Harriet LeBell Signed Abstract Painting

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An original figural expressionist abstract acrylic on canvas by award winning listed artist Harriet LeBell. Several female figures are gathered, … more An original figural expressionist abstract acrylic on canvas by award winning listed artist Harriet LeBell. Several female figures are gathered, some with floral bouquets, against a warm and bold yellow background.

“Harriet LeBell was born in New York City in 1905 and attended the Art Students League and Cooper Union, a New York city artist, she moved to Sarasota, FL and lived and continued to work there from 1967 until her death in 1982”
- The New York Times, September 27, 1982

The painting came from the estate of Edward Alley, prominent conductor, musician, and producer and host of the “Music Mondays” lecture series at the Sarasota Institute for Lifetime Learning. He took over that role in 2017 after the death of his wife, June LeBell (daughter off Harriet LeBell), a longtime classical music advocate and host on Classical WSMR. He was also the former manager of the New York Philharmonic and Associate Director of the Opera Center at The Juilliard School in New York. less