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Framed Oil on Artist Board Signed Gene Grant, A Street Scene in Montmarte

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Framed Oil on Artist Board Signed Gene Grant, A Street Scene in Montmarte. He created background paintings for the 1951 film, An American in Paris.(Biography from Nancy Moure): Gene Grant was a Los Angeles artist represented at fifth biennial exhibition of Contemporary American Paintings, at the Virginia Museum of Art, LAT, March 24, 1946, page B 4; in group exhibition. of Artists Equity Assn. at Esther’s Alley Gallery, LAT, March 28, 1948, page C 8; repro of “A Field in France” and artist now in Paris, and exhibited at Associated American Artists – “Gene Grant is the second Los Angeles artist this season to return from a stay in France and to exhibit paintings of Paris. Grant’s first one-man show is at Associated American Artists Galleries, 9916 Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills, to February 4….Grant painted the older sections of Paris in delicate blue greys …Paintings of streets and towns on the Riviera. ..three paintings of San Francisco, and a large group of drawings.” LAT, January 15, 1950, page D 6; Gene Grant’s paintings of Paris will open at AAA galleries in NY, LAT, December 17, 1950, page D 4; Paintings of Los Angeles People and Places, opens at Fraymart Gallery, Los Angeles, LAT, October 21, 1951, page D 6; “Gene Grant, artist for the recent motion picture ‘An American in Paris’ will conduct a painting class… Kann Institute of Art, LAT, February 10, 1952, page D 4; juror at Westwood Art Assn. fifth annual, LAT, February 17, 1952, page D 4; shows colorful record covers at 14th Annual Western Exhibition of Advertising and Editorial Art, Museum of Science and Industry, LAT, February 22, 1959, page E 6; OMS of paintings at Aaron Brothers, Santa Monica Blvd., LAT, May 7, 1961, page D 19; and other references in the historic LAT(Proquest) Source: Nancy Dustin Moure, "Publications in California Art No. 11 , Index to California Art Exhibited at the Laguna Beach Art Association, 1918-1972; 2015 edition" 19.5 X 24"H board. Trent Antiques has been a respected name in antiques for over 30 years with a large collection of period furniture, art, books, jewelry and decorative accessories.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 31 in (78.74 cm)Width: 27 in (68.58 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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    1950
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    valatie, NY
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    1stDibs: LU846336007342
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