Berkshire Paradise, 1959
by Philip Evergood (1901–1973)25 x 40⅛ inches
Signed and inscribed lower left: Philip Evergood / VIII; dated lower right: LIX
Provenance
Terry Dintenfass Gallery, New York, New York
ACA Galleries, New York, New York
Private collection, La Jolla, California, acquired from above
Sale, Bonhams, New York, New York, May 20, 2015, lot 71, from above
Private collection, New York, New York, acquired from above
Debra Force Fine Art, New York, New York
Private collection, New York, New York
Exhibited
Debra Force Fine Art, New York, New York, Summer Exhibition, July 15–September 6, 2019
Artist Biography
Born in New York City in 1901, Philip Evergood would go on to become one of the foremost social realist and modernist painters of the 20th century. He was raised in his mother’s native England and educated at Eton College, followed by a brief stint at the University of Cambridge. Embracing his desire to paint, Evergood studied art at the Slade School of Fine Art in London, Académie Julian in Paris, and, finally, at the Art Students League in New York City, where he studied under leading Ashcan artist George Luks. During his European studies, Evergood was struck by the