22-338 Lillian Delevoryas Beach Painting

Beach scene oil painting on board, 1970s, most likely Greece.  17 × 20 inches in a new gold leaf on hardwood frame.

Lillian Delevoryas (British, 1932-2018) studied at Pratt Institute and The Cooper Union in NYC. Her paintings and tapestries are in corporate and private collections and have been widely exhibited in the US and the UK. She had 18 solo exhibits and appeared in over a dozen group exhibits, including the V&A Museum in London. She lived in Massachusetts, New York, England, France, Greece, and Japan.

“These early works explored naturistic and intimist art combining various influences including Matisse and Picasso, revealing a love of colour and the strong graphic sense which informed her work ever since.” —Arts Magazine, 1964.