Vtg Jane Mihalik Miniature Still Life French Bordeaux Grape Wine Oil on Board

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Vtg Jane Mihalik Miniature Still Life French Bordeaux Grape Wine Oil on Board

About the Item

Vintage oil on board still life painting titled “French Bordeaux"" by Jane Mihalik, featuring a bottle of 1962 Grand Cru Saint Emilion Bordeaux, Chateau Haut-Veyrac wine. Next to it lays a compote with grapes, a silver goblet and half peeled lemon atop a crochet table cloth. circa 2000. Provenance: Estate of J. Frederic Gagel, owner of multiple Thoroughbred race horses that competed in the Narragansett Special and Kentucky Derby. Their family heritage was strongly intertwined with the military having officers in battles dating back to the American Revolution. Jane Mihalik was born in 1940 as the youngest of three sisters growing up in Alabama. All three girls enjoyed and encouraged each other in drawing during their younger years. However, when it came time to select a major at the University of Alabama, Jane chose mathematics. After a short career as a mathematician with the Department of Defense in Washington, D.C., she began studying oil painting with Joseph Kelly of Chevy Chase, Maryland. A few years later she gravitated to miniatures. ""My background in math gave me such a love for detail and realism. It would take me months to finish a large painting, so I tried miniatures. After a few years of experimenting with brushes, surfaces and other aspects of painting, I finally found my own technique for creating these little paintings."" Mihalik began selling her miniatures in galleries in the late 1970s. She quickly became well known in the national and international world of miniature art. She was selected to be one of twelve signature members of Miniature Artists of America when it was established in 1985. She is the only artist to win best of show four times at the Miniature Art Society of Florida's yearly exhibits, the largest miniature art exhibit in the United States. In 1995 she won best of show at the World Exhibition of Miniature Art in London, England, representing MAA. ""Through the use of light and shadow and their reflection on objects, I try to convey the simple beauty of these subjects that might not be apparent to the untrained eye. Unlike a photo-realist, I try to 'perfect' nature in my works. 9" x 1" x 8" / Sans Frame - 5.5" x 4.5" (Width x Depth x Height).

Dimensions:
Height: 8 in (20.32 cm)Width: 9 in (22.86 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Hardwood,Paint
Period:
Late 20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 2000
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Very good, distressing to frame.
Seller Location:
Dayton, OH
Reference Number:
Seller: 370231stDibs: LU5343233040652