Sheldon C. Schoneberg
Gabriella
c.1980

About the Item

This artwork titled "Gabriella" c.1980 is an original colors lithograph on Wove paper by noted American artist Sheldon C. Schoneberg, 1926-2012. It is hand signed and inscribed A.P. (Artist Proof) in pencil by the artist. The image size is 24 x 18.75 inches, sheet size is 26 x 20 inches. It is in excellent condition, has never been framed. About the artist: Born in Oak Park, Illinois; family moves to Beverly Hills; Attends El Rodeo, Beverly Hills High then Chouinard Art Institute, Los Angeles; University of Southern California, BFA cum laude. MFA, 1951; Academia di Belle Arti, Rome, 3rd Year Certificate; Universidad Michoacana, Morelia, Mexico, 1952, Graduate School - Fresco Printings. TEACHING: Santa Monica College, 1947; Hollywood Art Center School 1948; Pratt University, New York, 1950; Academic Rank of Full Professor of Art - University of New York, New Paltz, 1964 and University of Southern Maine 1967; Master Drawing Classes, Paris-American Academy of Art, Paris, France 1984-1985, Drawing, Painting and Contemporary Art History- University of New England, Biddeford, Maine 1993 - 2002. CYCLES OF WORKS IN ART: • Biblical, American Indian, Rome 1948-62, Oil Paintings • Drawings Wash and Ink, Wood and Ink, Sepia Conte and Ink, Pastels 1940-1968, California, New York, Maine • Archetypal Frescos 1948-55, Mexico, California, Israel • Goyescas, Satiric Ink and Wash Sketches, Spain and Greece 1954-1962 • Tapestries of the Zodiac 1961-1963, Spain • Para-Mandalas, Collages, Mixed-Media, Oil Paintings 1961-1967 • Flower-Children Series and Flag Series, Charcoal Pastel Drawings, California and Maine 1965-2008 • Bas-Relief polyester Resin Sculpture, Bronze Sculpture, 1966-1968 • The Centaurs Garden Suite, Centre Genevois de Grauvure Contemporaine, Geneva, Switzerland, lithographs on stone and etchings 1971 • Oil Paintings,Landscapes, Portraits, Nudes and Still Lifes, Mykonos, Greece, Spain, California, France, Mexico, Maine, British Columbia, Switzerland 1960-2008 • Barbary Coast Drawings, Full Color and Monochromatic 1967-1994 • The Apocalypse Series, Acrylic and Oil Paintings, Drawings 1973-1983 • Charcoal Pastel Drawings, California, Maine, France, Switzerland 1946-2008 • Metamorphous Series, Charcoal Pastel Collage Drawings on Museum Board 1987-2008 • Collage Series Drawings, San Francisco, Limington, New paltz, Los Angeles 1958-2008 • Poster Series, 90+ Charcoal Pastel Drawings on Museum Board 1985-2008 • Fayum Portrait Series, Charcoal-Pastel and Fauve Drawings 1992-2008 • Formal and Informal Portraits - Oil Paintings, Drawings, Models, Commissions, Compositions, Re-Creations 1942-2008 • Murals- Commissiond, Given and Inspired Oil paintings, Drawings, Acrylic Paintings, Collage Drawings 1936-2008 • Maquettes-100+ small original Charcoal Pastel Drawings for commissions 1970-2008 • The Great Masters of Art Series 1998-2008 • Flower Oil Paintings on Canvas ( Sunflowers, Hydrangas,etc) 2000-2008 EXHIBITIONS: INTERNATIONAL: COMBINED TOTAL OF 214, INCLUDING 82 ONE_MAN EXHIBITIONS. A SELECTION FOLLOWS. • Museum of Munich 1948 • Museum of Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico 1952 • Hellenic-American Union, Athens, Greece 1961 • Casa de Cultura, Malaga, Spain 1964 • Exposition Internationale d'Art de Mode, Val de Grace, Paris, France • 20th Anniversaire Paris American Academy 1985 • Gallery International Inc, St Maarten, Netherlands Antilles 1990-93 • National Museum of Mexico,D.F.1970-2008 Genesis Fresco 12'x35' • Galerie du Carlton, La Croisette, Cannes, France 1964-78 • Galerie des Champs-Elysees, Paris, France 1966-78 • Galeria "M" Copenhagan, Denmark 1967 • Galerie del Cisne, Madrid, Spain • Upper Grosvenor Galleries, London England 1966-68 • Kunsthandel Monet, Amsterdam Holland 1960-80 • Harrison Galleries, Vancouver BC Canada 1970-2008 • Guild Gallerie Calgary, Canada 1975-98 SELECTED EXHIBITIONS: USA • University of Southern California 1950 • Palos Verdes Community Galleries, CA 1955 • Cowie Galleries, Los Angeles, CA 1956 • Los Angeles Municipal Galleries, Barnsdall, CA " Art of the Mural" 1959 • Maxwell Galleries, San Francisco, CA 1962-63 • Raymond Burr Galleries Beverly Hills, CA 1961-64 • Gallery 235, Chicago,IL 1967 • Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara CA (Retrospective 1969-2008) • Lars Laine Art Galleries, Palm Springs, CA 1969-84 • Two Squares Gallery, Denver, CA 1966-70 • Fisk University Art Museum, Nashville TN 1968 • Lewis Galleries, Omaha Nebraska 1973-2008 • Talberts Galleria Tacoma, WA 1978-2008 • Lyon Art Gallery San Francisco CA 1974-1980 • Owl 57 Galleries Woodmere NY 1979-2008 • Walt Kuhn Galleries, Cape Neddick ME 1982 • The Tate Gallery San francisco CA 1982-88 • Island Art Gallery Manteo, NC 1983-2008 • Obiarts Galleries, Jacksonville FL 1987-2008 • Lillian Schon Small Fine Arts, New Orleans, LA 1987-90 • Galerie Michael, Beverly Hills CA "The Poster Series" 1987-90 • Donna Rose Galleries, Sun Valley Idaho 1989-94 • The Illustrated Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1995-2008 • Loring Art Gallery Cedarhurst NY and Sheffield MA 1986-96 • Gallery Michaelangelo Caesars Palace Las Vega Nevada 1985-2000 • Dyansen Galleries, Soho NY and Trump Tower 5th Ave NYC "Poster Series" 1993-2000 PUBLIC COLLECTIONS: • Hellenic-American Union, Athens , Greece • Fisk University Art Museum, Nashville TN • Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA • Musee d'Art Histoire, Cabinet des Estampes, Geneva, Switzerland • Centre Genevoise de Grauvre Contemporaine, Geneva, Switzerland • Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO • Dayton Art Museum, OH • Kalamazoo Art Center, MI • Public Library, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico • The Boston Public Library, Print Collection, MA • Palm Springs Desert Art Museum, CA • National Museum of Mexico, Mexico D.F. • Kui Lee Foundation, Honolulu • University of Maine Orono • Riveredge Foundation, Calgary, Canada • Santa Sophia Cathedral, Los Angeles, CA • Standard Oil of Indiana Collection, Chicago • Skirball Museum, West Los Angeles, • Bibliotheque Nationale de Paris, France • Cedars Nursing Care Facility, Portland, Maine • University of New England, Biddeford Maine • American Academy of Art, Paris, France Selected Private Collections: Mr.Thurlston Simpson, Sussex, England (Son of Sir Maxwell and Lady Joseph); Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lindqvist,CEO Emeritus Volvo, Stolkholm and Ronco/So.Asconda, Switzerland, Karlavagan, Sweden; The Count and Countess de Miribel, Brest, France; D. SUzi Osher, Bowdoin Development Co., Portland and Saco, Maine; Raymond Burr Collection, Hollywood; Le Marquis et Marquessa d'Herelle, Troyes ; Michio Ajito, Sukagawa-Shi, Japan; Dr. and Mrs.James A Harken, Spokane, Washington; Mr. and Mrs John Lonetti, Meadowland Farm Morgans, Virgin River Valley, Nevada; Carlo Perktold, Belo Horizonte, Brazil;Mr and Mrs William Blake, Standish, Maine; Mr and Mrs John Berglas, Bel-Air California and Laurel Park, NC; Mr Leroy E Fuller, Earls Restaurants Ltd, Canada and USA; Dr. and Mrs Zal Garfield, Mill Valley California; Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection, New York; Debbie Reynolds, Hollywood, Ca and Las Vegas; Bill Murray, Hollywood and New York; Dr. and Mrs Leovigildo Caballero, Malaga, Spain; Lucy and Bill Ball Collection, Phoenix Arizona; Senile Ostrow Collection, Los Angeles; Dr and Mrs Lewis Obi, Jacksonville, Florida and Manhattan, NY; Dr and Mrs Ron Dennie, Jacksonville, FLand Austin,TX ;Mr Tom Bright, North Hollywood, California; Family Corscadden, CABRA Castle, Ireland; Dr and Mrs Bruce Bryan, Pine Top, Arizona and Beverly Hills, CA; Mr and Mrs Henry Mettier, PA, San Rafael Canal CA; Mr and Mrs Sonny Raffle, Agoura Hills, CA; Mr and Mrs Neil Galatz, Las Vegas, Nevada; Mr Irwin Spiegel Osher, Osher Law Firm, West Los Angeles, CA; Le Docteur et Madame Gilbert Tiraeu, Troyes, France; Mr and Mrs Anthony J Mazza, Los Angeles,CA; Mr and Mrs Earl Lipnick, West Palm Beach, Fl; Tom and Debbie Sandifer, Jacksonville FL; Mr and Mrs Henri Mettier, Healdsburg, CA; Mr and Mrs Robert Ellis, Beverly Hills , CA; Mr Donnie Moses, Atlantic Beach, FL; Dr Norman Bentwich Collection, London, England; Dr and Mrs Gary Snyder, Jacksonville, FL; Honorable John J Haggerty, Chief US Mission, Greece; Mr and Mrs Judah Sassoon, Los Angeles, CA; Captain G.V. Clark, US Sixth Fleet; Elaine Ziplow, St Andrews Country Club, Boca Raton, FL; Mr and Mrs Ted Neuman, Encino, CA; Mr and Mrs Jordan Berman, Philadelphia, PA; Norman Bauchsbaum, The Hague Holland and St.Jean Cap Ferrat, France; Mr and Mrs Ted Neuman, Ambassador Builders, Studio City, CA; Dr and Mrs Carl Djerassi, Portola Valley, California; Mr and Mrs Mike Maroko, Belair, CA; Mr and Mrs Greg Shapiro, Union Oil Co.,Falmouth Foreside, Maine; Mr John Giovenco, President CEO ITT Sheraton Hotels; M. Pierre Masseron, Directeur General, Bonneterie du Pont, Chalons, Troyes, France; Mr and Mrs Dean Willard, CEO, Courtaulds Aerospace and Permatex Hartford, Pebble Beach, CA and Manhattan NY; California Supreme Court Justice and Mrs Stanley Mosk, CA; Lt Governor and Mrs Robert Cashell, President Emeritus , Boomtown Corp, Verdi, Nevada; M. and Mde. Bernard Zufferey, Menuiserie Metallique Corporation, Switzerland; Mr and Mrs Seymore I Baum, Ponderosa Fibers of America Inc, Stamford, CT; Portraits Commission: • Man with Hawk ( Richard Burton) 1970 McCoy Collection, San Francisco • Joseph M. Long Portrait, 1978, CEO Longs Drugs, Ducks Unlimited, University of California Medical center, Long Hospital • Man in Red ( Portrait of Anthony Quale) Le Monde du Cinema, Cannes, France • Mr. Raymond Burr, Hollywood, CA, Drawings • Bill Murray, Actor, Drawing • Honorable William Ingram, Chief US Judge, Northern section, San José CA Retired, Federal Courthouse • Mme. Gilbert Tiriau, Le Docteur et Madame Gilbert Tiriau, Troyes, France 1985 Le Marquessa d'Herelle, La Marquis d'Herelle

Creator:

Sheldon C. Schoneberg (1926 - 2012, American)

Creation Year:

c.1980

Dimensions:

Height: 26 in (66.04 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)Depth: 0.01 in (0.26 mm)

Medium:

Lithograph

Movement & Style:

American Realist

Period:

Late 20th Century