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1923 Chicago, Illinois - 2004 Manhattan, New York City. Known for: New York City views, still life and figure painting.
A Chicago-born (January 8, 1923) and educated Expressionist* artist, Herbert Katzman was noted for his unique, textured paintings as well as sculpture. Known as a slatherer, he used a palette knife*... Read full biography
A Chicago-born (January 8, 1923) and educated Expressionist* artist, Herbert Katzman was noted for his unique, textured paintings as well as sculpture. Known as a slatherer, he used a palette knife* to put thick layers of paint on canvas to give it a dense look. His father, Louis, was a successful... Read full biography
A Chicago-born (January 8, 1923) and educated Expressionist* artist, Herbert Katzman was noted for his unique, textured paintings as well as sculpture. Known as a slatherer, he used a palette knife* to put thick layers of paint on canvas to give it a dense look. His father, Louis, was a successful dentist and his mother Faye a homemaker. When Herbert was 11, his mother died, and he and his older brother Bob were raised by their father and a housekeeper. The brothers attended St. John's Military... Read full biography
A Chicago-born (January 8, 1923) and educated Expressionist* artist, Herbert Katzman was noted for his unique, textured paintings as well as sculpture. Known as a slatherer, he used a palette knife* to put thick layers of paint on canvas to give it a dense look. His father, Louis, was a successful dentist and his mother Faye a homemaker. When Herbert was 11, his mother died, and he and his older brother Bob were raised by their father and a housekeeper. The brothers attended St. John's Military Academy for their elementary education, but Herbert soon discovered that he wanted to study art despite the objection of his father. He put himself through school working as a student janitor and a few other odd jobs. At 17 he entered the Advanced... Read full biography
A Chicago-born (January 8, 1923) and educated Expressionist* artist, Herbert Katzman was noted for his unique, textured paintings as well as sculpture. Known as a slatherer, he used a palette knife* to put thick layers of paint on canvas to give it a dense look. His father, Louis, was a successful dentist and his mother Faye a homemaker. When Herbert was 11, his mother died, and he and his older brother Bob were raised by their father and a housekeeper. The brothers attended St. John's Military Academy for their elementary education, but Herbert soon discovered that he wanted to study art despite the objection of his father. He put himself through school working as a student janitor and a few other odd jobs. At 17 he entered the Advanced School of the Art Institute of Chicago, his interest having turned from sculpting to painting.... Read full biography
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Keywords (34)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Palette Knife, Heavy Texture
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Style
- •Abstraction and Realism; Semi Abstract
- •Expressive, Expressionist, Expressionism
- •Luminous, Luminism
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •New York City
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Still Life
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Europe
Art School
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
- •School of Visual Arts, New York, Teacher
Awards/Recognition
- •Fulbright Grant, Fellowship
- •John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
- •Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Sara Roby Foundation
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty
- •New York City Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Edith Halpert Downtown Gallery, New York
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Venice Biennale
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts