Tom Wilson Jones

Larkin Gallery, Inc.

405 Commercial Street

Provincetown, MA 02657

508.487.6111

Larkin Gallery, Inc.

586 Main Street

Harwich Port, MA 02646

508.487.3111

Samuel Edmund Oppenheim (1901-1992)

Samuel Edmund Oppenheim (1901–1992) was a prominent American Impressionist painter and educator celebrated for his distinct style of "romantic realism." His artistic foundation was deeply tied to Cape Cod, where he studied under the legendary Charles Webster Hawthorne, the founder of the Cape Cod School of Art in Provincetown. Oppenheim also developed his technical skills under other influential masters across regional art colonies and major institutions, like Harvey Dunn in New York and illustrator Walter Biggs, who were major influences in strengthening his narrative and fluid, expressive brushwork. Oppenheim primarily painted charming easel pictures characterized by soft-focus atmospheres, rich tonal values, and delicate poetry.

He was elected to the historic Salmagundi Club in 1951, had his first major solo show at the Grand Central Art Galleries in 1954, and later taught highly popular portrait classes at the Art Students League of New York starting in 1966. His high-energy, electrifying live painting demonstrations at the League became legendary among decades of students

His method relied heavily on precise charcoal planning, accounting for 10% of his process, before executing loose, direct brushwork starting with the largest brushes, usually in one sitting.

Oppenheim lived in New York, Provincetown and Naples, Florida.

The paintings exhibiting at Larkin Gallery Provincetown come directly from the family’s private collection.

Oppenheimm;s work is part of countless public and private collections including:

The White House The Pentagon

Rhode Island State Capitol University of Rhode Island

Emory University West Point Military Academy

Overseas Press Club National Academy of Design