Remo Michael Farruggio created his artwork surrounded by the generation of the Abstract Expressionists, yet the artist chose to pursue an aesthetic direction all his own. Born in Palermo, Sicily, Farruggio attended the Galileo Galilei private school until age 12, at which time, he and his family emigrated to the United States, settling in New York City, attending public school and enrolling in evening classes at the National Academy of Design. In 1922, the artist attended classes at the Educational Alliance, where he met other prominent artists of the day, including Robert Motherwell, Chaim Gross and the Soyer brothers. Farruggio then attended the Beaux-Arts School and the Industrial Arts School, where he was taught by the marine painter, Abraham Bogdanov. In 1924, the artist became an American citizen and set out to explore the United States, painting, exploring and learning. At the turn of the century, the Great Depression set in. The US Government initiated the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the WPA Artists Project. Farruggio took part in the project and ultimately, was one of two artists chosen for a one-man show, which took place in 1939, at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York City. In the years to follow, Farruggio traveled extensively throughout Mexico, the United States and Italy, where he was highly respected and exhibited his work frequently. Beginning in 1964, Farruggio spent his summers in Provincetown, Massachusetts, an artist community where he developed many important relationships in the art world. From the late 1930–81, he painted several teaching posts and was honored with no less than 20 one-man shows and 25 group shows, winning several important awards along the way. Farruggio's style ranged from representational to semi-abstract to surreal to non-objective. Some of his subject matter included dark, nocturnal, abstracted landscapes or sunlit, atmospheric scenes. Viewing his works, one gets the sense that the artist painted with modesty, grace, elegance and control. Farruggio was a member of the Artists Equity Association of New York, National Academy of Design and Provincetown Art Association. His works are included in the permanent collections of more than a dozen museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and National Museum of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution, as well as numerous private collections in the US and abroad.
Studio
By Remo Michael Farruggio
Located in Sheffield, MA
Remo Michael Farruggio American, 1905-1981 Studio Oil on canvas 24 by 35 in. W/frame 28 by 39 in. Signed lower right & titled on stretcher “Studio” Circa 1959 Remo Michael Farrugg...
Oil
Covered Bridge
By Remo Michael Farruggio
Located in Sheffield, MA
Remo Michael Farruggio American,1905-1981 Covered Bridge Oil on canvas. 22 in. by 30 in. W/frame 26 in. by 34 in. Signed lower right & titled on verso...
Oil
Signals
By Remo Michael Farruggio
Located in Sheffield, MA
Remo Michael Farruggio American, 1905-1981 Signals Oil on canvas 24 by 35 in. W/frame 28 by 39 in. Signed lower right & titled on stretcher “Signals” Circa 1959 Remo Michael Farru...
Oil
$400
H 14 in W 11 in D 0.5 in
To Know That There is No Final Resting Place of the Mind; How Far I Have Yet to
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"The more I become aware of, the more I realize how relatively little I know of it... Maybe that's enlightenment enough—to know that there is no final resting place of the mind... Pe...
Oil, Acrylic
$6,000
H 24.75 in W 30 in D 2 in
Red and White Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting by Nicolas Ionesco, 1958
By Nicolas Ionesco
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Nicolas Ionesco, Romanian (1919 - ) Title: Untitled Year: 1956 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated l.r. and verso Size: 23.5 x 28.5 inches (59.7 x 72.4 cm) Frame: 24.75 x...
Oil
Meadow herb at the Pentland Hills
By Natalie Bird
Located in Deddington, GB
original Oil on board Image size: H:20 cm x W:30 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:20 cm x W:30 cm x D:1cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of...
Oil, Board
$205
H 5.91 in W 5.91 in D 1.58 in
Cotswold Track II with Oil on Wooden Panel, Painting by Eleanor Woolley
By Eleanor Woolley
Located in Deddington, GB
Cotswold Track II by Eleanor Woolley [2021] Cotswold Track II is an original oil painting on a deep edged wooden panel by artist Eleanor Woolley. A small scale landscape...
Wood Panel, Wood, Oil
$4,800
H 24 in W 36 in
Vibrant New York City Times Square, Figural Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Simon Gaon
Located in Surfside, FL
Simon Gaon (born 1943) is an American painter, Expressionist, and action painter. This is a thick impasto oil painting. with a lot of texture and color. This is a nighttime scene of...
Canvas, Oil
$4,800
H 24 in W 36 in
Vibrant New York City Times Square, Figural Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Simon Gaon
Located in Surfside, FL
Simon Gaon (born 1943) is an American painter, Expressionist, and action painter. This is a thick impasto oil painting. with a lot of texture and color. Times Square with 42nd st in...
Canvas, Oil
Hypnagogia
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The itches your body has before you fall asleep. The movements of your arms leg and neck that cannot find comfort. hearing and knowing the world is still all around you outside.
Oil, Acrylic
$507
H 14.57 in W 14.57 in D 1.19 in
Late Summer with Oil on Fabriano Pittura Paper, Painting by Suzanne Winn
By Suzanne Winn
Located in Deddington, GB
Late Summer by Suzane Winn [2020] One of my favourite places to go and draw is a place I call the skylark field. It is a five minute walk from my home and...
Oil
$8,710
H 11 in W 16 in
Composition - French Abstract Oil Painting by Jacques Germain
By Jacques Germain
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated abstract oil on canvas by French painter Jacques Germain. The piece is composed in swathes of thick impasto, particularly in red, blue, green and white. A truly interesting and unique work that would compliment a modern setting. Signature: Signed lower right/ further signed and dated verso Dimensions: Framed: 11"x16" Unframed: 10"x15" Provenance: Private French collection Jacques Germain was born in Paris in 1915. In 1931, on the advice of Blaise Cendrars, he became a pupil of Fernand Léger and Amédée Ozenfant at the Académie Moderne, Paris. He soon left for the Bauhaus in Dessau, where Jean...
Canvas, Oil
$12,000
H 20 in W 20 in
"December VI" John Levee, Ab-Ex, Mid-Century, Gestural, Blue, Impasto
By John Levee
Located in New York, NY
John Levee December VI, 1960 Signed and dated upper left; signed and dated on the reverse Oil on canvas 20 x 20 inches Abstract Expressionist painter John Levee studied at the Inst...
Canvas, Oil
$3,841
H 32.52 in W 32.52 in D 1.58 in
Summer Hedgerow with Dog Roses 1, Floral meadow, Abstract art, Original painting
By Elaine Kazimierczuk
Located in Deddington, GB
A summer hedgerow festooned with wild roses - the epitome of a lazy walk down a country lane. These are dog roses, which got their name from the belief that you should eat the root i...
Canvas, Oil
Wagon Hitch
By Rocky Hawkins
Located in Bozeman, MT
Rocky Hawkins was born in 1950 in Seattle, Washington and grew up in small towns near the Cascades Mountains. His interest in the mystery and spiritual element of the Indian culture ...
Oil, Archival Paper
Remo Farruggio Architectural Composition Oil, 1952
By Remo Michael Farruggio
Located in Astoria, NY
Remo Farruggio (Italian/American, 1905-1981), Abstracted Architectural Composition, Oil on Canvas, 1952, signed and dated lower left, wood frame. Image: 26.25" H x 32.75" W; frame: 2...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 31.5 in W 43.5 in
Abstract Expressionist Geometric Oil on Linen Blocks of Color Diffusion 1967
By Remo Michael Farruggio
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Expressionist Geometric Oil on Linen Blocks of Color Diffusion 1967 Exceptional Abstract Geometric with texture and curves b...
Linen, Oil