Ernest Berke ART FOR SALE

1921 Harlem, New York City - 2010. Known for: Western genre-Indian, sculpture.

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A sculptor and painter of western subjects and well known both in the Southwest and East Coast, Ernest Berke was born in Harlem, New York City in 1921 to a Romanian mother who designed clothes and a Russian father, who was a sheet metal worker. At six years of age, his father, who recognized his talent, encouraged him to pursue art. While working as an advertising illustrator for Sears & Roebuck for a number of years, Ernest became fascinated with the growing West, especially cowboys and Indians. A self-taught artist and anthropologist, Berke was a voracious reader. He met on a regular basis at a local New York City bookstore with a group who shared his interest in the West, and occasionally, Berke would also show his works there. When the... Read full biography

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CEREMONY OF THE FASTEST HORSE

Type:Painting

Year:1978

Size:44.00" x 46.00"

Medium:Oil

Signed:Signed and Dated

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ERNEST BERKE (1921 - 2010) Published 1980 Pintores Press, "Ernest Berke Paintings & Sculptures of the Old West" by Walt Wiggins pp 70-71 Prov: James Graham & Sons, New York Kennedy Galleries, New York , Private Collection, Los Angeles , The Lange Foundation.

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