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Mervin Honig
Third Class Carriage (Down South)

c. 1942

$4,250
£3,222.74
€3,765.24
CA$6,077.26
A$6,170.49
CHF 3,497.92
MX$75,169.50
NOK 41,371.03
SEK 41,383.06
DKK 28,144.51

About the Item

Third Class Carriage (Down South), c. 1942 - 45, oil on canvas, 24 x 29 inches, labels verso read: "Painting by Mervin Honig [with address included]" and inscribed verso: "Title: Third Class Carriage / Mervin and sister Phoebe are the children / The adults are his father Joseph & the women [illegible] his mother / Uncle Phil is sleeping" Mervin Honig was a New York-based painter and illustrator who is best known for his realistic depictions of everyday life and sports themes. Honig was raised in Brooklyn and recalled almost never being without a paintbox in hand from the time he started elementary school. Honig had a deep reverence for the Old Master painters, Vermeer and Bellini, as well as the Americans Winslow Homer and Thomas Eakins. He initially studied art from 1939 through 1941 with Francis Criss. At the outbreak of World War II, Honig worked as a mechanic for Republic Aviation, but in August 1942, he enlisted in the US Army Air Corps and was stationed at Seymour Johnson Field in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Given the fashions featured, the presence of military service members, and the title of the work, Honig likely painted Third Class Carriage (Down South) while stationed at Johnson Field. During the war, Honig began to exhibit nationally, including as part of the Portrait of America exhibitions which originated at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and traveled around the country, as well as at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh. After being discharged from military service, Honig furthered his studies with Amadee Ozenfant in 1946 and Hans Hoffman from 1947 through 1950. He also pursued conservation studies at the Brooklyn Museum, training with Caroline and Sheldon Keek in the late 1950s Additional exhibitions included the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the National Academy of Design, the Wadsworth Atheneum, the Provincetown Art Association, and the National Academies Galleries of the Allied Artists Association. He was represented by the venerable Frank Rehn Gallery and ACA Gallery, both in New York. Later in life, in addition to his fine art practice, Honig also worked as a conservator and taught at NYC Community College and Hofstra University. He was married to the sculptor, Rhoda Sherbel. Honig’s works are in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Colby College Museum of Art, and the Oklahoma Museum of Art. He is listed in Who Was Who in American Art and all other standard references.
  • Creator:
    Mervin Honig (1920 - 1990, American)
  • Creation Year:
    c. 1942
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 29 in (73.66 cm)Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    24 x 29Price: $4,250
  • Medium:
    Canvas,Oil
  • Movement & Style:
    American Realist
  • Period:
    1940-1949
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1859216791862

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