Painting of demonic faces, Herman & Estelle Goodman
Measurements: 24 inches by 18 inches
Oil on canvas laid down on board.

Davids notes: Estelle Goodman(American 20th century), exhibited in the National Arts and Antiques Show held in the 67th Street Armory in Oct of 1970.She attended Barnard College, and was a member of the Artist Craftsman Guild. She had a retrospective show at the Elaine Kaufmann Cultural Center in 1993,New York City. We were able to find one auction record for a bronze sculpture by Estelle Goodman, in 2003 Doyle auctions in NYC, offered Possessed by Love, a 24 inch bronze sculpture by Estelle Goodman from the Estate of James Robinson, which sold for 1,553.00 against an estimate of 600-900(Wed Oct 8th, 2003, lot 115).After her death, most of her painting and sculptures were auctioned by the Benefit Shop, in Mount Kisco NY.Herbert was Estelles husband, they often collaborated on paintings, and often signed them as H.E.Goodman.to indicate they had both worked on the piece.

Herman and Estelle Goodman
As a painter and sculptor, Goodman is an original. Her strange and haunting works of lonely people, dancing nuns, flummoxed crowds, apparitions, ghosts and disembodied faces, recall the works of James Ensor, the Belgian artist of the late 19th century, as well as the strange universe works of Louise Nevelson and Miro, as well Giacometti, Lynn Chadwick and George Segal. This work is completely original, signed by both Herman and Estelle Goodman, as in many cases, they would work together on a single painting. The subject seems to be a frightening environment of demonic and disembodied faces, trying to relate to each other. Signed H.E.Goodman(for Herbert and Estelle) and dated 1960 lower right corner.

Good condition overall