Gilbert Banever (1913-2003) Oil Woman Portrait Painting, Frame

Description

Up for sale this striking Vintage oil painting on stretcher canvas depicting a portrait of a woman sitting, dressed in … more Up for sale this striking Vintage oil painting on stretcher canvas depicting a portrait of a woman sitting, dressed in a lavender Lilac dress. This lovely Portrait oil painting was very well executed and signed up on the right side corner by the listed artist GIRLBERT BANEVER. C,1950's. This beautiful portrait looks stunning resting in its original distressed wooden frame. A great artwork for a home portrait gallery.
This is an original painting created with oils on stretcher canvas and displayed in a beautiful distressed wooden frame with a hanging wire attached to the reverse side.

Measures:
45.0" w x 1.5" d x 41.0" h / Inches

In good vintage condition with some wear / marks in some areas. Also two small holes
were restored at some point , it looks like a very well done job, there are no visible marks on the front of the paint. Please see all photos for additional details.



Banever, Gilbert (1913-2003)
Gilbert Banever was born in New Haven, Connecticut on June 8, 1913. He attended the city’s public schools, developed an interest in art, and won prizes and awards. He received a BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS from Yale in 1934. He supported himself by painting in the Yale University Library. That year Banever won the much sought after Prix de Rome which provided money for him to live, at no cost, at the American Academy of Rome and to receive $1,500 a year for two years. He continued to win awards for his paintings after returning to New Haven. At the time Banever worked for the WPA Federal Arts Project he was single. From 1938-1943 he served as the Director of the Memphis Academy of Art, as a designer for General Electric from 1943-1945, and he worked for MGM from 1945-1947. He completed four paintings for the WPA. One was allocated to the Norwich State Hospital and another to the City of New Haven. Banever died on December 10, 2003, most likely in California.

Sources: WPA Biography; WPA Artist’s Work Card; Who Was Who in American Art (1985), pp. 31-32; AskART; Social Security Death Index; “Winners of Prix de Rome Awards Chosen in Painting and Sculpture,”New York Times, May 2, 1934; “Prix de Rome,” Time Magazine, May 7, 1934 less