George Weissbort

George Weissbort (1928-2013) - 20th Century Oil, Coal Bucket & Books

20th Century

Signed and dated. On board.

A delightful study of magnolia's in a glass jar. The artist has used a cool, pastel colour palette to emphasize the delicate nature of the flowers, with expressive brushwork and area...

A vibrant, dynamic botanical study, showing alliums, hibiscus flowers and philodendron leaves. The artist has used a striking palette with brushwork full of movement to create this d...

A captivating oil painting, depicting a still life composition with three flower vases. Unsigned. Well-presented in a painted green-grey frame. On canvas...

Title: Le Port De Lannion Fishing Boats Moored In Brittany Harbour Fanch Lel 2000 by Fanch Lel Signed: yes Size: 9 inches (height) x 11.75 inches (width) Medium: Oil on board, unfram...

A painting of carefully wrapped packages against a vibrant background. Each package is wrapped in a differently patterned paper. There is an air of anticipation, the edges close are sharply painted as if with bated breath and the edges along the horizon softly blurring out like a sigh thats been held, finally released. The vibrancy between magenta ground and the phthalo blue green background hum. The painting brings to mind the excitement of a child's birthday party, a wonderful sense of joy and nostalgia. Painting dimensions: 24 x 24 inches Frame dimensions: 28 x 28 inches Framed in a wide silver frame Artist Bio Maryann Lucas lives and works in Sag Harbor. She is primarily self-taught but has also received instruction and support from wonderful and generous members of the East End artistic community. Working exclusively in oils, Lucas sets out almost daily to create plein aire landscapes and seascapes. In her studio, she works directly from life and captures the beauty of natural light as it transforms ordinary objects into visual delights. Lucas wants her work to celebrate all that is well with this world and brilliant in this life, despite its pockets of darkness. For me, she says, I know I am in the Presence of something beautiful, when it steals my breath, silences my mind, pushes out everything else and draws me in. I trust That. I use That to guide my hands as I arrange a still life or scan a landscape to determine where to set down my easel. Ultimately, That is what drives me to paint. Becoming evermore skilled as an oil painter is another of Lucas goals. To that end she remains teachable, finding it refreshing and vital for her own growth to paint with others. She has studied with favorite artists including Michael Klein...

Friends and onlookers gather under a blue-grey sky as they watch and learn together from an apprentice, in this idyllic scene of people and their day on the coast plays out. The wa...

The beaches of Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku represent a pictorial exploration that goes beyond the mere representation of the subject itself. The artist seeks to convey a poetry ...