Max Ginsburg

East Harlem, 1957

Oil on canvas

28 x 30 inches (framed 32 1/2 x 34 1/2 inches)

Signed and dated Max Ginsburg 1957, lower left;
Signed and titled on stretcher on reverse

#20577

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Born in Paris, France in 1931, Max Ginsburg became a prominent urban realist and social realist artist of New York City. After moving to America, and settling in New York, Ginsburg attended the High School of Music & Art, Syracuse University (B.F.A.) and City College of New York (M.A.). However, his skill and artistry as a realist were not taught in the schools he attended but were primarily learned from his father, Abraham Ginsburg, a portrait painter.

Among Ginsburg's many awards are the Grand Prize at the Portrait Society of America Painting Competition, 2015; the California Art Club’s Presidents Gold Medal for the Advancement of Traditional Fine Art, 2013; the Best in Show at the Art Renewal Center online competition, 2011; the Phillip Desind Award at the Butler Institute Midyear Exhibition, 2008; the Collectors Prize at the Butler Institute Midyear Exhibition, 2007; Best in Show at the Salmagundi, Non-Members, 2006; Purchase Prize at the Art Renewal Center, 2005; the Christopher’s Award, 1991; and the Gold Medal at the Society of Illustrators, 1984. From 1980 to 2004, Mr. Ginsburg was one of the leading illustrators in America.

Source: Arts Student's League, New York