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    A large and colorful erotic and very well executed 1930s art deco-era fine art oil painting by the Lithuanian-American artist Jack Levitz. A Jewish immigrant who settled in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, Levitz’s social realist/Ashcan school style recalls George Luks and Everett Shinn. This oil on canvas shows a seedy New York City burlesque hall, with a […]

The Burlesque Dancer

Artist: Jack Levitz
Price:  Sold

Filed Under: Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: Ashcan School, burlesque, Jack Levitz, jewish, new york city, social realist
Added to Gallery: April 29, 2015

Andre Durenceau, the French-American illustrator and muralist, mines his Jewish heritage in this symbolist 1950s imagining of the sanctuary of a synagogue. Evoking horror and hope, this severe surrealist image presents a vision of resurrection in the aftermath of World War II. The oil on canvas is technically refined, and filled with historically resonant Judaica imagery from biblical to modern times. This piece, titled Invitation, has both the scope of mural art and the narrative detail of magazine illustration.

Invitation

Artist: Andre Durenceau
Price:  $6,000.00

Filed Under: Fine & Decorative Art
Tagged With: 1950s, american, Andre Durenceau, art deco, avant-garde, french, jewish, muralist, religious, symbolist, WWII
Added to Gallery: January 17, 2013

 

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    Grapefruit Moon Gallery, based in Minneapolis MN, specializes in vintage pin up and original illustration art.  We are the proud home of the Bunny Yeager archives.

    Since 2003, Grapefruit Moon Gallery has been a leading dealer of exclusive original paintings by Gil Elvgren, Alberto Vargas, Earl Moran, Rolf Armstrong and Henry Clive, as well as vintage photographs, prints, and period decorative arts in ceramic and metal.

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