Reginald Weston: Composition 1950s / British French Abstract Expressionism

Description: Reginald (Reggie) Weston 1909, London, UK - 1967, Paris, France Abstract Composition, 1950s Original Hand-Signed Watercolor - circa the 1940s / 1950s Artist Name: Reginald (Reggie) Weston Title: Abstract composition Signature Description: Hand-signed in pencil lower left Technique: Watercolor on paper Size: 24 x 32 cm / 9.45" x 12.6 inch Frame: The painting is unframed Condition: Good condition. Artist's Biography: Born in London, "Reggie" Weston grew up in Egypt. Post studying art in Paris he moved and staged his first show in Jerusalem. Where he taught art until returning to France. Instantly renowned post selling two thirds of works at his premiere Paris show at Dana Vierny in 1949. Subsequently exhibiting in 17 shows in Paris, London, Brussels, Philadelphia, New York, and Tel-Aviv. His work included the collections of major Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv, and New York museums. Along with the private collections of among others - Baron Elie de Rothschild and Isaac Stern (violinist). Post his premature death in 1967 his work has been shown in Sydney, France, and Saint Tropez. Reginald Weston, painter, 1909, London – 1967, Paris. He moved at the age of six to Egypt. He visited Paris for the first time at the age of seventeen but the stay was short and he left to live in Palestine in 1936 becoming a journalist and a founding editor of the Jerusalem Post. Weston had already begun to paint and his exhibition at the Schlosser Gallery in Jerusalem in 1939 was a landmark event as the first exhibition of local abstract art in what was then Palestine firmly inscribing him in the avant-garde. Shortly afterward, he took a post teaching at the Bezalel Art School where he remained until deciding to move himself, wife and two children to Paris where he took up the life of a full-time artist in the cauldron of creativity that was Montparnasse in the late 1940’s and 1950’s. His success was immediate, with an exhibition at the Dina Vierny Gallery in 1948. During the 1950’s, while maintaining ties with Israel, Weston also exhibited internationally in London, New York, Brussels and Tel-Aviv. In 1955 Weston took a major commission painting large format murals on panels for the Israeli shipping company Z.I.M. and the Elie de Rothschild Foundation. The works were on paper but set onto formica panels and required the use of factories for fabrication. This was a departure from Weston’s normal small format style of working, usually on paper. Following his passing in 1967, Weston’s wife Miriam made his former studio in Tel-Aviv available as a creative arts centre for young talent and disabled artists and a number of exhibitions were held there in what was known as “the Atelier Reggie Weston” from 1972 - 1994. He left a wife and two children, one of whom, Michael is also a painter living in Paris and Brittany and has had four solo exhibitions at Annandale Galleries. Reginald Weston had 17 exhibitions from 1939 - 1964. He was offered a beach property by the government in recognition of his service to the arts in Israel. Notable exhibitions include: Schlosser Gallery, Jerusalem (1939), Galerie Dina Vierny Paris (1948), Redfern Gallery London (1950-1960), Galerie Georges Giroux Brussels (1958) F.A.R. Gallery New York (1960) a major retrospective at the Tel-Aviv Museum of Modern Art (1963) and the Helena Rubinstein pavilion Tel-Aviv (1963-4). Notable museum collections include: Museum of Israel, Jerusalem, Museum of Modern Art, Tel-Aviv and the Museum Of Modern Art New York. His work is in numerous private collections in France, USA and Israel including the Baron Elie de Rothschild and the famous violinist Isaac Stern. Payment Methods: PayPal, Credit Card (Visa, Mastercard), Bank Cheque. If you wish to send a personal cheque, please note that the item will not be shipped until the cheque clears. Shipping&Handling: All items are sent through registered mail or by E.M.S. Fast delivery service (up to 4-5 business days), depends on the weight and measures of the purchased item. You may add insurance for the item with an additional fee. Please e-mail us for other shipping methods. In case that the frame includes a glass, the item will be shipped without the glass in order to prevent any damage to the artwork caused by broken glass: be aware that such kind of a damage is not covered by the insurance! Terms of Auction: All sales are final, please only bid if you intend to pay. Refunds will be accepted only if the item is not as described in the auction. ISRAELI BUYERS MUST ADD 17% V.A.T. TO THE FINAL PRICE. Artshik provides full assurance that all items sold are exactly as described! We guarantee all items we sell are 100% authentic! View more great items

Price: 250 USD

Location: Tel Aviv

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