julian and again lived abroad from 1929 to 1931. He was especially influenced by the Spanish artist El Greco. During the 1930s, he was a muralist for the W.P.A. in the Federal Art Project, and his mural work includes "The Story of Richmond Hill" for the library in that part of New York City, and another work, "Cotton from Field to Mill" for the Post Office in Jackson, Georgia. Politically active, he served as President of the New York Artists Union. He also taught at various institutions in the 1940s, and in 1952 moved to Southbury, Connecticut and two years later to Bridgeport until his death. In the 1920s and 1930s, he focused on many Biblical themes with a distorted style reflective of both Cezanne and El Greco in that his figures seemed to be in fanciful worlds or "imagined space". (Baigell) By 1935, he did American Scene painting with politically and social-message works whose themes were the unhappiness of people caught in the Depression. In the 1940s, he distanced himself from political and social issues to figures that were more fanciful and free seeming. This superb etching and drypoint is entitled "Aftermath of War" (Lippard 155), and is signed in pencil by the artist on the front lower right "Philip Evergood". It is also titled in pencil on the lower left. It is in apparent very good condition (it has not been examined out of the frame), measures 6 ¾" x 9" (image) and is matted and framed for a total size of 14 ¾" x 15 ½". PROVENANCE: Garelick's Gallery; their original label affixed to the frame verso. CATALOGUE REFERENCE: Lippard 155. Authenticity is GUARANTEED. This etching currently sells in galleries for over $900. Winning bidder please add $35.00 packing and shipping within the US. Please view my other auctions and eBay store for additional museum quality fine art and collectibles. Payment I accept the following forms of payment: PayPal

Price: 400 USD

Location: Los Angeles, California

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