Listed Ashcan Artist Everett Shinn (1876-1953) Signed Oil Painting Circus Clown

Description: Winner receives an original, signed oil painting on artist board by listed American Ashcan School artist Everett Shinn (1876-1953). The painting is signed in the lower right corner, seen magnified in picture 4. The painting is housed in the original carved wooden frame, with a felt liner. The painting depicts a circus clown, so we estimate this painting would have been done in the 1920-1930's, when this subject matter was most common for Shinn to paint. It may have been a study for a larger oil painting. This is coming for sale from an important New York art collection. The painting is in impeccable condition with no rips, tears, repairs, foxing, staining, water damage, or in-painting. It was examined under ultra violet lighting to look for any inconsistencies in the signature and there are none. The carved wooden frame is also in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, losses, or repairs. The brown, felt liner has a few imperfections, but no staining or major damage. The piece is a real gem and ready for hanging as-is. The frame measures roughly 13" x 15", with the image measuring roughly 5.25" x 7.25". Below is some information about the artist, whose auction results include sales up to $7,848,000. Please feel free to ask us any questions you may have prior to bidding or making an offer. Thank you for checking out our listing. Everett Shinn (1876-1953) was a painter, illustrator, designer, and playwright who was best known for his images of the theater. He studied industrial design in Philadelphia from 1888–1890, and in 1893, he enrolled in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. At the same time, Shinn supported himself as an artist-reporter for the Philadelphia Press, where he became friends with William Glackens, George Luks, and John Sloan, whose style of urban realism influenced Shinn to depict the bleaker aspects of city life. In 1897 he moved to New York to continue his career as a newspaper and magazine illustrator. In 1890, shortly after his first major one-person exhibition in New York, Shinn and his wife traveled to England and France, where he was drawn to Parisian and British subjects. While in Paris, Shinn was inspired by the theater scenes of Edouard Manet, Edgar Degas, and Jean-Louis Forain. His work changed dramatically; he began to paint performers in action and employ unusual vantage points. Shinn participated in various New York group shows, including the 1908 exhibition of The Eight at the Macbeth Galleries with Glackens, Sloan, and Luks, and later the 1910 Independent Artists exhibition, in which he included mostly theatrical subjects. His gritty urban scenes linked him to the group known as the Ashcan school, which also included George Bellows. In 1911 Shinn finished a mural commission for the Trenton City Hall, in which he depicted laborers at work among the city’s two major industries, steel and pottery. A playwright and actor, Shinn turned his Waverly Place studio into a theater and founded the Waverly Street Players, which included his close friend William Glackens. Between 1911 and 1937 Shinn rarely exhibited, preferring to explore other interests, such as mural painting and working as an art director (for Goldwyn Pictures, 1917–1920; Inspiration Pictures, 1920–1923; and Cosmopolitan Pictures, 1923). He became a member of the National Academy of Design in 1949 and was inducted in the American Academy of Arts and Letters three years later. Shinn died in 1953 in New York. All of our items have been stored in a temperature controlled environment with no pets or smoking allowed. We strive to provide a wide array of artwork, antiques, and collectibles for everyone from the casual collector to other gallery owners. Whether you are a collector or a reseller, we will always try to work with you to the best of our ability to sell you the item you are interested in. 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Price: 2995 USD

Location: Hudson, New York

End Time: 2025-01-22T23:00:58.000Z

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