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Surrealist Oil Painting by Phillip Krevoruck
Philip Krevoruck (1919–1999), WPA Artist
Surrealist oil on board, painted during the 1950s, in its original 1950s frame, signed in the lower right-hand corner.
Philip Krevoruck was born on 26 January 1919 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, the youngest of four children. His older siblings were Sarah, Florence, and Saul. Krevoruck’s father, Jacob Krevoruck, was born in Russia, spoke Yiddish, and emigrated to the United States in 1903. Jacob ran a kosher butcher shop in Fitchburg, located near the synagogue, but he died only one year after Philip was born. Philip’s mother, Sophie, was also born in Russia .
Krevoruck completed four years of college before the Second World War and taught art. In the late 1930s, when he was only 20 years old, Krevoruck was employed by the WPA art programme. During this time, he lived with his sister Sarah’s family and brother-in-law, Benjamin Schweitzer.
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was an ambitious employment and infrastructure programme created by President Roosevelt in 1935, during the bleakest years of the Great Depression. Over its eight years of existence, the WPA employed approximately 8.5 million Americans.
Krevoruck served in the army during the Second World War. After the war, he attained a Master’s of Arts in Education from Columbia University Teachers College, graduating in 1949. Immediately after graduation, he taught art at Haldane Central School in Cold Spring, New York, and also taught at Long Island University.
Krevoruck lived and taught in China for several years in the early 1950s, producing reverent portraits of Chinese people and culture previously unseen in the West.
After returning from China, Philip moved back to Fitchburg. In 1954, he was teaching art at the Fitchburg Art Centre, and in 1955, he taught at Leominster High School.
During the 1950s and 1960s, he exhibited his artwork on many occasions, including at the Fitchburg Art Museum. Krevoruck was well versed in a variety of extraordinary styles, including surrealism, as seen in this painting. He was also known for his WPA subjects.
Krevoruck’s work revealed a realistic portrayal of American life, exposing the true conditions of urban cities, industrial work environments, and everyday scenes of working-class Americans. His later work shifted towards expressionism, surrealism, and abstraction.
Krevoruck died on 24 March 1999 in Long Beach, New York.
In frame width 76 cm x height 66.5 cm / 5 cm depth painting /
Without frame height 49.5 cm x 60cm width
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Surrealist oil on board, painted during the 1950s, in its original 1950s frame, signed in the lower right-hand corner.
Philip Krevoruck was born on 26 January 1919 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, the youngest of four children. His older siblings were Sarah, Florence, and Saul. Krevoruck’s father, Jacob Krevoruck, was born in Russia, spoke Yiddish, and emigrated to the United States in 1903. Jacob ran a kosher butcher shop in Fitchburg, located near the synagogue, but he died only one year after Philip was born. Philip’s mother, Sophie, was also born in Russia .
Krevoruck completed four years of college before the Second World War and taught art. In the late 1930s, when he was only 20 years old, Krevoruck was employed by the WPA art programme. During this time, he lived with his sister Sarah’s family and brother-in-law, Benjamin Schweitzer.
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was an ambitious employment and infrastructure programme created by President Roosevelt in 1935, during the bleakest years of the Great Depression. Over its eight years of existence, the WPA employed approximately 8.5 million Americans.
Krevoruck served in the army during the Second World War. After the war, he attained a Master’s of Arts in Education from Columbia University Teachers College, graduating in 1949. Immediately after graduation, he taught art at Haldane Central School in Cold Spring, New York, and also taught at Long Island University.
Krevoruck lived and taught in China for several years in the early 1950s, producing reverent portraits of Chinese people and culture previously unseen in the West.
After returning from China, Philip moved back to Fitchburg. In 1954, he was teaching art at the Fitchburg Art Centre, and in 1955, he taught at Leominster High School.
During the 1950s and 1960s, he exhibited his artwork on many occasions, including at the Fitchburg Art Museum. Krevoruck was well versed in a variety of extraordinary styles, including surrealism, as seen in this painting. He was also known for his WPA subjects.
Krevoruck’s work revealed a realistic portrayal of American life, exposing the true conditions of urban cities, industrial work environments, and everyday scenes of working-class Americans. His later work shifted towards expressionism, surrealism, and abstraction.
Krevoruck died on 24 March 1999 in Long Beach, New York.
In frame width 76 cm x height 66.5 cm / 5 cm depth painting /
Without frame height 49.5 cm x 60cm width
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Category Antique Pictures / Engravings / Art
> Antique Oil Paintings
Period 1950s Antiques
Material Oil Painting on Board
Origin American
Item code as1029a323
Status For Sale
£850.00 
$1136.71
€973.76
$1136.71
€973.76
Conversion rates as of 4/DEC/2025. Euro & Dollar prices will vary and should only be used as a guide.
Always confirm final price with dealer. UK delivery £30
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All our items are professionally packed and insured against loss or damage.
We only use professional shipping companies with a good track record to ensure that your items are in safe hands.
All deliveries are "sign for" by default.
Please, contact us if you require any of our items to be shipped abroad, as delivery costs available on the website are for the UK only.
Tracking is not included. Please contact us if you require a tracked delivery.
If you would like to arrange your own courier or collect the item yourself, please let us know at the time of the purchase
We always ensure, that all our items are expertly packed, but we do relay on third parties for delivery. In the unlikely event your purchase arrives damaged, please accept our sincere apologies, retain any original packing and send us an email with the pictures of the damage ( we ask that any loss or damage is reported to us via email within 24 hours to unable us to proceed with an insurance claim ). We always endeavour to work out the best solution for the purchaser .
Unless otherwise agreed, buyers are responsible for the payment of local import duties in their country of origin .
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We accept Bank transfers, Debit and Credit Cards, Cashier Cheques - please note, that we will only release the item once the payment is cleared.
Unless otherwise agreed, all payments must be made within 3 working days of the date of an invoice.
Payments via instalments . We can offer purchase via instalments splitting payments over the period of a few months (subject to an agreement). The first payment is treated as a non refundable deposit The item will be released once payment has been received in full.
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Broxbourne
Hertfordshire
Tel : 07498776944
Non UK callers : +44 7498776944
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