David Nemerov, Palm Beach, Whitehall, Henry Flagler’s Home, Palm Beach, oil on canvas
David Nemerov began painting in 1951 while recovering from a car accident. Nemerov retired as chairman of the board of Russek’s, a large department store on 5th avenue in New York City, and in 1957, turned to art full time. When 31 of his 49-paintings sold for strong prices at Gallery 28 in New York City, he was no longer an amateur. Nemerov retired to Palm Beach in 1958. The Miami Herald described his work as, “Mainly with palette knife, his pictures impressionistic and three-dimensional.” Famed American photographer Diane Arbus is his daughter. Membership: Artists Guild of the Palm Beach Art League. Exhibits: Gallery 28, New York City, one-man show, November 1958; Artists Guild of the Palm Beach Art League 7th Annual, Norton Gallery, December 1959; Whitehall, Palm Beach, January 1960, one-man exhibit; Fontainebleau Hotel, Grande Gallery, one-man exhibit, 62 paintings, February 1960; Findlay Galleries, Palm Beach, April 1961, 40 paintings, Florida landscapes and still-lifes; Society of the Four Arts, 23rd Annual Contemporary Paintings, December 1961; Lake Rogers Isles, Boca Raton, one-man show, April 1962; Messina Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, October-November 1962; Fiesta de Boca Raton, Royal Pal and Fifth Avenue Shipping Center, February 1964.
David Nemerov
