Wayne Ensrud Saint Emilion C. 1970 Painting

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This artwork titled "St Emilion" c.1970, is a watercolor by American artist Wayne Ensrud, b.1934. It is signed at the … Read more This artwork titled "St Emilion" c.1970, is a watercolor by American artist Wayne Ensrud, b.1934. It is signed at the lower right side by the artist. The artwork size is 19 x 24 inches, framed size is 22.75 x 27.5 inches. Custom framed in a wooden ornate gold frame. It is in excellent condition.

About the artist:.

Wayne Ensrud was born in Minnesota where he received his BFA from the Minneapolis Institute of Art. As a student he met Oskar Kokoschka, the artist-in-residence at the Institute, who profoundly influenced Ensrud's work and has remained his friend and mentor ever since.

When Pablo Casals conducted his Master Class Series at Berkeley. Wayne Ensrud had the honor ot being invited to execute drawings of the great cellist during those sessions. and this year when the New York Chamber Society celebrated its 10th anniversary.Ensrud was asked to sit in on rehearsals and sketch the world famous violinists ltzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman. Actress Jayne Mansfield, novelist Alex Waugh, wine connoisseur Alexis Lichine are among others who have been portrayed by Ensrud.

Mr. Ensrud has been a free-lance art director and animator for ABC, CBS, and IRM IBM contracted him to he the series, "Computer and the Mind of Man", which has been translated into 18 languages and won several international awards. For ABC he created the film animations for the Gemini Space Programs. He taught film animation at Pratt Institute for tour years. Ensrud was Art Director at the University of California at Berkeley for the Department of Motion Pictures and Television and he was Executive Art Director of Channel 13-TV, New York City. Mr. Ensrud has art directed over 30 films and lust completed a film for television starring Richard Basehart. He has illustrated the writings of Odgen Nash, John O'Hara, and John Fowles for Holiday magazine and also illustrates for other magazines such as Venture, Vintage and Gourmet.

Mr. Ensrud was artist-in-residence at Simon's Rock Early College in the Berkshires this past year and has been invited to be a guest teacher of Landscape Painting at that college for the past three summers. He is presently teaching at the Cumberland School, Great Neck, New York.

Ensrud's individuality is positive, refreshing and clearly definitive. His subject matter is as varied as his moods whether he is doing landscape, seascape, or portraiture, an impression of a place he has seen or someth,ing he feels. Combined in his work is an explosive, versatile, extremely skillful use of color, varied emotional tensions and an uninhibited creative imagination. His best work is quite free, happy and not labored or overworked. He creates a moving, beautiful, sometimes violent impression. Ensrud's painting are distinguished by his luminous use of color and intensity. They are life affirmative, a celebration of being. Ensrud continues to believe that it is the artistic responsibility to reveal through color the truth and spirit in every form.


ONE-MAN SHOWS
Galerie Esmeralda, Paris
Galleria Piero, Florence
Fine Gallery, San Francisco
Modern Masters Gallery, New York City
Automation House. New York City
The Coffee House Club, New York City
Sherry-Lehman, New York City
French Institute Gallery, New York City
Maas Brothers, St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida
Peach Tree Center, Atlanta, Georgia
Gallery of Art, Panama City. Florida
New Library. South Hill, Virginia
Bristol Art Museum, Rhode Island
Simons Rock College
Loring Gallery, New York City

GROUP SHOWS
Minneapolis Museum of Art
Oakland Art Museum, California
National Arts Club, New York City
Five Uptown Independent Artists, New York City
Eric Schindler Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
Meyers Gallery, Chevy Chase. Maryland
Hailer Gallery, New York City
Five Uptown Independent Artists, Boston
Venable-Neslage Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Gallery 306, Philadelphia

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Burgess Meredith
Serge Sabarsky
Mrs. Wirt Morton
Governor of Trinidad
Mr. and Mrs. Vladimir Ossipoff
Sam Aaron
Alec Waugh
Mr. and Mrs. John Farrar
Alexis Lichine
Annie Knize
Contessa Borghese
Alice Aboody
Mr. and Mrs. Lou Friedland
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Berger
Pinchas Zukerman See less