"The Lovers" Surrealist Colored Pencil Drawing-1988-Patrick A. Leavy-Listed

Description: This is a 24 by 19 1/8 wonderfully conceived and executed surrealist colored pencil drawing titled,dated and signed in the lower right corner. It was done in 1988 by listed New Jersey artist Patrick A. Leavy. The surrealism here consists in part of classical images, probably both Greek and Celtic. It is in very good to excellent condition. See the condition report and the photos. It will be shipped for $28 via UPS. See the photos and biography below. Patrick A. Leavy was born in 1929 in Cranford, New Jersey. He attended the Newark School of Fine & Industrial Art and the New School for Social Research. He worked for 47 years as a designer for Tiffany on projects that, among others, involved working with Paloma Picasso and John Lennon. However, despite his successful career with Tiffany, first and foremost, Leavy considered himself an artist, spending most of his adult life drawing and painting.Leavy’s inspiration was primarily self-induced with images and depictions coming from within, some of it almost atavistically, from Celtic and classical well-springs. He had an artistic kinship and personal friendship with the surrealist artists Gar Sparks and Amalia Ludwig, both of whom lived in close-by East Orange,N.J.Stylistically his work is closest to Surrealism. With his subjects and technique he created a distinctive and coherent body of work.Throughout his life he remained reclusive and seldom showed his work but it is known that he exhibited both at Drew University and the Newark Museum.He died in Parsippany, N.J. in 2014.

Price: 300 USD

Location: Westfield, New Jersey

End Time: 2024-10-07T21:38:31.000Z

Shipping Cost: 28 USD