ARTIST: Filastro Matthew Mottola (California, New Jersey, 1915 - 2008)
NAME: Portarait of Girl - Maria
MEDIUM: oil on board
CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light.
SIGHT SIZE: 12 x 9 inches / 30 x 22 cm
FRAME SIZE: 22 x 19 inches / 55 x 48 cm
SIGNATURE: lower left
NAME VARIANTS: Fil Mottola
CATEGORY: antique vintage painting
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SKU#: 120648
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BIOGRAPHY:
Born in Orange, NJ on June 10, 1915. Mottola moved with his family to southern California in 1922. During the 1930s he was a scholarship student at Otis Art Institute and in 1941 went to New York City to study with Harvey Dunn. Following service in World War Two, he worked closely with artist Ralph Holmes and for Disney Studios for 12 years. His home was in Santa Barbara until 1982; he then moved to Laguna Hills where he remained until his death on March 24, 2008. His diverse subject matter includes scenes from his travels to Mexico and Europe. Exh: Los Angeles Art Ass'n, 1946.