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Pastel drawing by Emily Mason * representing a composition or abstract and colorful landscape, marked Venezia and dated 1957. Provenance collection Ragnar Van Leyden.
This drawing is in good condition. Signed and dated lower right.
A note: some tiny folds and yellowing on paper, see photos.
is an abstract American painter. His mother Alice Mason was also a painter. Mason is known for his work of color fields and lyrical abstraction. She was born and raised in New York, where she still resides. His mother was one of the founders of American Abstract Artists. In 1956, Mason received a Fulbright scholarship to study in Italy. Before moving, she met her colleague painter Wolf Kahn, who later joined him in Venice. They were married in March 1957 in the municipal building near the Rialto Bridge, witnesses of foreigners and friends, including the filmmaker Tinto Brass. His work earned him a second year Fulbright scholarship between Venice and Rome, visiting other artists, Gretna Campbell, Louis Finkelstein and Lee Bontecou. Mason's career began to flourish in the 1960s. First exhibition in 1960 at the Area Gallery in New York. Mason continues to exhibit his paintings in New York at the Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe Gallery in New York and LewAllen Gallery in Santa Fe
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Painter of Dutch origin. Until 1914 he studied at the Academies of Fine Arts in Rotterdam, Brussels, Berlin and London. First of all close to expressionism, he did not realize his first abstract work until 1948. From his three studios in Los Angeles, Venice and Paris, he led a life of incessant travel and friendly encounters with celebrities. of his time: Chaplin, Stravinski, Brecht, Dali, Picasso ... His travels in Vallauris inspired him later to work as a ceramist. His work is recognized and bought by the greatest museums in the world. In the 1950s, he practiced large format collage in the same spirit as Jasper Johns or Rauschenberg, and applied to "reveal the secret life" of the materials he uses.
Born in Germany, Karin studied at the "Kölner Werkschule" in Cologne where she was taught by R. Seewald and J. Thorn Prikker. Married to Ernst van Leyden with whom she has lived and worked in France, Portugal, Great Britain, Italy, New York, Hollywood and Mexico. The couple will also travel a lot to Egypt, Syria and Lebanon. They also spent a lot of time at the Ernst Paris studio and in their home on the Loosdrecht Lake in Holland. With Ernst, Karin met several of her contemporaries, for example Marc Chagall, Jules Pascin, Ossip Zadkine and Francis Picabia. She exhibited at the Georges Bernheim Gallery in 1929. In 1932, after the birth of their son Ragnar, the young family moved to Rio do Milho in Portugal. In 1947, Karin and Ernst seek new inspiration and leave for an extended stay in Mexico, to immerse themselves in the ancient Mayan culture. In 1957, after their definitive return to Europe, and return trips between Paris and Venice, Ernst bought an abandoned farm outside Paris: Lieutel de L'Enclos. The location is too isolated for Karin, who can not paint landscapes. She prefers Italy, its life and exuberance. After 30 years of creative intimacy, the two artists take different paths. From 1953, she worked on oils on canvas then on collages. Karin van Leyden will eventually die in Lugano, Switzerland, in 1977.
