Frank Wilcox Portrait Paintings

American, 1887-1964

Frank Nelson Wilcox (October 3, 1887 – April 17, 1964) was a modernist American artist and a master of watercolor. Wilcox is described as the "Dean of Cleveland School painters," though some sources give this appellation to Henry Keller or Frederick Gottwald. Wilcox was born on October 3, 1887 to Frank Nelson Wilcox, Sr. and Jessie Fremont Snow Wilcox at 61 Linwood Street in Cleveland, Ohio. His father, a prominent lawyer, died at home in 1904 shortly before Wilcox' 17th birthday. His brother, lawyer and publisher Owen N. Wilcox, was president of the Gates Legal Publishing Company or The Gates Press. His sister Ruth Wilcox was a respected librarian. In 1906 Wilcox enrolled from the Cleveland School of Art under the tutelage of Henry Keller, Louis Rorimer, and Frederick Gottwald. He also attended Keller's Berlin Heights summer school from 1909. After graduating in 1910, Wilcox traveled and studied in Europe, sometimes dropping by Académie Colarossi in the evening to sketch the model or the other students at their easels, where he was influenced by French impressionism. Wilcox was influenced by Keller's innovative watercolor techniques, and from 1910 to 1916 they experimented together with impressionism and post-impressionism. Wilcox soon developed his own signature style in the American Scene or Regionalist tradition of the early 20th century. He joined the Cleveland School of Art faculty in 1913. Among his students were Lawrence Edwin Blazey, Carl Gaertner, Paul Travis, and Charles E. Burchfield. Around this time Wilcox became associated with Cowan Pottery. In 1916 Wilcox married fellow artist Florence Bard, and they spent most of their honeymoon painting in Berlin Heights with Keller. They had one daughter, Mary. In 1918 he joined the Cleveland Society of Artists, a conservative counter to the Bohemian Kokoon Arts Club, and would later serve as its president. He also began teaching night school at the John Huntington Polytechnic Institute at this time, and taught briefly at Baldwin-Wallace College. Wilcox displayed over 250 works at Cleveland's annual May Show. He received numerous awards, including the Penton Medal for as The Omnibus, Paris (1920), Fish Tug on Lake Erie (1921), Blacksmith Shop (1922), and The Gravel Pit (1922). Other paintings include The Trailing Fog (1929), Under the Big Top (1930), and Ohio Landscape (1932). Wilcox died on April 17, 1964, having taught at the Cleveland School of Art (now Cleveland Institute of Art or CIA) for over 40 years. Today CIA awards an annual scholarship prize in his name to students majoring in printmaking.

Artist: Frank Wilcox

Frank WilcoxThe Wood Chopper, Brecksville, Ohio, Early 20th Century Cleveland School, c. 1917

$25,000

The Wood Chopper, Brecksville, Ohio, Early 20th Century Cleveland School

By Frank Wilcox

Located in Beachwood, OH

Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964) The Wood Chopper, Brecksville, Ohio, c. 1917 Oil on masonite 33 x 24 inches "We were fortunate in that the two farms in Brecksville were still open to our visits. The urbanization of the township was then only beginning and we spent several summers there where I tried to capture something of the rural peace so soon to be erased from the countryside." - Wilcox Exhibited: “Water Colors and Oils by Frank N. Wilcox,” Cleveland Museum of Art, January 1937. Frank Nelson Wilcox (October 3, 1887 – April 17, 1964) was a modernist American artist and a master of watercolor. Wilcox is described as the "Dean of Cleveland School...

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1910s American Modern Frank Wilcox Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Frank WilcoxOn the Back Porch, Brecksville, Ohio, Early 20th Century Regionalist Scene, c. 1922

$25,000

On the Back Porch, Brecksville, Ohio, Early 20th Century Regionalist Scene

By Frank Wilcox

Located in Beachwood, OH

Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964) On the Back Porch, Brecksville, Ohio, c. 1922 Watercolor on paper Monogram lower right 21.5 x 27. 5 inc...

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1920s American Modern Frank Wilcox Portrait Paintings

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Watercolor

Frank WilcoxThe Stonecutter's Evening, Early 20th Century American Scene Oil, Man w/ Violin, c. 1915

$17,500

The Stonecutter's Evening, Early 20th Century American Scene Oil, Man w/ Violin

By Frank Wilcox

Located in Beachwood, OH

Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964) The Stonecutter's Evening, c. 1915 Oil on canvas Signed lower right 36 x 27.5 inches 42.25 x 34 inches, framed Frank Nelson Wilcox (October 3, 1887 – April 17, 1964) was a modernist American artist and a master of watercolor. Wilcox is described as the "Dean of Cleveland School painters," though some sources give this appellation to Henry Keller or Frederick Gottwald. Wilcox was born on October 3, 1887 to Frank Nelson Wilcox, Sr. and Jessie Fremont Snow Wilcox at 61 Linwood Street in Cleveland, Ohio. His father, a prominent lawyer, died at home in 1904 shortly before Wilcox' 17th birthday. His brother, lawyer and publisher Owen N. Wilcox, was president of the Gates Legal Publishing Company or The Gates Press. His sister Ruth Wilcox was a respected librarian. In 1906 Wilcox enrolled from the Cleveland School of Art under the tutelage of Henry Keller, Louis Rorimer...

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1910s American Modern Frank Wilcox Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Francis ChapinA Captivating 1930s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Francis Chapin, Crica 1930

$850

H 17.75 in W 16.75 in D 1 in

A Captivating 1930s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Francis Chapin

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

A captivating, 1930s portrait painting of a young woman by famed Chicago artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A sensitive, skilled portrait of a young female model, most likely h...

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1930s American Modern Frank Wilcox Portrait Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

America impressionist portrait young boy 1937 Modern Figurative Oil Painting, 1936

$489

H 16 in W 12 in

America impressionist portrait young boy 1937 Modern Figurative Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

A fantastic modern portrait of a young boy. This work is signed what appears to be Paul Sellers and dated 1937, but we have not found information on the artist. The work dated 1936...

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1930s American Modern Frank Wilcox Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Edwin GeorgiSaturday Evening Post Illustration. “ The Devil’s Stronghold” Original Magazine, 1960

$6,800

H 15.5 in W 14.5 in D 16 in

Saturday Evening Post Illustration. “ The Devil’s Stronghold” Original Magazine

By Edwin Georgi

Located in Miami, FL

The work is mostly black and white to indicate that this is a night scene. On closer inspection, you will see areas of magenta and ivory throughout The publisher's label on verso ide...

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1960s American Modern Frank Wilcox Portrait Paintings

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India Ink, Gouache, Pencil, Illustration Board

ATHOS MENABONI"Georgia Moonshiner, c. 1935" by Athos Menaboni (1895-1990) American WPA Era Oil, Circa 1935

$3,950

H 20 in W 18 in D 2 in

"Georgia Moonshiner, c. 1935" by Athos Menaboni (1895-1990) American WPA Era Oil

Located in Yardley, PA

A fantastic WPA-era painting of a Georgia moonshiner by famed Italian-American artist Athos Menaboni (1895-1990). This work depicts an older man sporting a brown hat, brown jacket, ...

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1930s American Modern Frank Wilcox Portrait Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

William SchwartzLandscape with Artist. Mid-Century Chicago Modernist Oil Painting.

$9,500

H 20 in W 24 in D 2 in

Landscape with Artist. Mid-Century Chicago Modernist Oil Painting.

By William Schwartz

Located in Marco Island, FL

Chicago Modernist, William Schwartz, painted this dynamic landscape of an artist painting en plein air. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago shortly after emigrating to the Un...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Frank Wilcox Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Francis ChapinA Fabulous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Seated Woman, "Southern Belle", Circa 1950s

$1,200

H 26.5 in W 18.5 in D 1 in

A Fabulous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Seated Woman, "Southern Belle"

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

A Fabulous 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Seated Woman, "Southern Belle" by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A colorful Southern painting depicting a ...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Frank Wilcox Portrait Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Francis ChapinA Large, Captivating 1930s Modern Portrait of a Jamaican Man in a Linen Suit, Crica 1935

$3,600

H 43.5 in W 35.5 in D 1 in

A Large, Captivating 1930s Modern Portrait of a Jamaican Man in a Linen Suit

By Francis Chapin

Located in Chicago, IL

A Large, Captivating 1930s Modern Portrait of a Jamaican Man in a Linen Suit by famed Chicago artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A skilled and colorful portrait of a black man seated in a white linen suit, most likely completed during Chapin's trip to Kingston, Jamaica in the 1930s. Chapin exhibited examples of his Jamaican paintings...

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1930s American Modern Frank Wilcox Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Theodore Fried"The Champ, 1942" Joe Louis "Brown Bomber" Boxer Portrait Ex-Museum Oil Signed, 1942

$6,500

H 32 in W 32 in D 2.75 in

"The Champ, 1942" Joe Louis "Brown Bomber" Boxer Portrait Ex-Museum Oil Signed

Located in Yardley, PA

“The Champ, 1942” by Theodore Fried (1902-1980) This important portrait by Hungarian-American artist Theodore Fried depicts the legendary boxer Joe Louis aka “The Brown Bomber” and ...

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1940s American Modern Frank Wilcox Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Simka SimkhovitchSimka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Family Mother, Kids American Modernist, c.1930's

$1,200

H 7.5 in W 4.5 in

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Family Mother, Kids American Modernist

By Simka Simkhovitch

Located in Surfside, FL

Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) This came with a small grouping from the artist's family, some were hand signed some were not. These were studies for larger paintin...

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1930s American Modern Frank Wilcox Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Anna Elkan Meltzer“The Big City, 1948” Grand Central Station NYC Manhattan Female WPA Modernist, 1948

$12,000

H 33.38 in W 28.38 in D 2.5 in

“The Big City, 1948” Grand Central Station NYC Manhattan Female WPA Modernist

Located in Yardley, PA

“The Big City, 1948” by Anna Elkan Meltzer (American, 1896-1974) One of Meltzer’s finest works, this painting encapsulates the organized chaos of Grand Central Terminal in NYC in th...

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1940s American Modern Frank Wilcox Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1950s "Black Floor" Mid Century Bay Area Figurative Movement Gouache Painting, c. 1950

$500

H 18 in W 15 in

1950s "Black Floor" Mid Century Bay Area Figurative Movement Gouache Painting

Located in Arp, TX

From the estate of Jerry Opper & Ruth Friedman Opper Black Floor c. 1940-1950's Gouache on Paper 15" x 18" Unframed *Custom framing available for additional charge. Please expect framing time between 3-5 weeks. From the estate of Ruth Friedmann Opper & Jerry Opper. Ruth was the daughter of Bauhaus artist, Gustav Friedmann. San Francisco Abstract Expression A free-spirited wave of creative energy swept through the San Francisco art community after World War II. Challenging accepted modes of painting, Abstract Expressionists produced highly experimental works that jolted the public out of its postwar complacency. Abstract Expressionism resulted from a broad collective impulse rather than the inspiration of a small band of New York artists. Documenting the interchanges between the East and West Coasts, she cites areas of mutual influence and shows the impact of San Francisco on the New York School, including artists such as Mark Rothko and Ad Reinhardt. San Francisco's Beat poets...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Frank Wilcox Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

William SchwartzOn the Beach. Woman Reading. Mid-Century Chicago Modernist Oil Painting.

$6,500

H 21.88 in W 17.38 in D 2 in

On the Beach. Woman Reading. Mid-Century Chicago Modernist Oil Painting.

By William Schwartz

Located in Marco Island, FL

Chicago Modernist, William Schwartz, painted this intimate painting of a woman reading titled On the Beach. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago shortly after emigrating to th...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Frank Wilcox Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

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