Samples & Related Artists

Eldzier Cortor

Eldzier Cortor (1916 - 2015) was active/lived in New York, Illinois.  Eldzier Cortor is known for Modernist social life genre and nude women painting, graphics.

Following is The New York Times obituary of Eldzier Cortor from the Art & Design section.

Eldzier Cortor, Painter of Scenes From African-American Social Life, Dies at 99, By Elizabeth A. Harris, November 27, 2015

Eldzier Cortor, a painter and printmaker perhaps best known for his elegant paintings of nude black women created when such works were seldom seen in the mainstream art world, died on Thursday at his son’s home in Seaford, N.Y., on Long Island. He was 99.

His son, Michael, confirmed his death.

Mr. Cortor’s works are in major museum collections, including those of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. His work was also featured in the inaugural show at the new Whitney Museum of American Art, “America Is Hard to See.”

As a young man, Mr. Cortor studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and was employed by the Works Progress Administration’s Federal Art Project, created in 1935 as part of the New Deal to   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 6149 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

.  askART's database currently holds 41 auction lots for Eldzier Cortor (of which 22 auction records sold and 0 are upcoming at auction.)

Artist artworks for sale and wanted

.  There are 0 artworks for sale on our website by galleries and art dealers . There are 5 galleries and art dealers listing works of art by Eldzier Cortor as either "Wanted" or "For Sale" .

Research resources

.  askART lists Eldzier Cortor in 1 of its research Essays. Eldzier Cortor has 1 artist signature examples available in our database.

Similar artists

.  There are 24 similar (related) artists for Eldzier Cortor available:    Allan Rohan Crite,  Aaron Douglas,  Charles Wilbert White,  John Anansa Thomas Biggers,  Palmer Cole (Hedgeman) Hayden,  Joseph Samuel Delaney,  Beauford Delaney,  Ernie Crichlow,  Norman Wilfred Lewis,  Ellis Wilson,  Augusta Christine Fells (Moore) Savage,  Edward Mitchell Bannister,  Hale Aspacio Woodruff,  Sargent Johnson,  Richmond Barthe,  Claude F Clark Sr,  Richard Mayhew,  Charles Sebree,  Hughie Lee-Smith,  Elizabeth Catlett,  Lois Mailou Jones,  Benny Andrews,  Bob (Robert Louis) Thompson,  John Wilson