David Eugene Henry Large Oil Painting "Near Palm Springs, California"
Item Details
David Eugene Henry (American; b. 1946)
Near Palm Springs, California
Oil painting on canvas
Signed to the lower left and verso
An oil painting on canvas titled Near Palm Springs, California by David Eugene Henry (American; b. 1946). This painting depicts a lavender-hued sky reflected onto an expansive mountain formation rendered in loose brushwork. The artist’s signature is present to the lower left corner of the painting and to the verso. This piece is presented in early 20th century, hand-carved gilt-wood frame.
David Eugene Henry received his degree in architecture from Georgia Tech under the direction of P. M. Heffernan, who fashioned the architecture program after that of his alma mater, the Ecole des Beaux-arts in Paris. Henry subsequently studied with Julian Hoke Harris, John Hardy and George Beatty. In 1971, He was awarded a scholarship to the Art Studies Abroad Program and set up a studio in the ancient Tuscan town of Cortona.
Selected artworks from David Henry’s Italian period were selected by Clement Greenburg, one of America’s foremost mid-century art critics, for inclusion in a national exhibition of contemporary American art. Other works from that series were exhibited at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta and purchased by the Georgia Council for the Arts for the State of Georgia’s permanent art collection. In 1975, Henry accepted a position teaching in the Art Department at Eckerd College and, by the end of 1977, his credentials included dozens of group exhibitions, fifteen one-man shows and awards that included three grants from the National Endowments for the Arts. In 1980, he established his studio in New York City where undertook post-graduate studies at the Art Students’ League. The recipient of numerous medals, prizes and juried awards, his work is currently held in the permanent collections of museums nationwide. David Henry is a member of the Salmagundi Club, the Allied Artists of America and the American Artists’ Professional League.
Condition
- wear to edges of frame.
Dimensions
- measures frame; visible image measures 39.5" W x 29.5" H.
Item #
18DCC771-044
