Other : signed ‘Creo’

Gallery Ref: lc001

Price : SOLD

Biography :

Creo was born in New York City, grew up in Hollis, took courses at the Art Students League, while working in advertising. Returning after World War II, Creo continued his art studies in New York. He summered in Gloucester where he painted with Emile Gruppe.
In the early 1950’s, Creo traveled to Rome where he apprenticed with Pietro Annigonni. While in Rome, he had several successful one man shows at the Galleria Margutta. The success of these early shows caught the attention of Sidney Bergen of the ACA Galleries, and ten one man ACA shows in Rome and New York followed. In the mid 1950’s, Creo traveled to Mexico City, where he painted murals with David Alfaro Siqueiros and mixed paints for Diego Rivera. Around this time, Creo developed the bright whimsical style for which he is well known today.During the 1960’s and 1970’s, Creo’s work was sold at nearly two dozen one man shows in New York, Los Angeles, London and Rome, as well as in other galleries world wide.In 2004, the New Britain Museum of Art exhibited the Len Creo painting in its collection, which led to its acquiring 15 Creo paintings in 2006. Plans are under way to exhibit those recently acquired at the Bushnell Center in Hartford,Ct. Creo’s work is in the permanent collections of the Washington Museum of
Fine Arts, New Britain Museum of American Art; Amherst College Museum, Georgia Museum of Fine Arts; Long Beach Museum of Fine Arts; Norfolk Art Museum; Syracuse University Museum;.Ulrich Museum; University of Maine; NYU, University of Wyoming Museum; Washington Museum Of Fine Arts. His one-man exhibitions include ones at the Shayne Gallery, Montreal in1981-82,1985,1989, and annually from 1991-2005, and 2007; seven at the Portal Gallery in London in the 1960s and 1970s, three at the Madden Gallery in Londonin the 1980s; ten at the Carter Gallery, Los Angeles from 1959-76; six at ACA Gallery in New York and three at the ACA Gallery in Rome during the 1960s & 1970s; five at the Chase Gallery, New York in the 1950s and 1960s, and
three at the Galleria Margutta. His website lists additional one-man shows in Mexico City, Florence, Milan, Santa Barbara and England. Len Creo continues to sculpt and paint in the United Kingdom, where is also a Champion racewalker.

]]> http://www.essexartgallery.com/international/leonard-creo-b1923/feed 0 http://www.essexartgallery.com/international/ted-hoefsloot-b1930 http://www.essexartgallery.com/international/ted-hoefsloot-b1930#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 07:20:17 +0000 Arif http://www.essexartgallery.com/?p=1694 Artist : Ted Hoefsloot B1930
Title : ‘Alert’ lioness
Year : 1997
Type : Oil On Canvas Board
Size : 24″ x 29″  (61cm x 76cm)

Other : signed ‘Hoefsloot’ (lower left)

Gallery Ref: th001

Price : SOLD

Other : signed and dated 1997

Gallery Ref: fb002

Price : £4000

Biography :

Finn Pedersen, born in 1944 on the island, Bornholm in the Baltic Sea, grew up on a little farm. On an early age he realized that being an art painter was his most important ambition. In 1959 he got his first painting lessons. Four years later he passed the examination.

In 1964 he qualified as window decorator. This year Pedersen also met some very interesting artists. One of them taught him how to make graphics an other put him in touch with abstract art. Pedersen felt very attracted to Abstrahism an he developed himself in that direction. Pedersen’s parents moved to Copenhagen. From then on he commuted between Copenhagen an Bornholm and painted on both locations.

In 1965 Pedersen prepared himself for his first exhibition and autumn 1966 he had an exhibition in the Arne Juuls gallery in Frederiksberg. It was very successful. That year he was also asked to enjoy in the winter exhibition of the Court gallery. It was very honorable for the 22-year old Pedersen because Asger Jorn, Karel Appel, Carl Henning Pedersen and many other cobra artists took also part in this exhibition. Pedersen’s next exhibition, called “The Permanent” was in 1968 . All his paintings were sold. In the same year unfortunately Pedersen became physically ill and has been admitted in a Hospital of psychiatric.

In 1970 Pedersen got an invitation for joining an group of artist called “august 70″. This was his chance to get famous. After consultation with the doctors, who realized that for Pedersen painting was the only way to get healthy, he got permission to leave the hospital. The painting career of Pedersen passed successful. Till 1975 he had every year an exhibition at the Henning Larsens gallery in Copenhagen.

In 1977 John Schmidt of the International Gallery invited Pedersen to come to Ribe one of the oldest towns in Denmark. Schmidt became Finn’s promoter in Jutland. John admitted that Finn is a very talented artist and helped him promoting his paintings. In 1982 Finn married his present Northern Irish wife Mary. She became a great support and inspiration for Pedersen. In 1981 Pedersen got an international break-through. He met a young art dealer from The United States, Jens Faunschow. Jens took the paintings of Pedersen to San Francisco and sold them for amazing high prices.

His work is also being exposed at the Art ExpoWest in San Francisco. Since 2001 Wanrooij Fine Art is promoting Finn Pedersen permanent in the world. Nowadays many people collect the paintings of Pedersen. They are in private collections all over the world.

Other : signed and dated 1993

Gallery Ref: fb001

Price : £1700

Biography :

Finn Pedersen, born in 1944 on the island, Bornholm in the Baltic Sea, grew up on a little farm. On an early age he realized that being an art painter was his most important ambition. In 1959 he got his first painting lessons. Four years later he passed the examination.

In 1964 he qualified as window decorator. This year Pedersen also met some very interesting artists. One of them taught him how to make graphics an other put him in touch with abstract art. Pedersen felt very attracted to Abstrahism an he developed himself in that direction. Pedersen’s parents moved to Copenhagen. From then on he commuted between Copenhagen an Bornholm and painted on both locations.

In 1965 Pedersen prepared himself for his first exhibition and autumn 1966 he had an exhibition in the Arne Juuls gallery in Frederiksberg. It was very successful. That year he was also asked to enjoy in the winter exhibition of the Court gallery. It was very honorable for the 22-year old Pedersen because Asger Jorn, Karel Appel, Carl Henning Pedersen and many other cobra artists took also part in this exhibition. Pedersen’s next exhibition, called “The Permanent” was in 1968 . All his paintings were sold. In the same year unfortunately Pedersen became physically ill and has been admitted in a Hospital of psychiatric.

In 1970 Pedersen got an invitation for joining an group of artist called “august 70″. This was his chance to get famous. After consultation with the doctors, who realized that for Pedersen painting was the only way to get healthy, he got permission to leave the hospital. The painting career of Pedersen passed successful. Till 1975 he had every year an exhibition at the Henning Larsens gallery in Copenhagen.

In 1977 John Schmidt of the International Gallery invited Pedersen to come to Ribe one of the oldest towns in Denmark. Schmidt became Finn’s promoter in Jutland. John admitted that Finn is a very talented artist and helped him promoting his paintings. In 1982 Finn married his present Northern Irish wife Mary. She became a great support and inspiration for Pedersen. In 1981 Pedersen got an international break-through. He met a young art dealer from The United States, Jens Faunschow. Jens took the paintings of Pedersen to San Francisco and sold them for amazing high prices.

His work is also being exposed at the Art ExpoWest in San Francisco. Since 2001 Wanrooij Fine Art is promoting Finn Pedersen permanent in the world. Nowadays many people collect the paintings of Pedersen. They are in private collections all over the world.

Other : Signed lower left

Price : SOLD

Biography:

Ha van Vuong is Vietnamese artist born in 1914. Her most famous painting is Mandolin, which graces many a student’s walls. The company Athena International used to sell a number of prints of her works but they are quite hard to come by. She worked in pencil, watercolours and oil.

Size : 5 ¾” x 7 5/8″  (14.5 x 19.5cm)

Provenance: N/A

Gallery Ref : fjm001

Price : £700

Provenance:  N/A .

Other : Signed with Initials (Lower Right)

Price : SOLD

Biography :

Finn Pedersen, born in 1944 on the island, Bornholm in the Baltic Sea, grew up on a little farm. On an early age he realized that being an art painter was his most important ambition. In 1959 he got his first painting lessons. Four years later he passed the examination.

In 1964 he qualified as window decorator. This year Pedersen also met some very interesting artists. One of them taught him how to make graphics an other put him in touch with abstract art. Pedersen felt very attracted to Abstrahism an he developed himself in that direction. Pedersen’s parents moved to Copenhagen. From then on he commuted between Copenhagen an Bornholm and painted on both locations.

In 1965 Pedersen prepared himself for his first exhibition and autumn 1966 he had an exhibition in the Arne Juuls gallery in Frederiksberg. It was very successful. That year he was also asked to enjoy in the winter exhibition of the Court gallery. It was very honorable for the 22-year old Pedersen because Asger Jorn, Karel Appel, Carl Henning Pedersen and many other cobra artists took also part in this exhibition. Pedersen’s next exhibition, called “The Permanent” was in 1968 . All his paintings were sold. In the same year unfortunately Pedersen became physically ill and has been admitted in a Hospital of psychiatric.

In 1970 Pedersen got an invitation for joining an group of artist called “august 70″. This was his chance to get famous. After consultation with the doctors, who realized that for Pedersen painting was the only way to get healthy, he got permission to leave the hospital. The painting career of Pedersen passed successful. Till 1975 he had every year an exhibition at the Henning Larsens gallery in Copenhagen.

In 1977 John Schmidt of the International Gallery invited Pedersen to come to Ribe one of the oldest towns in Denmark. Schmidt became Finn’s promoter in Jutland. John admitted that Finn is a very talented artist and helped him promoting his paintings. In 1982 Finn married his present Northern Irish wife Mary. She became a great support and inspiration for Pedersen. In 1981 Pedersen got an international break-through. He met a young art dealer from The United States, Jens Faunschow. Jens took the paintings of Pedersen to San Francisco and sold them for amazing high prices.

His work is also being exposed at the Art ExpoWest in San Francisco. Since 2001 Wanrooij Fine Art is promoting Finn Pedersen permanent in the world. Nowadays many people collect the paintings of Pedersen. They are in private collections all over the world.

Other : Signed lower left

Price : £6,000

Biography:

Ha van Vuong is Vietnamese artist born in 1914. Her most famous painting is Mandolin, which graces many a student’s walls. The company Athena International used to sell a number of prints of her works but they are quite hard to come by. She worked in pencil, watercolours and oil.