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Albert Handell
Trees

c.1980

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This artwork "Tree" c.1980, is a pastel drawing on paper by noted American artist Albert Handell, b.1937. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork (Image) size is 15.5 x 21 inches, framed size is 24.25 x 28.75 inches. Custom framed in original wooden gold with brown patina frame, with off-white matting. It is in excellent condition, the frame have some small minor restorations, practically invisible. About the artist: ALBERT HANDELL was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1937. At an early age, a favorite activity of his was drawing with chalks on the city streets. He began formal studies of drawing and anatomy at the age of sixteen. In 1954, he enrolled at the Art Students League of New York City to study drawing and anatomy with the late Louis Priscilla and the late Robert Ward Johnson, and later studied painting for two years with Frank Mason. From 1961 to 1965, Mr. Handell lived and traveled in Europe. In Paris, he painted independently in his own studio, working from the model at L'Ecole de la Grande Chaumiere and at the Louvre, copying the old masters. Since 1961, he has had over thirty one-man shows and has received over seventy prizes and awards. Mr. Handell has received grants from the John F. and Anna Lee Stacy Foundation and from the Elizabeth T. Greenshields Foundation, Montreal Canada. His paintings are in numerous private and public collections and museums. Mr. Handell now exhibits with the Ventana Fine Art Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where, since 1987, he has had annual one-man shows. For a period of fifteen years, 1960-1975, Albert Handell's pastels were included in every book published on pastels in the U.S.A. His pastels enjoy international reputation The Allied Artists of America, New York City The Audubon Artists of America, New York City The National Academy of Design, New York City Academie Artists of America, Springfield, Massachusetts The Pastel Society of America, New York City The Butler Institute of America Art, Youngstown, Ohio State University of New York, Albany, New York University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah National Arts Club, New York City The Schenectady Museum, Schenectady, New York The Berkshire Museum of Art, Pittsfield, Massachusetts Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, New York Artists of America (Denver- Rotary Club) 1983, 1984, 1990 His paintings and pastels are in numerous private and public collections and museums. Permanent Collections (Partial Listing): Capital Art Collection, State Capital, Santa Fe, NM, above "Last Light" 24"x36" oil Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio. Ranger Purchase Award, National Academy of Design, N.Y.C. Donated to Bates College, Lewistown, Maine Elizabeth T. Greenshiekls, Memorial Foundation and Museum, Montreal, Canada Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY Schenectady Museum of Art, Schenectady, NY Syracuse Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY Utah Museum of Fine Arts, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT R.K. Mellon Art Acquisition Fund Purchase Sidney Mishkin Art Gallery at Baruch College, City University of New York City Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, Pennsylvania The Rio Hotel and Casino in the Italian Resort of Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada Capital Art Collection, State Capital, Santa Fe, NM, below "La Hacienda De Los Martinez, Taos", 12"x18" pastel
  • Creator:
    Albert Handell (1937, American)
  • Creation Year:
    c.1980
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 23.25 in (59.06 cm)Width: 28.75 in (73.03 cm)Depth: 0.85 in (2.16 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    San Francisco, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: han/tre/011stDibs: LU666313926692
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