Janet Ament De La Roche Still-life Paintings

JANET AMENT DE LA ROCHE (American 1916-2000) "Still Life of Table with Lemons and Vase of Flowers," Oil painting on canvas wrapped board in carved gilt wood frame Hand signed L/R, "de la Roche," and signed verso Provenance: Private Collection, Pearland, Texas. Dimensions: framed 15 X 19.5 sight 12 X 16 Janet Ament De La Roche (1916-2000) was active/lived in California. She is known for Post impressionist, abstract figurative painting. This painting while clearly figurative bears the influence of the emerging Abstract expressionist movement. Janet Ament De La Roche was born in Hollywood, CA on December 31, 1916. Janet first studied in Los Angeles at Otis and Chouinard art institutes. While studying at Jepson Art Institute in 1947, she met and soon married artist, Victor Di Gesu. Janet de La Roche was often called one of the last Bohemians. She was an artist as well as an avid Flamenco dancer. The couple spent four years in Europe and further studied in Paris at Académie de la Grande Chaumière and Andre Lhote Institute, and in Barcelona at Escuela de Bellas Artes de San Jorge .She also studied with the artist, Ejnar Hansen. as well as with Earl Kerkam, Yves Brayer, Jean Aujame, Edouard Goerg, F.Tolles Chamberlin and George Stanley. Upon returning to California in 1956, they settled on the Monterey Peninsula and built a home in Pacific Grove. She exhibited widely and with much success, including at the Salon d'Automne (1954), the Salon des Artes Decoratifs, Museum of Modern Art, Paris, (1955), the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. She was the winner of the Prix Othon Friesz. She was included in the exhibit at the Pacific Grove Art Center, A Salute to 14 Major Artists, (Other “Legacy” artists include, Janet Ament, Carolyn berry, Joan Savo, Justine Weber, Virginia Conroy, George Degroat, Eldon Dedini, Sam Colburn, Alex Gonzalez...

A lyrical watercolor of flowers informally arranged in two vases and contrasted against a lilac and purple background. Signed lower left and lower right, 'Ament' for Janet Ament De ...

Signed, verso, "Ament" and "de la Roche" for Janet Ament de la Roche (American, 1916-2000) and titled "Black Vase"; painted circa 1955. Oil still-life of a black teapot...