Nature of Valaam island
Island Valaam, Plywood, Acrylics color (6in x 6in).
Manuel Pailos Constructivism Painting 2000
Manuel Pailos (Spanish, 1918-2004)untitled mixed media on board, signed and dated 2000 l.r. visible image measures approximately: 9 1/4″ W x 9 3/8″ Hframe measures approximately: 10 3/4″ square Please note that shipping charges are inclusive of insurance, payment processing (if paying by check or cash, processing fee will be refunded) and carrier fees. If local pickup is selected and if applicable, payment processing fee will still be assessed and due. About Manuel Pailos Manuel Pailós was a painter, ceramist and sculptor. Pailós was born in Galicia, Spain in 1918 and died in 2004 in Montevideo, Uruguay, a country to which his family immigrated when he was two years old. From a young age Pailós felt a marked vocation for painting, he studied at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Montevideo under the guidance of teachers such as Guillermo Laborde and José Cúneo. Then, in 1943, he joined the Torres García Workshop. Profoundly influenced by the pedagogy and theories of the workshop’s founder, Joaquín Torres-García, Pailós was an important contributing member of the Taller during the following five decades. Pailós’ paintings reflect the aesthetics of Torresgarcian constructivism. His work has a recognizable imprint of chromatic refinement and constructivist diagrams. He experimented with multiple materials and techniques, using porous cement, brick dust and earth of different colors that he collected. He also used encaustic, an ancient technique used by the Egyptians to paint funerary portraits in tombs, that consists of applying a hot mixture of wax with pigments on a rigid surface, with a spatula or brush. In 1996, Pailós won the Figari Prize of the Central Bank of Uruguay. This distinction followed the numerous national and regional awards he received throughout his life. His works can be found in numerous museums in Latin America, North America and Europe as well as in important private collections.
Listed FRANZ ALTSCHILER (1923-2009) / ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR / Santa Fe 1982 / RARE
Franz Altschuler was born in Germany in 1923 but moved to the United States with his family in 1936. Seven years later, he moved to Chicago to study art and made the city his home until his death in 2009. Franz’s colorful artwork hangs in galleries and private collections around the world. He also did illustrations for books and magazines and is especially know for his work with Playboy Magazine. This constructivist watercolor was done during his Southwest Period and was given to his sister Evi Altschuler as a birthday present. It is inscribed to Evi from Franz and his wife Dori and dated 1982. The artwork also has Evi’s work label on the back (see photo). The watercolor measures 10.5 x 11.5 inches and is in excellent condition with its colors still nice and vibrant.