Simka Simkhovitch

Russian · 1893–1949

Simka Simkhovitch was a Russian artist and immigrant to the United States. He painted theater scenery in his early career and then had several showings in galleries in New York… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Simka Simkhovitch, Rita, 1939, Oil on canvasRitaClarke Auction Gallery · $950≈ £700≈ €841Sign up to see
  2. Simka Simkhovitch, Landscape, Oil on canvasLandscapeClarke Auction Gallery · $500≈ £377≈ €443Sign up to see
  3. Simka Simkhovitch, Mixed Bouquet, Oil on canvasMixed BouquetClarke Auction Gallery · $325≈ £229≈ €266Sign up to see

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Simka Simkhovitch was a Russian artist and immigrant to the United States. He painted theater scenery in his early career and then had several showings in galleries in New York City. Winning Works Progress Administration commissions in the 1930s, he completed murals for the post offices in Jackson, Mississippi and Beaufort, North Carolina. His works are in the permanent collections of the Dallas Museum of Art, the National Museum of American Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

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Born 1893Died 1949Wikidata Q22086728 ↗ULAN 500055629 ↗

Also known as Simka Faibusovich Simkhovich, Simkha Faibusovich Simkhovitch, Simkha Simkhovitch, Simkha Simkovitch, Simkovitch

Artist record compiled from: auction results. See data sources & attribution.

Related artists — Russian, born 1868–1918