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Phyllis Trager Hyman
Everything But The House is excited to present a collection of paintings by artist Phyllis Trager Hyman.
Hyman was a self-taught talent who was raised in Williamsburg, Brooklyn as a child of Jewish immigrants. As a prolific individual who suffered from schizophrenia and polio during the 1940s epidemic, art-making served as a therapeutic life source that nourished her during periods of isolation and mental hardship. Hyman’s lively and vibrant compositions feature matrices of interwoven and overlapping shapes, both geometric and organic, some of which recall characteristics of Fernand Leger’s Constructivist compositions or Wassily Kandinsky’s Compositions series.


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Oil Painting of Pastoral Lake Landscape With Cows, Early 20th Century

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Marc A. Graison Landscape Oil Painting "New Mexico Sunset," 2023

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Landscape Oil Painting of Figures in Exterior Scene

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Maria Pfropper Folk Art "The Cat" Print with Other Decor

Plagued by a negative self-perception, Hyman lived a quiet life with her husband of 36 years, and shared an interest in existentialism and Beat poetry. Much of her work expressed her feelings about identity, emergence, birth, confinement, and hope. Reviews have described her work as whimsical, puzzling, and even nightmarish, as her symbology incorporated aspects of her personal iconography and lexicon, such as letters, numbers, phrases, and visual puns.
Unfortunately, Hyman did not receive much attention in the art world during her lifetime, mostly due to her very private and isolated lifestyle. Don’t miss the rare opportunity to view this exceptional collection of her work.

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Japanese Porcelain Imari Rectangular Dishes

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Sarah Brown Giclée of Skyscape, 21st Century

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Denix 18th Century Louis XIV Model Cannon, Mid-20th Century

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Joan Miró Abstract Lithograph, 1975

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Jim Shore Heartwood Creek Angels, Holy Family and Christmas Story Figurines

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Ameriwood Industries Ebonized Wood Three-Door Console Cabinet

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Three Modernist Style Acrylic and Metal Bar Stools

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Jean Dubuffet Color Lithograph Poster for Festival d'Automne à Paris, 1973

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Etching After Rembrandt "Beggar in a High Cap, Standing and Leaning on a Stick"

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Jerry Kellems Acrylic Painting of Abstract Figures

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Death NYC Pop Art Offset Lithograph of Snoopy With Surfboard, 2023

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Peter Keil Abstract Portrait Ink Drawings

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Harper and Brooks Aurora Stainless Steel Quartz Wristwatch

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Elliott Erwitt Offset Lithograph From "To the Dogs," Circa 1992

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Peter Keil Abstract Acrylic Portrait

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