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.
Mid Century Portrait of Actress Paula Laurence - Wife of Joseph Hirshhorn
By Lily Harmon
Located in Miami, FL
Quick and loose expressionist portrait of stage and screen actress Paula Laurence Portrait of Paula Laurence (1916-2005). Oil and graphite on linen. Signed top right. Exhibited: "Lil...
Canvas, Oil, Graphite
original lithograph
By Lily Harmon
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph was printed in 1957 for the "Improvisations" portfolio, published by the Artists Equity Association of New York on the occasion of the 19...
Lithograph
original lithograph
By Lily Harmon
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph was printed in 1956 for the "Improvisations" portfolio, published by the Artists Equity Association of New York on the occasion of the 19...
Lithograph
“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
$6,750
H 35.5 in W 25.5 in D 1.5 in
Alexander Calder 'Albi' Limited Edition, Signed Print
By Alexander Calder
Located in San Rafael, CA
Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976), 'Albi', 1969 Lithograph in colors Pencil signed lower right Edition 94/100 Sheet: 35.25 x 25 inches In a vintage acrylic box...
Lithograph
$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
Christmas wish 60X90
By Elena Lukina
Located in Zofingen, AG
In the soft embrace of oil pastels, I've lovingly woven a tapestry of pure innocence and wonder. My brushstrokes carry the gentle weight of dreams, as this young muse, with fairy win...
Canvas, Oil
$1,307
H 12.01 in W 8.67 in D 0.79 in
Mick Jagger X - Andy Warhol, Announcement card, Rolling Stones, Musician, Pop
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Mick Jagger X - After Andy Warhol. This black and white colour scheme lithographic print features - Mick Jagger - an iconic rock legend who was the frontman and one of the founders ...
Lithograph
Alex Katz Bicycle Rider Signed Lithograph Edition of 250
By Alex Katz
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Alex Katz (American, b. 1927) Title: Bicycle Rider Medium: Seventeen-color Lithograph on Arches Cover Paper Year: 1982 Sheet Size: 22 x 30 inches (55.9 x 76.2 cm) Edition: 4/...
Paper, Lithograph
1895 Cycles Clément Paris lithographic poster
By Charles Tichon
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Rare and beautifully framed authentic 1895 Cycles Clément Paris lithographic poster featuring a stylized cyclist portrait and bold Art Nouveau typography, complete with certificate o...
Lithograph
$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
$16,500
H 29 in W 29 in
Ellsworth Kelly Black Variation III Lithograph Limited Edition of 25
By Ellsworth Kelly
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Ellsworth Kelly Title: Black Variation III Medium: Lithograph with Intaglio on Rives Paper Year: 1975 Image Size: 29" x 29" Sheet Size: 39.75" x 39" Edition: A.P. IX/XI , (as...
Paper, Lithograph
$12,500
H 30 in W 22 in
Jacob Lawrence Celebration of Heritage 1992 Signed Lithograph in Colors
By Jacob Lawrence
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Jacob Lawrence Title: Celebration of Heritage Medium: Lithograph in Colors Dimensions: 30" x 22" Year: 1992 Edition: 71/150 Inscription: Signed, titled, dated, and numbered t...
Lithograph
Marc Chagall - For *Derrière le Miroir*
By Marc Chagall
Located in Wien, Wien
Marc Chagall Vitebsk 1887 – 1985 Saint Paul de Vence LA DANSE 1951 For *Derrière le Miroir* Color lithograph on paper, 37 x 28 cm Signed in pencil lower right Artist’s proof, marked...
Lithograph
$1,301
H 12.01 in W 8.67 in D 0.79 in
Mick Jagger III - Andy Warhol, Announcement card, Rolling Stones, Musician, Pop
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Mick Jagger III - After Andy Warhol. In this print, Warhol incorporated solid abstract shapes to emphasize Jagger's features - here, focusing on the singer’s famous lips, along with...
Lithograph
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
Abstract
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract French lithograph, circa 1980. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size frame. Archival plasti...
Lithograph
Sold
H 12 in W 9 in D 0.75 in
'Girl Holding a Bird', Yale, Colarossi, Corcoran, Whitney, Metropolitan Museum
By Lily Harmon
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Lily Harmon' (American, 1912-1998) and painted circa 1945. Previously with: Associated American Artists Gallery (partial label verso) An exceptionally lyrical a...
Oil, Canvas