Ellen Lanyon 1953 Oil on Board Painting of a Street Scene
$798.00
A 1953 oil on board painting of a street scene by the American artist Ellen Lanyon (1926-2013). This painting depicts a a brown road, trees to one side, and rows of colorful buildings on the other. There is a fountain in the foreground, and people walking by. Held in a wooden frame, this piece is signed and dated to the lower left.
Born in Chicago in 1926, Ellen Lanyon grew up around the arts, and began her artist career at the age of 17, drawing machine parts at the foundry where her father worked. She completed a work-study program in 1944 at the Ox-Bow School of Art and completed her BFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She drew inspiration for her street scenes from her rides on the L Train through the city. She moved to New York City in the 1970s, and over the course of her career, she had over seventy solo exhibitions. Her work is show at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Brooklyn Museum, and the National Museum of American Art.
Measurements:
10” W x 10.75” H x 1.75” D (frame); 9” W x 9” H (board).
Condition notes:
Wear to frame. Some overpainting present to painting. Some discoloration from age.
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