SCHUYLER STANDISH Original Signed Vintage California Modernist Painting LISTED

Mixed media on paper, watercolour and crayon. Signed and dated on recto, and again on verso. 17 3/4 x 14 3/4 inches. Very good; original studio condition.

Artist's Biography: Born in 1927 in Los Angeles, California. He began studying violin at age 3, later attending UCLA at age 13 to study music. Standish began acting at age 6.

He studied tap dancing at the Ethel Meglin School for Kiddies, Shirley Temples alma mater. His first motion picture was Shipmates Forever, in 1933, starring Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler. He later appeared in Blood and Sand (1941) with Tyrone Power and Rita Hayworth, and Melody For Three (1941) with Fay Wray and Jean Herscholt.

In the early 1950s, Standish further developed his artistic skills and dedicated himself to self-taught visual art. His first one-man show was held at Falk-Raboff Gallery in Los Angeles in 1954. Standish lived in the Hollywood Hills and in Highland Park, and used the local hillside views as inspiration for his paintings. Standish began teaching art in 1972 at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy.

He also exhibited at LACMA (1959) in a group show and held a one-man show at the Riverside Art Museum (2010) before his passing. The item "SCHUYLER STANDISH Original Signed Vintage California Modernist Painting LISTED" is in sale since Tuesday, April 21, 2020. This item is in the category "Art\Paintings". The seller is "newantiquarian-fineart" and is located in Tarzana, California. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Year: 1948
• Medium: Mixed Media
• Style: Modernism
• Originality: Original
• Region of Origin: USA
• Artist: Schuyler Standish (1927-2010)
• Features: Signed