Seymour Remenick

Seymour Remenick (1923–1999) was a Philadelphia based artist mostly known for landscapes, but who also included a variety of other topics in his paintings.[1]

Remenick studied art at the Tyles School Fine Arts, the Hans Hofmann School, and the Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts, where he also taught.[2]

Remenick's work has been exhibited in a variety of venues including the Philadelphia Museum of Art,[3] the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts,[4] the Philadelphia School of Painting,[5] the Terenchin[6] and the Davis Galleries.[7] His paintings have also been auctioned at Christie's.[8] The Lancaster Museum of Art published a book showing the works of his which had been in their museum.[9] Photographs of his paintings are also cataloged in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[10]

Among his awards were a Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant, the Altman Prize, and the Hallmark Purchase Award.[11] Remenick had also been elected as an academician to the National Academy,[12] and had served as mentor to Giovanni Casadei,[13] Robert Dye[14] and others as a teacher at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.[15]

Education and personal life

Remenick was born in 1923 in Detroit, Michigan, and died in 1999 in Philadelphia.

References

  1. ↑ Knowles, Laura (7 October 2010). "Seymour Remenick: a painter who defies categories". Lancaster Online. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Seymour Remenick". Schwarz Gallery. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Still Life, Artist's Studio". Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Delaware River from Bridge". Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  5. ↑ Webster, Andrew (12 October 2017). "The Loaded Brush". Fine Art Connoisseur. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Seymour Remenick". The Terenchin, Hudson NY. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Art: Philadelphia View; Seymour Remenick's Water-Colors of City Shown at Davis Galleries". New York Times. 16 January 1957. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Philadelphia Rooftops". Christie's. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Seymour Remenick: Paintings and Works on Paper. October 1 - November 21, 2010". Lancaster Museum of Art. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "Cityscape and Bridges". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  11. ↑ "Artists & Architects". The National Academy. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "National Academicians". National Academy. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.
  13. ↑ Casadei, Giovanni. "Resume". Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  14. ↑ "Robert A. Dye". Robert A. Dye, Fine Art. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  15. ↑ Zimmerman, Monica. "An Influencer In The Arts: The Pennsylvania Academy Of The Fine Arts". Incollect. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
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