ARTIST

Bernard Perlin

American painter who blended Social Realism with Magic Realism in mid-20th century works

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Bernard Perlin was an American painter and illustrator whose career spanned much of the 20th century, working primarily from the 1940s through the 1990s. He emerged during a period when American art was transitioning from Social Realism to more experimental forms, and his work reflected this evolution. Perlin studied at the Design Laboratory in New York and later at the Art Students League, where he developed his distinctive approach to figurative painting. Perlin's work is…

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NOTABLE WORKS
In the Garden 1949 · Princeton Art Museum The Farewell 1952 · Smithsonian American Art Museum Orthodox Boys 1948 · National Gallery The Jacket 1951 · Whitney Museum of American Art The Bar 1957 · Smithsonian American Art Museum Leg Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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