Artwork by Eleanor Le Blanc (& Friends)
Eleanor Pillion Le Blanc was my mother and a printmaker, painter, and photographer. I am somewhat randomly posting images of her work as I scan slides or photograph pieces that we still have in storage. Do you own a piece of her work? Pls contact me.
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Eleanor's Portrait of a Bald Man
This one was hanging in her room at the memory care facility.
She kept asking me who painted it, and if it was a portrait of a friend of hers, and without my father I really didn't know. Only recently did I turn it around and discover that "Pillion" is brushed on the back of the canvas. I am pretty sure this Pillion is her mark and not that of her brother Raymond, so I would now say it is her painting. Still no idea who the subject is.
Of course, given the style and the signature, it would be pre-1958 and probably done while she was in art school.
Midcentury Paintings of Uncertain Origin
My guess is also an unfinished piece by Eleanor. The black "figure" to the left is a small sculpture my parents owned, which we still have. They called it "Buttercup"--so that's my improvised title for the painting.
Midcentury Paintings by Friends
Arlene Shanbaum
Three paintings by Arlene Shanbaum, a close friend and fellow art student. Arlene was lost in a studio fire in the 1960s.The second is definitely a portrait of Eleanor and the third may be as well.
Bill Cummings
Two paintings by Bill, or William T. Cummings, also a good friend and fellow art student.Not to be confused, I believe, with the western-based painter of the same name. This Bill Cummings is not well known as a painter but he is known for this children's books, which are highly collectible. See thread post and discussion here. His works are generally signed simply WTC.
Reassmann
I don't know who Reassmann is, but there is a signature.Sunday, December 29, 2013
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