Irving Gumb graduated from Princeton University where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in the Greek and Latin classics. Following Princeton, a lifelong interest in art history led him to attend New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts (IFA), where he studied Greek and Roman art and archaeology.
While in graduate school at the IFA, Mr. Gumb lived for a time in Athens, Greece as a member of the American School of Classical Studies and traveled extensively throughout Greece and Turkey, studying the monuments and art of ancient Greek, Ionian and Roman civilization.
In 1988, Mr. Gumb returned to New York City determined to pursue a career as a painter. He attended various art schools, including The Art Student’s League and The New York Academy of Art. He also studied privately with the renowned artist Michael Aviano from whom he mastered the French classical academic style. In 1994 he moved to Virginia and joined The Art League at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, VA where he won awards in the monthly-juried membership shows. In recent years Mr. Gumb’s work has been seen in group shows at Light Street Gallery in Baltimore, MD and at a one man exhibition entitled, "The Portrait and Figure Explored" at Gallery West in Falls Church, VA. He has also been engaged recently in numerous portrait commissions and in teaching private classes in his studio.
Mr. Gumb now resides in Alexandria, VA and maintains a studio at Columbia Pike Artist Studios in Arlington, VA. His interest in ancient Greek and Roman art and culture remains strong and he continues to read the classics in the original languages and use them as inspiration for his figural work. Mr. Gumb is represented in many American and European private collections, including the collection of The National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
Please click on the link to The Gallery to view a selection of his work. All items are for sale unless otherwise indicated. Slides and print photographs of works for sale can be mailed to interested parties. The artist also welcomes visits to his studio. For further information, please feel free to contact him by email.
