Frances Kornbluth Signed Mixed Media & Collage-Abstract New England Seascape

Titled Private Beach, and was created in 1994. The ceruleans and sea-foam colors lend this painting an unmistakable seaside atmosphere, but the delicately layered cloth and fine textures make the composition especially striking.

Painting itself measures 8.5x 12 inches, 18.5 x 15.5 inches with the frame. Wired and ready to hang. Handwritten personal inscription is on the back of the frame, along with the provenance: Showcase for Collage, Providence, Rhode Island, 1995. Condition of this painting appears to be overall excellent: colors are rich and are in their original unfaded state.

Note, this painting has not been removed from its original frame for further inspection. Frame has some light wear.

This is an exquisite contemporary Expressionist painting that will make a fabulous addition to any fine art collection. Would also be perfect for any vacation home. Frances Kornbluth was born in New York City on July 26, 1920. As a child, Kornbluth developed a passion for the piano, and graduated from Brooklyn College in 1940 with a degree in music. During World War II, she married, andwhile her husband was overseasworked in Washington DC for the Lend Lease Organization and then the Office of Strategic Services.

After the war, Kornbluth and her husband moved to Merrick, NY where they had two children. In 1947, Kornbluth enrolled in an art workshop on Long Island and began painting figures and still lives in the studio. In 1955, she enrolled in the Brooklyn Museum School, where she studied with Reuben Tam (1916 - 1991) and William Kienbusch (1914 - 1980) for four years. During this time, Kornbluth painted in and out of the studioincluding the Freeport marshes and Jones Beachand her work became increasingly abstract.

It was Tam who encouraged Kornbluth to exhibit her work at the Brooklyn Museum and the City Center Gallery, in addition to introducing her to Maines Monhegan Island in 1957she would later credit Tam with: defining me as the artist I had never envisioned becoming. Kornbluth also studied with Robert Richenburg (1917 - 2006) at the Pratt Institute, where she received a masters degree in 1962. In 1969, Kornbluth and her family moved from Merrick, NY to North Grosvenordale, CT, where she would maintain a winter studio for the rest of her life. Imagery from Monhegan Islandincluding Lobster Cove, Burnt Head, White Head and Ice Pondrecur in different ways throughout her work. The Dominican Republic is another location that recurs in Kornbluths work.

She was an artist in residence at Altos de Chavon, an artists' village in La Romana, during the fall of 1985. On May 26, 2014, Kornbluth died in Dayville, CT at the age of 93. During her lifetime, she was a member of the National Association of Women Artists, a charter member of the National Museum of Women in the Arts and a member of Women Artists of Monhegan Island. Items must be in their original condition, not worn, or altered. We are not liable for any damage to the items caused by the customer.

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The item "Frances Kornbluth Signed Mixed Media & Collage-Abstract New England Seascape" is in sale since Monday, September 24, 2018. This item is in the category "Art\Mixed Media Art & Collage Art". The seller is "alsace376" and is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay.

• Materials: Fabric
• Subject: Seascapes
• Type: Collage
• Style: Abstract
• Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
• Color: Blue
• Features: Framed
• Year: 1994
• Width (Inches): 15.25
• Date of Creation: 1990-1999
• Height (Inches): 18.5
• Originality: Original
• Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work
• Size: Medium (up to 36in.