Wanted to take this one home from Bonhams NYC, but... outbid. 'The Hidden Apple,' Philip Evergood (1901-1973). In the mid-1940s, his attention was increasingly toward the plight of women. The painting "creates so vividly the sense of a vital and vulgar humanity." Evergood said, "There's a universal Eve there, yet there's a pathos, I felt." https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/158808213_philip-evergood-1901-1973-the-hidden-apple-40-18-x-24-14-in-1019-x-616-cm-painted-in
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"Episode at Fire Island," Philip Evergood (1901-1973), 1967. Evergood was one of the leading Modernists of the 20th Century, combining abstraction and magic realism. He was a "figurative painter when much of the art world placed greater value on abstraction, & a moralist when moralizing was not considered an option for serious painters" Private collection.
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"Episode at Fire Island," Philip Evergood (1901-1973), 1967. Evergood was one of the leading Modernists of the 20th Century, combining abstraction and magic realism. He was a "figurative painter when much of the art world placed greater value on abstraction, & a moralist when moralizing was not considered an option for serious painters" Private collection.
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"Wonders of the Frog," ca 1960s, Phillip Evergood (1901-1973). A leading Modernist of the 20th century, Evergood blended abstraction & realism in a way that found him also identified as a Magic Realist. Mid-century, he was distancing himself from political & social issues to works that were more fanciful & free with an almost childlike sweetness he seemed to never outgrow. Private collection.
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It's bitterly cold out there... bundle up. "Snowman," 1945, Phillip Evergood (1901-1973). Evergood became one of the leading modernists of the 20th Century, with styles combining abstraction and realism, while retaining an almost childlike sweetness that he seemed to never outgrow. Private collection. #modernart #midcenturymodern #midcenturyart #socialrealist #magicrealism #modernist #potterdayart #artcollector #artmuseum

@JosefAlbers looks so simple but it is not. #midcenturyart

A touch of color by #alexandercalder on this dreary day in Michigan. From the Galerie Omagh in Paris #paris #calder #mcm #midcenturyart #art #color
Flower by Alexander Calder
1971
Gouache and ink on paper, signed "Calder" and dated "71" lower right
This work is registered in the archives of the Calder Foundation, New York, under number A13035

Hundreds of portraits of his wife.. yet one is exemplary. Alex Katz's 'Blue Umbrella II' brims with drama. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/three-things-to-know-alex-katz-2207833
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Hundreds of portraits of his wife.. yet one is exemplary. Alex Katz's 'Blue Umbrella II' brims with drama. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/three-things-to-know-alex-katz-2207833
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