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Philip Evergood Paintings

American, 1901-1973
Philip Evergood was an American Social Realist painter. An advocate for civil rights, much of his work depicted the daily lives of working-class people, as seen in his hallmark piece, Sunnyside of the Street (1950). “Actually if you paint a group of country folk having a feast like Brueghel did it's social painting, too,” the artist said. “But then when you get down to paintings like The Massacre of the Innocents (1566) by Brueghel when Holland was occupied by the Spanish and you have people smashing doors down and bringing out infants and cutting them in half with swords then you're doing a very brave kind of social statement.” Born Howard Blashki in 1901 in New York, NY, his father was the Australian landscape painter Miles Evergood. It was his father that anglicized the family name from the Jewish-Polish Blashki to Evergood, when Philip was a child. Moving with his parents to London in 1909, he went on to study at Eton College and Cambridge University. Set on pursuing a career in art he enrolled at the Slade School of Fine Art, studying under Henry Tonks. Returning to New York in 1923, he studied with the Ashcan School painter George Luks. During the Great Depression, the artist worked for the WPA, creating murals in both Queens, NY, and Jackson, GA. Evergood died in 1973 in Bridgewater, CT. Today, his works are included in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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Artist: Philip Evergood
Lure of the Waters 1946 oil painting by Philip Evergood
Lure of the Waters 1946 oil painting by Philip Evergood

Lure of the Waters 1946 oil painting by Philip Evergood

By Philip Evergood

Located in Hudson, NY

Exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (1947) and the University of Illinois Exhibition of Contemporary Painting (1948), this painting by Philip Evergood exemplifies the ...

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1940s Modern Philip Evergood Paintings

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Canvas, Masonite, Oil

Boy Eating Watermelon, Expressionist Oil Painting, Signed, 1960s
Boy Eating Watermelon, Expressionist Oil Painting, Signed, 1960s

Boy Eating Watermelon, Expressionist Oil Painting, Signed, 1960s

By Philip Evergood

Located in Miami, FL

The work looks much better in person with snappy bright colors that form a complex abstract composition of interconnected shapes. Hand-signed by artist, sticker label, The Work is Signed lower left - Provenance: Forum Gallery, New York - Label on verso Swann Gallery...

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1960s Expressionist Philip Evergood Paintings

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Oil

untitled ( Civil Rights )
untitled ( Civil Rights )

untitled ( Civil Rights )

By Philip Evergood

Located in Miami, FL

Evergood is decades ahead of his time in shouting out against racial injustice. Painted in the late 1950's KKK is an important work. For Philip Evergood (born Philip Blashki), pain...

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1950s American Modern Philip Evergood Paintings

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Oil

"Great Neck Landscape" American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA
"Great Neck Landscape" American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA

"Great Neck Landscape" American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA

By Philip Evergood

Located in New York, NY

"Great Neck Landscape" American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA PHILIP HOWARD EVERGOOD (1901 - 1973) Great Neck Landscape 12 x 16 inches Oil on board, circa 1935. S...

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1930s American Realist Philip Evergood Paintings

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Oil, Board

Philip Evergood, Little Rock, Oil on Canvas, 1955  - "Civil Rights."
Philip Evergood, Little Rock, Oil on Canvas, 1955  - "Civil Rights."

Philip Evergood, Little Rock, Oil on Canvas, 1955 - "Civil Rights."

By Philip Evergood

Located in Miami, FL

"Civil Rights." Evergood's early commentary on racial issues in the 1950s depicts four black men gagged, roped, and hanging from the "Tree of Life," which represents the unique interconnectedness of life. In the background, imprisoned blacks look on through a barbed-wire fence. Whites watch in horror but do nothing to help. Meanwhile, a two-legged, three-headed serpent wraps itself around the tree that both physically and symbolically separates the races. This is an important work in the history of American art. It may be one of the very earliest examples of a major American painter doing a major work that challenges racial segregation and injustice at a time when no one else would. The title of the work is inspired by a Historic Supreme Court decision on racial segregation. The Little Rock...

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1950s American Realist Philip Evergood Paintings

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Oil

Dusk in the Garden - Greenwich Village  - Moody Monochromatic - Whitney  Museum
Dusk in the Garden - Greenwich Village  - Moody Monochromatic - Whitney  Museum

Dusk in the Garden - Greenwich Village - Moody Monochromatic - Whitney Museum

By Philip Evergood

Located in Miami, FL

The setting reminds us of a Rear Window by Alfred Hickcock but Evergood did it 8 years before. It's most likely Greenwich Village since Evergood lived there. This is a very big and heavy to lift painting Signed lower left Framed 56 x 51 in a period very heavy rustic wood frame. Exhibited Center Gallery, Bucknell University, PA, among others venus. gallery label remnants on verso - The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis The Whitney Museum of American Art Annual 1949 - Label Provenance: Naomi and Walter Rosenblum Best Viewed with a top gallery light...

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1940s Expressionist Philip Evergood Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Civil Rights,  Racial Justice   Little Rock
Civil Rights,  Racial Justice   Little Rock

Civil Rights, Racial Justice Little Rock

By Philip Evergood

Located in Miami, FL

"Civil Rights." Evergood's early commentary on racial issues in the 1950s depicts four black men gagged, roped and hanging from a tree. In the background, imprisoned blacks look on through a barbed-wire fence. Whites watch in horror but do nothing to help. Meanwhile, a two-legged and three-headed serpent who symbolizes evil - wraps himself around the tree that physically and symbolically separates the races. This is an important work in the history of American art. It may be one of the very earliest examples of a major American painter doing a major work that challenges racial segregation and injustice at a time when no one else would. The title of the work is inspired by a Historic Supreme Court decision on racial segregation. The Little Rock...

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1950s American Realist Philip Evergood Paintings

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Oil

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Find a wide variety of authentic Philip Evergood paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Philip Evergood in oil paint, paint, canvas and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the modern style. Not every interior allows for large Philip Evergood paintings, so small editions measuring 18 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Ben-Zion Weinman, André Brasilier, and Francis Chapin. Philip Evergood paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $24,500 and tops out at $150,000, while the average work can sell for $95,000.