Henri Albert

French Impressionist landscape the South of France, with children playing

1965

20th Century Oil painting of an Impressionist scene of of an Impressionist landscape. Moroney was born on the 14th of February 1949 in South London. Of Anglo Irish parentage, his f...

20th Century Oil painting of an Impressionist River Landscape of Cahors, France Moroney was born on the 14th of February 1949 in South London. Of Anglo Irish parentage, his father was typical of his generation and worried about Ken’s artistic temperament which he viewed as effeminate. As a result, Ken took up boxing and won a gold medal for South London in his teens. His art continued to flourish with his trademark striking use of color. His main medium oils and he favors romantic subjects of Edwardian times. Ken has traveled extensively and spent 2 years working for major galleries in New York. The Royal Academy nominated him in 1976 as being one of the few promising young artists to emerge this century: "Ken Moroney has considerable talent, any painting purchased now can only be seen as a sound long term investment." Ken Moroney's work now hangs in many important collections and has had paintings exhibited at The Royal Academy (London), and the Kline Galleries (Canada). The painting came from a private collection and previously came from Duncan Miller...

In the Park by Louis Abel-Truchet (French 1857-1918) *see below signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 16 x 13 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: overall good a...

Mother and children playing by the edge of a river J. Giralt Lerin (b.1907) Spanish signed oil on canvas ,framed canvas: 24 x 36 inches framed: 29.5 x 41.5 inches the painting is in ...