Eric Goldberg
About The Artist
Eric Goldberg was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1946. He studied at Parsons School of Design, The New School for Social Research, New York University and New Mexico University. He taught painting, printmaking and drawing at colleges and universities for over thirty years. He presently paints and prints in his studio in Philadelphia, PA.
Goldberg is a painter and printmaker known for his enigmatic imagery in a range of media. His drawing abilities can be seen in his use of line, the intricate details of his work and the subtle complexity of his patterns and value variations. His etchings and aquatints are often multi-plate color as well as hand colored. The aquatints are meticulously hand polished, creating a subtle variety of tones when run through his etching press.
He is a member of The Society of American Graphic Artists (SAGA), Los Angeles Printmakers Society, The Printmakers Network of Southern New England and is a member of the Executive Board of The Boston Printmakers.
Goldberg’s prints and paintings have been extensively exhibited in the United States and abroad. His award-winning work is held by many private, corporate and public collections. Most recently a number of his works have been added to the collections of The National Museum of Fine Arts of The Republic of China, The Sakima Art Museum, Okinawa, Japan and The Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. Numerous works have also been added to the collection of The Boston Athenaeum.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
My imagination is fueled by the world around me, by places and people and the thoughts and feelings they evoke. I make images which express these concepts and emotions. I want my images to convey both the natural world and deeper truths, which are wordless and need to be expressed through metaphor.
Drawing is the method in which my image making begins and through which it evolves. Whether the source of the work is from direct observation, a photo I have taken or from my imagination, it is always initially expressed as a drawing. Ultimately, the work may become an etching or a painting, but at its core is always drawing. Drawing has a tactile directness that connects the mind and the hand. It is a two-way connection where the drawing evokes thought and thought evokes drawing. An unintentional gesture of the hand can change the concept in a direction that the mind alone would not have traveled.
Etching on a copper plate is, by its very nature, a process with many steps from its beginning through its completion. It is a process which is well suited to my way of working. I am able to develop a drawing which evolves as it proceeds. Values and forms, must be decided, resolved and executed during the drawing. Patterns, made from lines, cross lines and stipples become spontaneously obvious to me while I work. Patterns and values can be built and enhanced by the layering of successive etches. When the plate is inked and printed, the inverted image becomes an entity onto itself; the whole greater than the sum of its parts.
Painting adds liquidity to my drawing process. The lines and strokes glide across the surface, creating possibilities unachievable with pencil or etching tool. The surface I am painting on also evolves as the painting progresses. At first you are painting on a gesso surface and soon you are painting on other layers of previously applied paint. Sometimes I am painting on fresh paint and the layers can be blended. At other times, painting on a dried layer of paint gives me the chance to create transparency or use the paint opaquely.
Etchings: landscapes and other imagery
Eric Goldberg
47th St., Philadelphia
Medium: Etching and aquatint
Date: 2019
Print: 20.25 x 12.25 in.
Image: 15.5 x 7.5 in.
Signed, titled and numbered in pencil.
Edition: 8/40
Condition: Mint
Price: On Request
Eric Goldberg
“Composition in Wire and Wood”
Medium: Etching and aquatint
Date: 2019
Print: 11 x 11 in.
Image: 5 x 5 in.
Edition: 4/25
Signed, titled and numbered in pencil.
Condition: Mint
Price: On Request
Eric Goldberg
“Dyer Bay”
Medium: Etching
Date: 2019
Print: 13.75 x 12.75 in.
Image: 9 x 9 in.
Edition: 2/30
Signed, titled and numbered in pencil.
Condition: Mint
Price: On Request
Eric Goldberg
“Northview Philadelphia Studio”
Medium: Etching and aquatint
Date: 2019
Print: 18.75 x 14.75 in.
Image: 12 x 9 in.
Edition: 5/30
Signed, titled and numbered in pencil.
Condition: Mint
Price: On Request
Eric Goldberg
“June Morning”
Medium: Watercolor
Date: 2015
Size: 16 x 20 in.
Price: On Request
Eric Goldberg
“Morning Light (2)”
Medium: Multi-plate etching and aquatint
Date: 2016
Size: 16 x20 in.
Edition: 100, AP’s: 10
Condition: Mint
Price: On Request
Eric Goldberg
“Studioscape”
Etching and aquatint
2013
Image size: 6 x 18 in.
Edition: 25
Category: Contemporary Cityscape.
Condition: Mint
Price: On Request
Eric Goldberg
“Studioscape (B +W)”
Medium: Etching/aquatint
Date: 2013
Image size: 6 x 18 in.
Edition: 25
Condition: Mint
Price: On Request
Eric Goldberg
“Studio Still Life”
Etching/aquatint
2014
Image size: 8 7/8 x 4 7/16 in.
Edition: 40
Category: Contemporary Cityscape.
Condition: Mint
Price: On Request
Winner Murray Roth Memorial Award in Printmaking 81st members exhibition of the Society of American Graphic Artists
Eric Goldberg
“Studio North View”
Etching and aquatint
2014
Image size: 6 x 4 in.
Edition: 40
Category: Contemporary Cityscape.
Condition: Mint
Price: On Request
Eric Goldberg
“Friends in Sunhats”
Medium: etching/aquatint
Image: 6 x 4 in.
Edition of 30
Condition: Mint
Price: On Request
Eric Goldberg
“The Inlet”
Medium: etching/aquatint
Image: 6 X 22 in.
Edition of 30
Condition: Mint
Price: On Request
Eric Goldberg
“Friends Near the Inlet”
Medium: etching/aquatint
Image: 6 X 25.75 in.
Edition of 30
Condition: Mint
Price: On Request
Eric Goldberg
“Friends: The Maine Coast”
Medium: etching/aquatint
Image: 6 X 25.75 in.
Edition of 30
Condition: Mint
Price: On Request
Eric Goldberg
“The Coast of Maine”
Medium: etching/aquatint
Image: 14.75 X 25.75 in.
Edition of 30
Condition: Mint
Price: On Request
Eric Goldberg
“First Light 34th Street”
Medium: etching/aquatint
Size: 9 x 12 in.
Edition of 30
Condition: Mint
Price: On Request
Eric Goldberg
“Snow Squall with Sunshine”
Medium: etching/aquatint
Size: 9 x 6 in.
Edition of 30
Condition: Mint
Price: On Request
Eric Goldberg
“Evening Balcony in Amsterdam”
Medium: Etching and aquatint
Date: 2015
Size: 16 x 20 in.
Edition: 40
Category: Contemporary cityscape.
Condition: Mint
Price: On Request
Eric Goldberg
“The Lovers”
Etching and aquatint
2015
Image size: 12 x 18 in.
Edition: 40
Condition: Mint
Price: On Request
Eric Goldberg
“Day Shadows”
Etching and aquatint
2014
Image size: 10 3/4 x 13 9/16 in.
Edition: 40
Category: Contemporary Cityscape.
Condition: Mint
Price: On Request
Paintings
Eric Goldberg
“Tea Cup”
Medium: Watercolor
Size: 11 x 9 in.
Framed size: 18 x 16 in.
Archivally matted and framed in Nielson #117 flat black frames.
Price: On Request
Eric Goldberg
“Studio Still Life”
Medium: Watercolor
Size: 20 x 16 in.
Framed size: 27 x 23 in.
Archivally matted and framed in Nielson #117 flat black frames.
Price: On Request
Eric Goldberg
“Northview, Philadelphia Studio”
Medium: Watercolor
Size: 24 x 18 in.
Framed size: 30 x 24 in.
Archivally matted and framed in Nielson #117 flat black frames.
Price: On Request
Eric Goldberg
“Watercolors”
2017
Medium: Oil paint on panel
Size: 12 x 16 in.
Price: On request
Eric Goldberg
“Early Edition”
2017
Medium: Oil paint on panel
Size: 9 x 14 in.
Price: On Request
Eric Goldberg
“Studio View Philadelphia”
2017
Medium: Oil paint on canvas
Size: 42 x 26 in.
Price: On Request
Eric Goldberg
“American Stonehenge”
2017
Medium: Oil paint on canvas
Size: 28 x 24 in.
Price: On Request
Eric Goldberg
“Roadside Attraction”
2017
Medium: Oil paint on canvas
Size: 24 x 34 in.
Price: On Request
Eric Goldberg
“Time Capsule”
2012
Medium: Oil paint on panel
Size: 14 x 9 in.
Price: On Request
Eric Goldberg
“Summer House”
2009
Medium: Oil paint on panel
Size: 9 x 14 in.
Price: On Request
Eric Goldberg
“Unplanned Still Life”
Oil on panel
13.5 x 33.5 in.
2006
Price: On Request
Eric Goldberg
“The Studio with Vineyard View”
Oil on canvas
36 x 48 in.
1999
Price: On Request