Irving Gumb is an artist who resides in Northern Virginia, in the city of Alexandria. He has a studio at Columbia Pike Artist Studios in Arlington, Virginia. He is primarily a painter in oils, though he also draws in various media including pencil and charcoal. His favored subject matter is the figure and portraiture, though landscape and still life are also included in his œuvre. He studied at various art schools in New York City, including The Art Student's League (where he was a monitor for Michael Burban) and The New York Academy of Art. He also studied privately for several years with the painter and teacher Michael Aviano.

Before becoming a painter, Gumb studied the Greek and Roman classics at Princeton University and later pursued graduate studies in ancient art at New York University's Institute of Fine Arts during which time he also lived and traveled in Greece. "Ancient art and culture have always fascinated me," he says, "and I think one can see their influence in some of my own work."

Gumb had a one man exhibition at the Clinical Center Galleries at The National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD in 1997 and also at The Student Gallery, The Washington Studio School in 2000. He also frequently exhibits in the juried monthly shows at The Art League Gallery at The Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, Virginia. He is represented in a number of 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.