ARTIST: Stephen S Story (New York, 1915 - 1988)
TITLE: Collapsed Barn Landscape near Childwold, Adirondacks, NY (titled on verso)
YEAR: 1980
MEDIUM: oil on board
CONDITION: Overall good. No visible inpaint under UV light. Some damages to frame.
ART SIZE: 20 x 24 inches / 50 x 60 cm
FRAME SIZE: 28 x 32 inches / 71 x 81 cm
SIGNATURE: lower left and on verso
LOCATION: This lot is located at our Mamaroneck, NY office.
NAME VARIANTS: Steve Story
CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online
AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer
SKU#: 152879
US SHIPPING: $139 + insurance.

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.