George Weissbort (1928-2013) - 20th Century Oil Dusk Falling

Description

A peaceful, serene landscape, showing the dying pink embers of a sunset disappearing behind a church steeple and the approaching dusk gathering. The artist has signed to the lower left corner and the painting has been presented in a fine early 20th Century gilt frame with floral low relief molding at the cove and lamb's tongue at the inner window. On board.

Condition

Some light surface dirt. The frame has some tarnishing and a loss to the lower return edge. This cannot be seen from the front.

Size

14 x 20cm (5.5" x 7.9")
Framed Size: 24.5 x 31cm (9.6" x 12.2")

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.