George Weissbort (1928-2013) - 1989 Oil The Double Cucumber

Description

A fine 20th Century still life, executed with sensitivity and finesse. The painting shows an unusual double cucumber and an array of small apples strewn across grey drapery. The artist has used shadow and a darkened ground to add a moodiness to the still life. Signed and dated to the lower right corner. There is a gallery label at the reverse with the title and the artist's name. Presented in a fine gilt frame with circle corner details and a tarnished gilt finish. On board.

Condition

The condition is typical for a picture of this age, with some very minor scuffing to the upper left quadrant. The frame has a natural tarnish..

Size

27.5 x 38cm (10.8" x 15")
Framed Size: 32.3 x 43cm (12.7" x 16.9")

Collection Information

From a captivating and distinguished selection of work by the well collected Belgian-British artist George Weissbort (1928-2013).

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Artist Biography

George Weissbort (1928-2013) was a Belgian born painter whose family left for England in 1933. Raised in London's East End, Weissbort attended the Central School of Arts & Crafts studying under Bernard Meninsky and also received tuition from Ruskin Spear and Rodrigo Moynihan at the Royal College of Art.

He was influenced by Arthur Segal to move from the Abstract Expressionism of the 1940's to realism. He went on to exhibit regularly at the Royal Academy, the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and the Fine Art Society. In 1964, he had a large exhibition in Paris, and in 2006 he had a retrospective at the Chambers Gallery, London, followed in 2008 by another at the Denise Yapp Gallery, Monmouth.

Weissbort's gift for observation shines through alongside his technical mastery of detail and form. Each composition forms a celebration of both life and art, literal but timeless.