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Period: 1960s
1960's Abstract Oil Painting By Russian Artist Natalya Prager Kononov'1938-2000'
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Oil on canvas by Russian artist Natalya Prager Kononov (1935-2000). The painting in vivid colors, a fun modern abstract with a party feel, horns...
Category
Russian Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Martha Moore Modernist Expressionist Oil, Ca. 1960s
Located in Peabody, MA
Mid-century abstract expressionist oil on canvas by the noted Massachusetts artist Martha Moore (1907-1982). Moore was perhaps best known for her much rep...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Large Oil on Canvas "Homage to Monet's House at Giverny"
By Claude Monet
Located in Redding, CT
Large oil on canvas "Homage to Monet's House at Giverny". This bucolic and romantic scene is framed in a large gilded gold leaf frame. Muted pastel ton...
Category
Romantic Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Wood, Canvas
"California Lifeguards, " Mid-Century Painting w/ Male Nude in Red, Yellow & Blue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Saturated in bold primary colors -- deep red, brilliant yellow and sky blue -- this scene depicts a standing blond lifeguard with his surfboard to one side and a striped umbrella to ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Mid-Century Modern Signed Painting of a Menorah
Located in Redding, CT
Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Menorah. Signed illegibly lower right corner. Nice earth tones to warm up your home. Inscription on rear side of artwork. Unfortunately missing half ...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Midcentury Abstract Oil Painting by Marcel Ducret
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abstract oil painting on canvas signed by French modernist painter Marcel Ducret. Faintly evocative of a landscape, the painting is bold, graphic and textural, with an expressive use...
Category
French Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Painting by Peter Keil, Mid-Century Modern Art, Painted in Paris, 1967, on Paper
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also an artistically talented woman, took her son and struggled her way to West Berlin...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Mario Titi Abstract
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Abstract painting by the noted Italian artist Mario Titi. From a prominent Palm Springs estate. We have an associated smaller painting that is signed on the verso in script, with the artist’s full name. This painting is signed Titi on front. It is framed in a metal period frame that is quite elaborate with an inner metal part. The frame has some scratches on it and could be polished. The liners are not perfect but it is period so we left it as is.
From Wikipedia the following;
Mario Titi (1921-1982) was a painter of the Roman and Castelli Romani artistic scene of the 20th century; his works are shown in churches and museums of the Lazio, and all over the world. The artist frequented from a young age the academy of Belle Arti of Rome, sticking to the futurist movement. He was a follower of Tato (Guglielmo Sansoni...
Category
Italian Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Vintage MCM 1969 Abstract Original Oil Painting Signed
Located in west palm beach, FL
Fantastic vintage MCM original oil painting. A chic Abstract composition in deep greens and gold. Signed by the artist Rodrigues and dated 1969. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
North American Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Gold
Large Abstract Oil Painting by Jerry Pinsler, 1965 on found door with walnut
Located in Chicago, IL
Abstract painting by Jerry Pinsler, 1965
(American, 1928-1996)
Oil on a found door. New walnut frame. Signed and dated.
Absolutely stunning in real li...
Category
North American Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Plywood
Ink and Watercolor Framed Painting by Iris Brody C. 1960
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Ink and watercolor study by Iris Brody c. 1960
Iris Brody was a contemporary artist with William Burroughs and others during the Beatnik era. A resident of...
Category
American Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Paper
Midcentury Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
Midcentury abstract oil painting framed in simple wood frame.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Vintage Op Art Geometric Signed Original Oil Painting 1969
Located in west palm beach, FL
Fabulous vintage signed original oil painting. A beautiful Op Art piece in a chic geometric design. Signed by the artist. Acquired from a Palm B...
Category
North American Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Paint
John Lear Watercolor "Aftermath"
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Large John B. Lear watercolor, "Aftermath". Painted in the early 1960's, probably one of his most provocative and important works! Jesus on the Cross is a common theme in LGBT Christ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Original Iconic Achillo Sullo Colorful Abstract Painting on Canvas
Located in West Hartford, CT
Colorful abstract painting by famed Massachusetts artist Achillo "Achi" Sullo (American, 1922-2013). This piece is from his estate. He was known for his play with vibrant colors and ...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Striking Original French Still Life of Fruit and Pottery
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautifully rendered muted still life having a sophisticated modern style in tones of grey and white in the tablecloth and sculptural graphic pottery. The grapes have wonderful mix o...
Category
French Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Abstract Oil Painting by Bert Miripolsky
Located in Pasadena, CA
This artwork features a large abstract from the estate of Bert Miripolsky, It is signed and displayed in the original black wood frame.
An American artist, Miripolsky studied paint...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
'Still Life in Red and Blue' by Joseph Mellor Hanson
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1960
'Still Life in Red and Blue' by Joseph Mellor Hanson, British, 1900–1963. Gorgeous abstract oil painting on canvas in a modern, gilt Frame. Da...
Category
American Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Henri Matisse "Fruits" Black & White Lithograph by Henri Matisse
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Henri Matisse
"Fruits," original black & white lithograph by Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse - Fruits - Original Lithograph
1965
Edition of 200 (one of the 200 on Vélin de Rives)
M...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Large Painting in the style of Frank Stella- 8' x 4'
By Frank Stella
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1960s
Large 'protractor' shaped painting on plywood. In the style of Frank Stella. Large piece and substantial in weight. It has a cutout at the m...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Paint, Plywood
Warren Fischer Watercolor Landscape Painting Signed and Dated 1962
Located in Miami, FL
Warren Fischer watercolor landscape painting signed and Dated 1962
Offered for sale is an original watercolor landscape painting by the American artist Warren Fischer (1943-2001) ...
Category
American Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Paint
Signed Vintage Seriagraph by Dietrich Grunewald
By Dietrich Grunewald
Located in Redding, CT
Signed vintage Seriagraph by Hermann Dietrich Grunewald
Hermann Dietrich Grunewald. (1916-2003). Born in Oskarstm, Sweden.
He was an impressionist...
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Richard Wilt, Caesar, American Mid-Century Modern O/C Painting, Ca. 1960s
By Richard Wilt
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT ARTIST
Richard Wilt (American, 1915 - 1981) > Chronology and Exhibition History
1915 Born in Tyrone, PA
1981 Died in Ann Arbor, MI
EDUCATION:
1...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Renato Guttuso, Large-Scale Tempera Painting, 1967
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Renato Guttuso (Italian, 1911-1987), "Nudo", tempera on paper mounted to canvas, signed and dated lower right, Galleria Il Gabbiano, Rome label to stretcher, framed under plexiglass....
Category
Italian Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Mid 20th Century Modern Ranch Landscape Watercolor Ink on Paper signed Sanchez
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Mid 20th Century Modern Ranch Landscape watercolor black ink on paper signed Sanchez
Mat 12 x 10 art 9.5 x 7.25
Preowned original art vintage condition
...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Paper
1950s French Midcentury Street Art Painting Claude Monet Vetheuil Seine River
By Claude Monet
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful late 1950s Parisian oil painting, a tourist street souvenir, painted by J. de P. Vétheuil, originally by Claude Monet. In original fr...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Large Mural of the Szechenyi Chain Bridge in Budapest Hungary
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous large painting, wall mural of the Chain Bridge in Budapest Hungary. 10 feet x 4 feet with all the trimmings that surrounds the Danube River. Bridge was mostly destroyed by f...
Category
Hungarian Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Mid Century NYC Park Avenue Street Scene with Public Bus Boudreau, circa 1960
By Joe Boudreau
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Early 1960 Manhattan street scene. Great fashions depicting the times. Unframed, signed Boudreau. City bus with a fashionable crowd strolling. It's not Joe Boudreau...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Set of Two 1960s 'Trojan' Impasto Oil on Canvas Paintings by Luzon
By Luzon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of two 1960s oil paintings by Luzon (San Francisco, CA, USA), showcasing the impasto technique with which he is commonly associated. Features a Trojan warrior and horse, both rec...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Bertrand Dorny Abstract Modern Painting Circa 1963
Located in New York, NY
Stunning and masterfully created abstract oil painting by French artist Bertrand Dorny (1931-2015) circa 1963. He lives in the rich world of color and shapes that are constantly moving.
Dorny’s colors are occasionally in subtle dialogue with nature and are one of several devices that make his visual language accessible to us.
He worked at the ‘Ateliers’ of André Lhote and Johnny Friedlaender. He built his work by deriving accepted techniques such as engraving, collage or folding paper to achieve a personal style in addition to his early paintings.
He also taught at the Ecole de la Grande Chaumiere and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
The themes of the walk, the progressing path, the network of forms in space are at the center of his work.
There are many lithographs of his work but rare to find such a pristine oil painting. He's definitely a 20th century artist whose work is under the radar.
Provenance: Estate of Roger Prigent - Malmaison.
Colors may vary due to room lighting. It is found in an original period aluminum frame.
Solo Exhibitions 1957 Galerie Lucy Khrog, Paris 1962 Cari Seimbab Gallery, Boston 1964 Galerie Beffa, Luxembourg 1965 Vincellette Gallery, Westport,Connecticut Galerie du Haut Pavé, Paris 1968 Galerie La Nouvelle Gravure, Paris 1969 Atlantis Gallery, Germany Ariane Gallery, Sweeden Alfred Lochte Gallery, Hambourg, Germany Nielsen Gallery, Boston Galerie P. Bruck, Luxembourg 1970 Galerie Harmonie, Grenoble La Pochade, Paris Gallery of Graphic Arts, New York 1971 Galerie Synthèse, Anvers, Belgium Galerie La Taille Douce, Brussels Meridian Gallery, Indianapolis, USA 1972 Nielsen Gallery, Boston Galerie La Hune Paris Galerie P. Bruck, Luxembourg 1973 Galerie Schindler, Berne, Switzerland La Rose des Vents, Vich, Switzerland Gallery 21, Johannesburg, RSA 1974 Galerie Heimeshoff, Essen, Germany Galerie La Sarbacane, Charleroi, Belgium ADI Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA Galerie Art 2000, Bale, Switerland Galerie Davidson, Tours La Hune, Paris 1975 Galerie Much, Nantes Galerie M’Arte, Milan, Italy Gallery of Graphic Arts, New York 1976 Galerie Paul Ludin, Bale, Switerland Galerie 89, Avallon Galerie J. Matarasso, Nice Galerie J.-M Cupillard, Grenoble 1977 Galerie Schindler, Berne, Switerland La Galerie, Nimes Galerie des Metiers, Biot Galerie Abeille, Toulouse 1978 Galerie J. Matarasso, Nice Galerie P. Bruck, Luxembourg 1979 Galerie J.-M. Cupillard, Grenoble Galerie m, Hanovre, Germany Galerie Erval, Paris French Institute, New York 1980 Galerie Glemine, Glemingebro, Sweeden Eastbourne Museum, Great Britain Hove Museum, Great Britain Rye Museum, Great Britain 1981 La Hune, Paris Galerie Erval, Paris Galerie J. Matarasso, Nice Galerie J.-M. Cuppillard, Grenoble Galerie Biren, Paris Galerie Praestegaarden, Dannemere, Denmark 1982 Galerie M, Hanover, Germany 1983 La Hune, Paris Galerie Baku, Tokyo, Japan Galerie de Luxembourg 1984 Chateau-Musee de Dieppe French Institute, Frankfurt Germany 1985 Galerie Erval, Paris Galerie Schindler, Berne, Switzerland Galerie Aeblegaarden, Holte, Denmark 1986 Galerie J. Matarasso, Nice La Hune, Paris Artotheque de Toulouse 1987 Galerie Heimeshoff, Essen, Germany Galerie Denise Cade, New York Galerie Arlette Gimaray, Paris Studio Pozzan, Vicenza, Italy 1988 Galerie Aelegaarden, Holte, Denmark Galerie de Luxembourg Segno Grafico, Venice, Italy Galerie Erval, Paris 1989 La Hune, Paris Galerie Denise Cade, New York 1990 La Hune, Paris Galerie Erval, FIAC, Paris 1992 Galerie de Luxembourg, SAGA 1992, Paris Galerie de Luxembourg 1993 Galerie Erva, Paris 1994 P.Guillou Library, Paris Mount Holyoke, College Art Museum, South Hadley, MA. USA 1995 Galerie Le Troisieme Oeil, Paris Centre Pompidou, Paris Ursus Books, New York 1996 Galerie Thessa Herold, Paris 1998 Library Nicaise, Paris Museum of Baron Gerard...
Category
French Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
Fabio Rieti, Large-Scale Pop Art Mixed Media Painting
By Fabio Rieti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fabio Rieti (Italian, 1927-2020), “Up Peeking Girl”, ink on paper collage, brushed aluminum frame, with Galleria Il Gabbiano, Rome label to stretcher. An i...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Paper
Francisco Sillué the "Bookseller" of Paris
By Francisco Sobrino
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous oil painting called "Bouquiniste" by Spanish Artist Francisco Sillue. Rich colors with various hues of green capture this unique moment on the streets of Paris. The subject ...
Category
French Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Vintage MCM Signed Original Oil Portrait
Located in west palm beach, FL
Fantastic vintage MCM original oil portrait. An intriguing composition of a distinguished gentleman. Beautiful painterly texture. Signed and dated 1963. Ac...
Category
North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Framed Modern Abstract Oil Painting by Stevan Kissel
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This abstract monochrome painting by little known Los Angeles artist is a fine example of color abstraction. The painting has been newly framed in a gold leafed 2.5" box frame with a...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Vibrant XL Abstract Mid-Century Modern G Virkala Daisy Sun Flowers Painting
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Vibrant XL vintage 60's Mid-century G Virkala sun flowers oil painting. We just love everything about this large-scale bold painting with its huge brush...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Paint, Canvas, Wood
Abstract Expressionism Chicken and Man Blue Painting Pair, Unsigned
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Abstract acrylic Expressionism artwork painting of a chicken and man blue painting on paper in original black frames both 32" X 21.5" in size. Th...
Category
North American Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Paper
A Large Painting by Istvan Lendvay Ca' 1960's
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A large and funky modern painting by Istvan Lendvay, a Canadian artist from Hungary (1929-2016).
Istvan was born in 1929 in a small village in the count...
Category
Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Miroir", Abstract Painting by Maine Gautier
Located in New York, NY
"Miroir" by Maine Gautier
1964
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right, titled on reverse side of canvas
Giltwood frame
Frame dimensions:
26.75 in. width
33 in. height
1 in. dept...
Category
Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Lee Reynolds Burr
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Hanover, MA
1960s oil on canvas abstract painting signed 'Reynolds'. This large scale artwork features a bright white ground with vivid yellow, orange, red and pink textured palette knife detail. See the obituary for Lee Reynolds Burr...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
Oil on Canvas Signed Frederico Torres
Located in Stamford, CT
Oil on canvas signed Frederico Torres
Framed oil painting signed Feddrico Torres of The Violin Player. In a fine gilt gold frame, matted with signature and title on reverse.
...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Peter Keil Signed Expressionist Oil Painting 'Lady from New York'
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
A framed and signed abstract expressionist oil painting depicting a 'Lady from New York'. Painted by Peter Keil in 1967 in his Paris Studio. The painting is in great vintage condition.
Category
French Expressionist Vintage 1960s Paintings
Merrill Mahaffey Striped 1960s Op Art Painting
Located in Phoenix, AZ
American painter Merrill Mahaffey, known primarily for his landscape paintings of the Southwest, provides a decidedly different style with this clean-...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Ilse Getz (German American 1917-1992) Untitled 1962 Painting/Assemblage
Located in Sharon, CT
Ilse Getz (1917-1992) untitled 1962 oil/canvas with collaged found objects. Signed lower left of center and signed and dated on the stretcher.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Paint
City Oil Painting by Custer
Located in Pomona, CA
City street perspective painting by the artist Custer.
An impressionistic painting that was done with oil on canvas.
Signed in the bottom corner.
Category
Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Abstract Modernist Painting Marked "Shozo No. 2" Circa 1960s
Located in Peabody, MA
Modernist abstract painting on canvas circa 1960s. Notated on stretcher: “Shozo No. 2”.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Modernist Figural Op Art Mixed Media on Canvas by Silverman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Op art mixed-media collage and oil painting featuring three abstract figures composed of geometric patterns including concentric circles, squares, and spirals (ca. early 1960s, USA)....
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Werner Holenstein 1966 Watercolors
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of inscribed watercolors by the noted Swiss artist Werner Holenstein. They are a matched pair and one is signed with his customary monogram Ho and dated 1966. Framed in simple...
Category
Swiss Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Large Picasso Style Mid-Century Modern Oil on Board of Women
Located in Redding, CT
Large Picasso Style Mid-Century Modern oil on board of two women. Colorful, impasto composition of two women comforting each other. Thick wooden reddish ...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
Norman Conn, 1961 Construction #2
Located in Garnerville, NY
Wonderful mixed media entitled, Construction #2 by Norman Conn (1932-2003), circa 1961. Signed verso with D'Arcy Gallery, NYC label. Very good condition. Perfectly weathered and mast...
Category
American Brutalist Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Metal
Painting, Modern Art Gouache, Midcentury, Tan and Black Colors, Framed, C 1960
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury, modern art painting, circa 1960, gouache.
The picture frame has damages.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Original painting by Philip Williams Titled ABS TRACT
By Matthew Philip Williams
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the captivating "ABS TRACT" Original Oil Painting by Philip Williams, a true masterpiece that effortlessly blends colors and shapes to create a visually stunning artwork....
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Vintage Oil Painting "Kittens on the Balcony"
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful oil painting on canvas from the 1960s of two cutie kittens next to each other, vivid and detailed painting, great wall hanging for cat lovers.
Sign by the artist on the bot...
Category
American Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
"Stonington, Maine" Painting by Janet Sullivan Turner, Oil on Canvas
Located in Downingtown, PA
"Stonington, Maine" Painting by Janet Sullivan Turner,
oil on canvas,
Signed "J Sullivan Turner" lr,
Circa 1965.
The painting from the artist's collection signed and named Stonington, Maine.
Dimensions: Framed 24 3/4 inches x 30 3/4 inches wide, sight 24 inches high x 30 inches wide.
Condition: Good
Provenance: The Estate of the Artist
Commenting on Turner’s work, Philadelphia art critic, Dr. Burton Wasserman...
Category
American Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Victor Olsen Impasto Oil on Board of Arabs
Located in Redding, CT
Victor Olsen Impasto oil on board of Arabs.
Victor Olson (1925-2007)
Mr. Olson attended the Art Career School of New York. He was a well-known award-...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Original Giorgio Luppi Expressionism Oil Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
An original oil on canvas painting by artist Giorgio Luppi (Italian, 20th Century). This painting is a blend of fauvism and surrealism. We love the bold brushstrokes, contrast of sha...
Category
Italian Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Colorful Oil on Canvas "Nature Morte Aux Fruits" by Claude Venard
Located in Montreal, QC
Claude Venard, French painter (1913-1999).Colorful abstract cubist oil on Canvas "Nature Morte Aux Fruits ".
Signed "C. Venard", label to the back May 9, 1989, lot 60
Provenance:
Collection of Litsa Tsitsera, New York;, Christie's East, NY, May 9, 1989, lot 60, "Modern and Contemporary Paintings...
Category
French Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Large Mid-Century Sailboat Painting
Located in Redding, CT
Large mid century oil on canvas of Sailboats. Tranquil setting of two sailboats drifting in a large blue body of water with mountains in the ba...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Landscape with Figures by Gaston Sebire
Located in Sheffield, MA
Gaston Sebire
French, 1920-2002
Landscape with figures
Oil on canvas
31 by 41 ½ in. With frame 38 by 48 ½ in.
Signed lower right
Gaston Sebire (1920 – 2002) Gaston Sebire, was one of Europe’s leading landscapists, was born in the village of Saint-Samson in Normandy in 1920. A self taught artist, he began to paint seriously at the age of eighteen. For eight years he worked as a postal clerk in the Rouen, sorting letters at night in order to support his career as a painter. In 1952 Gaston Sebire had his first exhibition at the Galerie Gosselin in Paris.
The following years he enjoyed the double triumph of winning both the coveted Prix de la Critique and the Prix Casa Velasquez. The Latter award made it possible for him to spend a year and a half in Spain. Of this formative period he said, “They were my first, wonderful years without worry. For fifteen years I had never known what the next day would bring.”
The year 1957 marked another important stage in his career. His painting “La Dinde” won the Greenshields Prize in a field of 136 competitors, making it possible for him to paint for another two years without the worry of finances. Winning the awards naturally drew public attention to the artist from Normandy, and his works were presented in highly successful one-man shows in Paris.
Sebire was a Norman, a man strongly attached to the soil, and after his exhibitions in Paris, he returned to Rouen to his large house overlooking the town and once again plunged into painting the countryside. Gaston Sebire was a strongly built man with square hands and a rather heavy walk. He had immense vitality, and used that to his advantage. As he said of himself, “When the snow falls, I can’t stay indoors. I set out with my paint box. I paint outdoors from nine in the morning until five at night. If it were only a question of money, one could just as well paint in one’s own room.” But Sebire went into the countryside, or into the village, and sets up his easel. When there is a café into which people are going; there is a fence, a telegraph pole, a few buildings in the background. The scene takes on life, vivid life, with a sense of some event about to take place in the scene. Like many artists, and like a typical Norman, Sebire was silent and solitary by nature, with a personality as strong and Frank as his paintings. A painting, he says, “must have an element of mystery, show an effort to look beyond the aura surface of things.”
Sebire’s early paintings were somber with much use of black and white tones. In 1970 he turned to colour. The subtle light of the Normandy skies; the shifting light and color along the seacoast; the magnificent blues of the Rouen pottery...
Category
French Vintage 1960s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
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