ARTIST: Stephen S Story (New York, 1915 - 1988)
TITLE: The Goose is Loose (titled on verso)
YEAR: 1983
MEDIUM: oil on board
CONDITION: Missing a few flakes of paint along edges. No visible inpaint under UV light.
ART SIZE: 20 x 24 inches / 50 x 60 cm
FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available)
SIGNATURE: lower left and on verso
CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online
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BIOGRAPHY:
Stephen Story was born July 20, 1915, in Brooklyn. Mr. Story did extensive restoration and preservation on many major works of art by artists such as van Gogh, Cezanne, Monet, Rembrandt, Whistler, Botticelli, and numerous others. He restored and preserved works for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Museum of Natural History, the New York Historical Society, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., among others. Mr. Story also restored the entire French collection of Mrs. W. Averill Harriman in the 1950s, as well as a number of Arthur Fitzwilliam Tate's Adirondack oil scenes. He also painted a number of private commissions. A native of Brooklyn and a graduate of Pratt Institute, Story began restoring paintings for the Metropolitan Museum of Art during the depression. He established himself over a 47 year period as a preeminent restorer of fine paintings. He preserved priceless works of art for major museums in New York City, and for private galleries and collections, such as the Rockwell Kent Legacies in AuSable Forks.