Seymour REMENICK (1923-1999) - Lot 116

Seymour REMENICK (1923-1999) Philadelphia rooftops, circa 1955 Oil on panel H. 20,2 cm / L. 30,4 cm / (8 x 12 in.) Expert : SASU Expertises Tellier, Paris / Marc-Henri TELLIER, member of the CEFA On the reverse side, an old label of the Davis Galleries of New York (with handwritten indications probably from Leroy Davis, owner of the gallery; probably exhibited in this gallery in 1957 (January 10 - February 2). Seymour Remenick, who had been living in Philadelphia since 1936, trained at the Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Philadelphia (1940-1942), then at the Hans Hofmann School in New York and Provincetown (1946-1948). He was then a member of the National Academy of Design. A painter in oil and watercolor, he taught from 1977 to 1996 at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA) where he was a highly regarded teacher. Many of his paintings are views of his neighborhood and Gloucester, Massachusetts. His works are held in several public collections, including: - Dallas, Museum of Contemporary Art - New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art - Philadelphia, Museum of Art - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts - Phoenix, Art Museum - Washington, Smithsonian American Art Museum Bibliography - Clark, Carol, The Robert Lehman Collection, VIII, American Drawings and Watercolors, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1992, p. 193, no. 23 Seymour Remenick, who has lived in Philadelphia since 1936, trained at the Tyler School of Art at Temple University, Philadelphia (1940-1942), the Hans Hofmann School, New York and Provincetown (1946-1948). He then became a member of the National Academy of Design. A painter in oil and water-colour, he has taught from 1977 to 1996 at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA) where he was a much-appreciated professor. Many of his paintings are views of his city neighbourhood and of Gloucester, Massachusetts. His works are preserved in many public collections, including: - Dallas, Museum of Contemporary Art - New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art - Philadelphia, Museum of Art - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts - Phoenix, Art Museum - Washington, Smithsonian American Art Museum Bibliography - Clark, Carol, The Robert Lehman Collection, VIII, American Drawings and Watercolors, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1992, p. 193, no. 23