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Clifford Silsby - Garden Room Impression
Artist: Clifford Silsby (1896 - 1986)
Active: California, Connecticut
Title: Garden Room Impression
Category: Painting
Medium: Oil
Ground: Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Size: 40 x 34.25"
Style: Impressionism
Subject: Figures in a Floral Interior
Frame: Highest Quality Wide Cassetta Frame, Gilt in White Gold
Frame Size Overall: 48 x 42"
Seller's Notes/Description: Certificate of Authenticity will be included.
Price: Please Contact Dealer
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The following biography is from the archives of askART.
Born in New Haven, CT on Aug. 15, 1896. Silsby studied in Paris at Académie Julian, Ecole des Beaux Arts, and with Jules Pagès, Lucien Simon, Royer, Laurens, and Deschenaud. The adopted son of artist Wilson Silsby, he was active in Los Angeles from 1925-62 with the movie studios as a special effects artist. Silsby died in Los Angeles on Nov. 22, 1986. Member: Motion Pictures Artists & Illustrators Society. Exh: Salon d'Automne (Paris), 1923; Calif. PM, 1929, 1930, 1936; GGIE, 1939; LACMA, 1926, 1959; Painters & Sculptors of LA, 1929-43; Oakland Art Gallery, 1935, 1944; San Diego FA Society, 1940; Santa Cruz Art League, 1936; Maxwell Gallery (SF) 1954-62. In: LACMA; Victoria & Albert Museum (London); Evansville (IN) Museum.
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Southern California Artists (Nancy Moure); American Art Annual 1929-33; Who's Who in American Art 1936-56; Who's Who in California 1942; Interview with the artist or his/her family.
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