IRVING NORMAN (1906-1989)
The Lithuanian-American artist Irving Norman was a social surrealist who painted large-scale and highly detailed critiques of contemporary life with hopes that viewers would consider the consequences of their actions and change their behavior. Influenced
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The Human Condition
oil on canvas
120 x 182 in.
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The Academy
oil on canvas
110 x 90 in.
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Funeral of the Gods
oil on canvas
90 x 110 in.
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Interrelations
oil on canvas
120 x 80 in.
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The Summit, The Ultimate Summit
oil on canvas
120 x 80 in.
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Farewell
oil on canvas
90 x 100 in.
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M.F.I. Complex
oil on canvas
100 x 76 in.
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Supreme Justice
oil on canvas
100 x 76 in.
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To the Unknown
oil on canvas
96 x 72 in.
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Students
oil on canvas
110 x 72 in.
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American Street Scene
oil on canvas
74 x 90 in.
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The Palace
oil on canvas
90 x 60 in.
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Monumental
oil on canvas
90 x 64 in.
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Air Raid Shelter
oil on canvas
100 x 64 in.
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Children #2
oil on canvas
72 x 90 in.
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Totems
oil on canvas
72 x 110 in.
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Liberation War Prisoners
oil on canvas
72 x 90 in.
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Man of Sorrow
oil on canvas
84 x 60 in.
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War Wounded
oil on canvas
70 x 60 in.
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Wanderers
oil on canvas
90 x 30 in.
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Aspirations
oil on canvas
90 x 54 in.
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The Lawmakers, The Legislators
oil on canvas
90 x 72 in.
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Prison
oil on canvas
56 x 46 in.
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Prisoners
oil on canvas
52 x 68 1/8 in.
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Draftee
oil on canvas
100 x 38 in.
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City Image
oil on canvas
124 x 44 in.
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Chairman of the Board
oil on canvas
90 x 48 in.
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Flight
oil on canvas
60 x 74 in.
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To Be Remembered
oil on canvas
90 x 48 in.
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Thirty Pieces of Silver
oil on canvas
90 x 54 in.
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Mining
oil on canvas
40 x 84 in.
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Cityscape
oil on canvas
74 1/8 x 37 1/2 in.
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Carousel Restaurant
oil on canvas
60 x 72 in.
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Bacchanal
oil on canvas
69 1/2 x 39 1/2 in.
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Big City
watercolor on paper
80 x 29 in.
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Totem of a Holy Family
oil on canvas
90 x 19 3/4 in.
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Frosted Window
oil on canvas
36 x 90 in.
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My World and Yours
graphite on paper
74 x 28 in.
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Rural Family
oil on canvas
36 x 72 in.
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Crossing the Bridge
oil on canvas
90 x 60 in.
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Prisoner
oil on canvas
54 x 20 in.
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Homeless 1
oil on canvas
48 x 60 in.
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Homeless 2
oil on canvas
72 x 36 in.
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Slum Youth
oil on canvas
44 1/4 x 20 1/4 in.
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Strange Lovers (The Hard Marriage)
ink and colored pencil on paper
22 3/4 x 29 in.
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Striptease
pencil and colored pencil on paper
30 x 20 in.
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Night Life 2
graphite on paper
22 x 28 in.
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Women Welders, The Ship
graphite on paper
14 1/4 x 28 3/8 in.
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Shrapnel
pen and ink on artists board
29 3/4 x 20 in.
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Wine Bottle
graphite on paper
18 7/8 x 11 5/8 in.
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Pocket Sketch Pad
graphite on paper
5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.
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Untitled (Possible Study for "Liberation War Prisonerss")
pencil on paper
14 x 16 1/2 in.
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Untitled (Possible Study for "Children #2)
graphite on paper
10 7/8 x 13 5/8 in.
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Untitled
graphite and crayon on paper
12 x 8 7/8 in.
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Untitled
graphite and crayon on paper
12 x 8 7/8 in.
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Untitled
graphite on paper
9 x 11 5/8 in.
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Untitled
pencil on paper
11 3/4 x 9 in.
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Untitled
pencil on paper
7 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.
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Untitled
pencil on paper
9 x 11 3/4 in.
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Untitled
pencil on paper
9 5/8 x 7 in.
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Untitled
pencil on paper
9 5/8 x 7 in.
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Pocket Sketch Pad
graphite on paper
5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.
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The Circus, The Balancing Act 2a (a Study)
pencil on paper
11 x 9 in.
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The Circus, Balancing Act 2 (a Study)
pencil on paper
11 x 9 in.
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Untitled
pen and ink on paper
8 x 5 in.
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Untitled (Possible Study for "The Immortality of Beethoven's 9th Symphony")
pencil on paper
14 x 11 in.
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From Work
lithograph on paper
20 x 25 in.
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From Work
lithograph on paper
20 x 25 in.
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Untitled (Bodies in Crypt)
pencil on paper
7 1/2 x 3 7/8 in.
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Untitled (War Study)
graphite on paper
6 x 3 1/2 in.
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Pocket Sketch Pad
graphite on paper
5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.
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Untitled (Fire Bird)
graphite and crayon on paper
12 x 8 7/8 in.
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Untitled (Bodies)
pencil on paper
6 3/4 x 2 in.
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Untitled (Smoking Man)
pen on paper
8 7/8 x 6 in.
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Untitled (Man with Fire Bird)
graphite and crayon on paper
12 x 8 7/8 in.
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Untitled (Possible Study for "Celebration")
graphite on paper
4 7/8 x 3 in.
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Sketch Pad
graphite on paper
6 x 3 7/8 in.
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Untitled
pen and ink on paper
3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.
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Untitled
pen and ink
3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.
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Untitled (Possible Study for "From Work")
pencil on paper
11 x 14 in.
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Untitled (Head with Fire)
graphite and crayon on paper
12 x 8 7/8 in.
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Untitled (Possible Study for "From Work")
pencil on paper
11 x 14 in.
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Untitled
pen and ink on paper
3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.
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Untitled
pen and ink on paper
3 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.
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Untitled (Head of Woman)
graphite on paper
12 x 8 7/8 in.
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Untitled (Man Wearing Hat and Tunic)
pen on paper
9 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.
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Untitled (Stacked Heads)
graphite on paper
12 x 8 7/8 in.
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Untitled (Two Sketches: Man Wearing Hat and Man Carrying Heart)
pen on paper
9 1/8 x 6 1/4 in.
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Untitled (Abstract Head)
graphite on paper
12 x 8 7/8 in.
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Untitled (Abstract Heads)
pen on paper
8 7/8 x 6 in.
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Untitled (Possible Study for "The Immortality of Beethoven's 9th Symphony" 2)
graphite on paper
14 x 11 in.
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Untitled (Four Heads)
graphite on paper
5 x 3 1/2 in.
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Untitled (Possible Study for "From Work")
graphite on paper
5 x 3 1/2 in.
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Paper Cut: Unique Works on Paper
Heather James Fine Art presents an exhibition on an overlooked area of art and art history: works on paper. This term encompasses a wide range of works – fully executed
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Irving Norman – The Palace
“The path I followed chose me, not me it. I was led to painting by experiencing life, it’s contemplation, and a desperate need to give it expression” – Irving
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VIDEO
Irving Norman: Truth Be Told – Clip 1
Video clip #1 from the in depth documentary Irving Norman: Truth be Told directed by Raymond Day.
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Irving Norman: Truth be Told – Clip 2
Video clip #2 from the in depth documentary Irving Norman: Truth be Told directed by Raymond Day.
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Irving Norman: Truth be Told – Clip 3
Video clip #3 from the in depth documentary Irving Norman: Truth be Told directed by Raymond Day.
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Irving Norman: Truth be Told – Clip 4
Video clip #4 from the in depth documentary Irving Norman: Truth be Told directed by Raymond Day.
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Irving Norman: Truth be Told – Clip 5
Video clip #5 from the in depth documentary Irving Norman: Truth be Told directed by Raymond Day.
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Exhibitions
CURRENT
Moment to Moment: Figuration and the Northern California Avant Garde
May 12, 2020 - June 30, 2022
ARCHIVE
Jewish Modernism Part 2: Figuration from Chagall to Norman
April 30, 2020 - December 31, 2021
