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Artist: Leon Franks
'Portrait of a Young Woman', Academie Chaumière, Paris, Chouinard, Art Center
By Leon Franks
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Leon Franks'; additionally signed and titled, 'Portrait of a Girl', on old label verso.
A bravura brushwork study of a young woman wearing a floral patterned shirt gazing calmly towards the viewer.
A noted portrait and still life painter, Leon Franks studied at the Academie Julian and Grande Chaumiere in Paris and, subsequently, in Los Angeles at the Chouinard Art Institute and the Los Angeles Art Center. Franks additionally studied privately with Nicolai Fechin, Will Foster and F. Tolles Chamberlain.
Before settling in Los Angeles in 1936, where Franks continued his education and began designing for the movie industry, he did portraits and decorations for Vancouver theaters. The author of several 'How to Paint' books, including titles 'How to Do Still Life' (1952) and 'Leon Franks on Techniques' (1964), Franks was a teacher. He privately taught several artists, including Vernon...
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1960s Impressionist Leon Franks Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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