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Painter, Illustrator, b. 1912 - d. 1994

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        • Mervin Jules oil painting The Lynchingsold
          Sep. 30, 2023

          Mervin Jules oil painting The Lynching

          Est: $2,000 - $4,000

          Jules, Mervin M. (American, 1912-1994), The Lynching, oil on board, 14.5 x 16 inches, apparently unsigned, in a gilded frame with scrolling corners measuring 19 x 20.5 inches. Provenance: from the estate of Leon and Jane Arkus. Leon was the Director of the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, from 1969 to 1980. The history of paintings depicting lynching is a dark and disturbing subject. Lynching, the extrajudicial act of executing individuals, often by hanging, as a form of vigilante justice, was prevalent in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. While photographs and postcards were commonly used to document and spread images of lynchings, paintings also emerged as a means of representing the brutal acts and raising awareness about racial violence. These paintings often served as powerful social commentaries on the racial injustice and systemic violence faced by African Americans. This painting is an early example of this controversial and dark subject, likely dating from the 1930s or early 1940s. It forcefully illustrates the terror inflicted on African Americans by racial segregation and intolerance, personified in this case by hooded KKK members. Mervin Jules was an American artist known for his powerful and socially conscious paintings and prints. Jules used his art as a means to address themes of racial injustice, identity, and the African American experience. Jules often depicted scenes from African American history and culture, incorporating elements of folk art and symbolism into his work. He explored various mediums, including painting, printmaking, and collage. His style ranged from vibrant and expressive to more somber and introspective, depending on the subject matter. Jules used powerful imagery and symbolism to confront viewers with the disturbing realities of lynching and its impact on African American communities. Mervin Jules saw his paintings and prints as social commentary, and was genuinely excited by “people and what they do.” A 1945 critic described him as an “artist with genuine social conscience . . . an effective spokesman for liberal ideas.”

          Concept Art Gallery
        • Mervin Jules silkscreensold
          Aug. 05, 2023

          Mervin Jules silkscreen

          Est: $100 - $200

          Mervin Jules (1912-1994) Second Opinion silkscreen in colors, ca. 1935, signed, titled and annotated 'A.P.' in pencil.    10 1/4 x 12"

          Rachel Davis Fine Arts
        • Mervin Jules, Coal Trainsold
          Jul. 26, 2023

          Mervin Jules, Coal Train

          Est: $400 - $600

          Mervin Jules Coal Train oil on paper 10 h x 16 w in (25 x 41 cm) Signed to lower right 'Jules'. This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.

          Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
        • Mervin M. Jules (American, 1912 - 1994), oil on board, mid century, a boy is seated, practicing a musical instrument with sheet music is his lap, signed lower left, framed, wear consistent with age, some surface scrat...sold
          Jul. 24, 2023

          Mervin M. Jules (American, 1912 - 1994), oil on board, mid century, a boy is seated, practicing a musical instrument with sheet music is his lap, signed lower left, framed, wear consistent with age, some surface scrat...

          Est: $125 - $250

          Mervin M. Jules (American, 1912 - 1994), oil on board, mid century, a boy is seated, practicing a musical instrument with sheet music is his lap, signed lower left, framed, wear consistent with age, some surface scratches and rubbing, as found, ss: 47 1/2" h. x 23" w.

          Winter Associates, Inc.
        • Mervin Jules (1912-), Crescendo, c.1940'ssold
          Jul. 08, 2023

          Mervin Jules (1912-), Crescendo, c.1940's

          Est: $200 - $300

          Lithograph, c. 1940's,11 3/4" x 8 3/4", pencil signed.

          Peterborough Auctions
        • MERVIN M. JULES (Massachusetts/New York/Maryland, 1912-1994), "Noah's Ark", circa 1948., Color screenprint, 16.5" x 20.5". Matted 24" x 28".sold
          Jun. 14, 2023

          MERVIN M. JULES (Massachusetts/New York/Maryland, 1912-1994), "Noah's Ark", circa 1948., Color screenprint, 16.5" x 20.5". Matted 24" x 28".

          Est: $300 - $400

          MERVIN M. JULES Massachusetts/New York/Maryland, 1912-1994 "Noah's Ark", circa 1948. Edition of 250. Signed in pencil lower right. Published by Associated American Artists, New York.

          Eldred's
        • Mervin JULES: Musicians, Woodcuts, 2 PCS.sold
          Jun. 03, 2023

          Mervin JULES: Musicians, Woodcuts, 2 PCS.

          Est: $200 - $300

          Mervin Jules (American 1912-1994), “Morning Practice,” and “Boy with Flute,” two woodcuts in colors depicting musicians playing their instruments, i.e. cello and flute, woodcut on paper, circa 1970, both signed in pencil lower right, titled and numbered in pencil lower left, 92/100 & 98/100, Old Print Shop label to reverse, framed under glass, “Boy with Flute.” [Sight: 21” H x 11” W, frame: 28” x 17.5”], “Morning Practice,” [ight: 25” H x 13” W, frame: 32” x 19.5"]. Provenance: 65 West 13th Street.

          Roland Auctions NY
        • Mervin Jules Signed Duo Wood Cut Artsold
          May. 17, 2023

          Mervin Jules Signed Duo Wood Cut Art

          Est: $50 - $100

          Signed on lower right corner in graphite, Jules, Duo, 98/150 Depicts two men standing back to Back. One playing a clarinet and the other a guitar. Framed in sliver toned wooden frame with yellow mat board. Approximately 26 x 15.25 inches window measures 10.5 x 9.5 inches Evident wearing to frame and blemishes to mat board. Mervin Jules Signed Art, Mervin Jules Signed Wood cut, wood cut print, wood cut art, Figural art, framed art, wall art, Fine art, framed wood cut print. 12 Art wall Born Baltimore, MD 1912-died Provincetown, MA 1994 Mervin Jules attended Baltimore City College in 1930 and received a degree from the Maryland Institute of Fine and Applied Arts in 1934. The following year he went to New York City and studied with Thomas Hart Benton at the Art Students League. Jules's work was first exhibited in 1935. He was artist-in-residence at Smith College from 1945 to 1946 and a professor from 1946 to 1969. In 1969 he became chairman of the art department at the City College of New York. In addition to teaching and exhibiting his work, Jules published articles about art. He had a studio in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

          The Benefit Shop Foundation Inc.
        • Mervin JULES: Musicians, Woodcuts, 2 PCS.sold
          Apr. 28, 2023

          Mervin JULES: Musicians, Woodcuts, 2 PCS.

          Est: $300 - $600

          Mervin Jules (American 1912-1994), “Morning Practice,” and “Boy with Flute,” two woodcuts in colors depicting musicians playing their instruments, i.e. cello and flute, woodcut on paper, circa 1970, both signed in pencil lower right, titled and numbered in pencil lower left, 92/100 & 98/100, Old Print Shop label to reverse, framed under glass, “Boy with Flute.” [Sight: 21” H x 11” W, frame: 28” x 17.5”], “Morning Practice,” [ight: 25” H x 13” W, frame: 32” x 19.5"]. Provenance: 65 West 13th Street.

          Roland Auctions NY
        • MERVIN JULES (Massachusetts/New York/Maryland, 1912-1994), Old Man Noah., Color screenprint, 16.25” x 20.25”. Matted 24” x 28”.sold
          Nov. 04, 2022

          MERVIN JULES (Massachusetts/New York/Maryland, 1912-1994), Old Man Noah., Color screenprint, 16.25” x 20.25”. Matted 24” x 28”.

          Est: $250 - $350

          MERVIN JULES Massachusetts/New York/Maryland, 1912-1994 Old Man Noah. Published by Associated American Artists, New York. Signed in pencil lower right.

          Eldred's
        • MERVIN JULES (1912-1994) Elephant, Colored Lithographsold
          Oct. 08, 2022

          MERVIN JULES (1912-1994) Elephant, Colored Lithograph

          Est: $200 - $400

          MERVIN JULES (1912-1994) Elephant, Colored Lithograph

          Bakker Auctions
        • MERVIN JULES (1912-1994) Circus, Colored Lithographsold
          Oct. 08, 2022

          MERVIN JULES (1912-1994) Circus, Colored Lithograph

          Est: $200 - $400

          MERVIN JULES (1912-1994) Circus, Colored Lithograph

          Bakker Auctions
        • Mervin M. Jules (1912 - 1994) Americansold
          Sep. 21, 2022

          Mervin M. Jules (1912 - 1994) American

          Est: $400 - $600

          Mervin M. Jules (1912 - 1994) Lithograph, Signed in Pencil, measures 9 x 12 inches

          Cutler Bay Auctions
        • MERVIN JULES (1912-1994) Bach, proof, Color woodcutsold
          Aug. 06, 2022

          MERVIN JULES (1912-1994) Bach, proof, Color woodcut

          Est: $300 - $500

          MERVIN JULES (1912-1994) Bach, proof, Color woodcut

          Bakker Auctions
        • 3 Mervin Jules printssold
          Jun. 11, 2022

          3 Mervin Jules prints

          Est: $200 - $400

          Mervin Jules (1912-1994) 1). ''Jam Session'' (AAA 794)- lithograph, 1946, signed in pencil, edition of 250, very good condition. 8 3/4 x 12' 2). ''Trio'' (AAA 846)- lithograph, signed in pencil, edition of 250. 8 3/4 x 12'' 3). ''Quiet Moment'' (AAA 2179)- woodcut, 1972, signed, titled and numbered 99/250 in pencil.

          Rachel Davis Fine Arts
        • Mervin Jules, Massachusetts, New York, Maryland. (1912 - 1994), Boy and Kite, oil on masonite board, 25 7/8"H x 21 3/4"W (sight), 34 1/8"H x 30 1/4"W (frame)sold
          Jun. 04, 2022

          Mervin Jules, Massachusetts, New York, Maryland. (1912 - 1994), Boy and Kite, oil on masonite board, 25 7/8"H x 21 3/4"W (sight), 34 1/8"H x 30 1/4"W (frame)

          Est: $600 - $800

          Mervin Jules Massachusetts, New York, Maryland., (1912 - 1994) Boy and Kite oil on masonite board signed lower right. Biography from the Archives of askART: A painter, illustrator, print maker, and educator, Mervin Jules is known for painting and illustration that focuses on social commentary and that often employs satire. He "typically uses dramatic and evocative lighting where sinewy figures emerge from darkened backgrounds, much like the paintings of Honore Daumier." (ArtSource) He was very active as a print maker, having been a designer of silk prints and china painter as a young man growing up in Baltimore. During the Depression of the 1930s, he was a member of the Silk Screen Unit of the Fine Arts Project of the WPA. Jules studied art at Baltimore City College, and on scholarship at the Maryland Institute of Fine and Applied Arts where he graduated in 1934. In 1937, he enrolled at the Art Students League with Thomas Hart Benton. He had his first one-man exhibition in November, 1937 in New York City, and in this show had small tempera panels, and a series of Pennsylvania coal-country theme gouache paintings. Teaching included Fieldston School, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City from 1943 to 1946; the Baltimore Educatonal Alliance; and Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts from 1946 to 1969. Upon leaving Smith, he became Chair of the Art Department of the City College of New York, and also maintained a studio in Provincetown, Massachusetts. He illustrated American Screenprints by Reba and Dave Williams, 1987. Memberships included the Provincetown Art Association, Audubon Artists, American Art Congress, and United American Artists. Exhibition Venues: "Baltimore Museum of Art, 1936-46; Whitney Museum of American Art, 1938, 1940-49; Art Institute of Chicago, 1938-41; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts annual, 1939, 1943, 1948-50; Museum of Modern Art, 1941 (prize); "World's Fair, New York", 1939; Golden Gate Exposition, 1939; Carnegie Institute, 1941, 1944-45; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1946; Library of Congress, 1940, 1945-46; Library of Congress, 1945; Brooklyn Museum; Corcoran Gallery of Art biennial, 1945; ACA Gallery, New York City, 1940s; San Francisco World's Fair; American American Artists for Victory (sent to England); Boston Printmakers, 1967 (19th annual Exhibition, honorable mention ). Awards: Asian-African Study Program grant to Japan, 1967; Alfred Vance Churchill Foundation grant, 1967.

          Ripley Auctions
        • Mervin Jules (1912-1994) Oil On Boardsold
          May. 28, 2022

          Mervin Jules (1912-1994) Oil On Board

          Est: -

          Signed On The Right. Frame Measures Approximately 30in X 40in. Frame Measures Approximately 25in X 35in. Bh14701 Zh

          EJ'S Auction & Appraisal
        • MERVIN JULES (1912-1994) The Big Shot, c. 1930's, Mixed media/watercolor on brown papersold
          May. 21, 2022

          MERVIN JULES (1912-1994) The Big Shot, c. 1930's, Mixed media/watercolor on brown paper

          Est: $200 - $400

          MERVIN JULES (1912-1994) The Big Shot, c. 1930's, Mixed media/watercolor on brown paper

          Bakker Auctions
        • Mervin Jules, American 1912-1994- Homage to Van Gogh; woodcut in colours on Japan, signed, titlsold
          Mar. 08, 2022

          Mervin Jules, American 1912-1994- Homage to Van Gogh; woodcut in colours on Japan, signed, titl

          Est: £250 - £350

          Mervin Jules, American 1912-1994- Homage to Van Gogh; woodcut in colours on Japan, signed, titled and inscribed proof in white crayon, image 71 x 56cm (unframed) Note: see Wiseman Art Museum, accession nos. 1967.27.13 and 1967.26.27 for similar examples. Please refer to department for condition report

          Roseberys
        • "Duet" & "Father and Son" Pair of Woodcut Prints by Mervin Julessold
          Feb. 26, 2022

          "Duet" & "Father and Son" Pair of Woodcut Prints by Mervin Jules

          Est: $600 - $800

          "Duet" & "Father and Son" Pair of Woodcut Prints by Mervin Jules. Measuring Approximately: Frame: 27"x19" & 27"x16" Image: 21"x13" & 21"x10" Mervin Jules (1912-1994) The painter and printmaker Mervin Jules was born in Baltimore, Maryland, where he received his initial arts training at Baltimore City College and the Maryland Institute College of Art. He first exhibited his work in 1935 at The Baltimore Museum of Art. Jules later studied in New York at the Art Students League under Thomas Hart Benton, and held his first one-man show in New York City in November 1937. Jules' art reflected his disillusionment with the plight of the poor, and attacked seemingly intractable social ills. Jules' woodcuts are represented in numerous collections. He was a teacher of art at the Fieldston School, the Museum of Modern Art (1943-46), the Baltimore Educational Alliance, the Veterans' Art Center and at Smith College. After teaching at Smith College from 1946-1969, in 1969 he became Chair of the Art Department at the City College of New York. He kept a studio in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where he died.

          Stuart Kingston Gallery
        • 2 Mervin Jules woodcutssold
          Feb. 12, 2022

          2 Mervin Jules woodcuts

          Est: $80 - $150

          Mervin Jules (1912-1994) 1). ''Quiet Moment''- woodcut, signed in pencil. 12 x 7 1/2''; 2). Boy with Bird- woodcut, signed in pencil. 14 x 7 1/2''

          Rachel Davis Fine Arts
        • MERVIN JULES (AMERICAN, 1912-1994).sold
          Jan. 09, 2022

          MERVIN JULES (AMERICAN, 1912-1994).

          Est: $600 - $900

          Oil on masonite. Chess Players. Signed lower right. From a Harrison, NY collection.

          Clarke Auction Gallery
        • MERVIN JULES (AMERICAN, 1912-1994).sold
          Jan. 09, 2022

          MERVIN JULES (AMERICAN, 1912-1994).

          Est: $300 - $500

          Oil on board. Chess Players. Signed upper right. From an Armonk, NY collection.

          Clarke Auction Gallery
        • MERVIN JULES (1912-1994) Cemetery, Mid 20th c., Mixed medium on papersold
          Aug. 28, 2021

          MERVIN JULES (1912-1994) Cemetery, Mid 20th c., Mixed medium on paper

          Est: $300 - $500

          MERVIN JULES (1912-1994) Cemetery, Mid 20th c., Mixed medium on paper

          Bakker Auctions
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