Street Scene with Figures, Oil on Canvas

Theresa Ferber Bernstein Meyerowitz was a painter in the traditions of the Ashcan and New York Realism Schools. Wife of the well-known painter William Meyerowitz, her favorite themes included parades, beach scenes, music and the theater, as well as women at leisure and in the workplace. In the 1920s, her sensitive and sympathetic depictions of everyday life brought her critical acclaim that declined as she turned her attention to promoting her husband"s work and as Abstract Expressionism gained momentum. Joan Stahl American Artists in Photographic Portraits from the Peter A. Juley & Son Collection (Washington, D.C. and Mineola, New York: National Museum of American Art and Dover Publications, Inc., 1995) Theresa Bernstein found early recognition for her art in her hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when she received a scholarship to the Philadelphia School of Design for Women (now Moore College of Art and Design). In 1912, her studies continued when she moved to New York to attend the Art Students League. There she befriended and worked with important American artists such as William Merritt Chase, Robert Henri, and later John Sloan, Stuart Davis, and Edward Hopper. Bernstein and her husband, artist William Meyerowitz, lived near Times Square and Central Park, allowing her to capture scenes of urban life, which included parades, parks, and concerts. She matched the vitality of her subjects with large, sweeping brushstrokes and bold colors.

Provenance: By descent in a Providence Rhode Island Family

Dimensions: H. 22 7/8 in. W. 25 5/8 in.

Examination under UV light reveals no in-painting. paint surface and canvas are in excellent condition