Description

This pleasant street scene is highlighted by a seductive woman in light purple with white gloves, standing out in sheer elegance over the background. * Artist: Pal FriedTitle: Blanche Medium: Oil on canvasCanvas size: 23.5 x 29.5 inchesFrame size: 31 x 37 inchesCondition: ExcellentBiography * Pal Fried (1893-1976) was a Hungarian American artist who studied in Budapest, influenced by the French Impressionists, especially Renoir and Degas. Following WW II, he emigrated to America where he began teaching at the Academy of Arts in New York. His move to Hollywood led to meetings with celebrities like Marilyn Monroe and the Gabor sisters. * He became known for his paintings of beautiful young women, nudes, ballerinas, the American West, and horse racing. His work is highly collectible, and well respected, and can be found in public and private institutions worldwide. *