George Weissbort (1928-2013) - 20th Century Oil View from the Window

Description

George Weissbort (1928-2013) was born in Belgium but moved to London as a child. Here, he depicts a view of Victorian red-brick townhouses with great attention to detail, presumably from the window of a similar one opposite. In typical British fashion, an overcast sky looms overhead. Well presented in a vintage gilt frame. Unsigned. On canvas laid to board.

Condition

Overall the condition is good. The canvas has been laid to board and has been overpainted in areas. Discolouration to the paint. Faint abrasions to the surface, most notably a line of marks to the centre right. Wear and small losses to the frame.

Size

52 x 44cm (20.5" x 17.3")
Framed Size: 66 x 58cm (26.0" x 22.8")

Collection Information

From a captivating and distinguished selection of work by the well collected Belgian-British artist George Weissbort (1928-2013). Provenance: Studio Sale, George Weissbort, 2 June 2024.

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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 1940s 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.