OZZ FRANÇA ANTIQUE MODERN CUBISM OIL PAINTING VINTAGE ABSTRACT MUSICIAN MUSIC 50

Description: FABULOUS ANTIQUE MID-CENTURY MODERN EXPRESSIONIST OIL PAINTING ON BOARD BY ESTEEMED DISNEY CARTOONIST AND PAINTER OZZ FRANÇA . (Brazilian-American 1928-1921). THIS WORK DEPICTS A BAREFOOT GUITAR PLAYER CAPTURED IN MID PERFORMANCE. HIS FEATURES ARE HIGHLY EXAGGERATED, AND HIS POSTURE IS RELAXED YET EXPRESSIVE, EMPHASIZING THE EMOTIONAL INTENSITY OF SINGING PASSIONATELY. THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING PAINTING. IT IS SIGNED BY OZZ FRANÇA IN THE UPPER LEFTHAND CORNER. IT DATES AROUND THE 1950s. WE ACQUIRED IT FROM AN ESTATE SALE IN BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA. THE DECEASED OWNER WAS A WORLD TRAVELER. THE MANSION WAS FILLED WITH EXQUISITE ANTIQUES AND FINE ART. EXCELLENT OVERALL CONDITION. MILD WEAR TO THE FRAME AS SHOWN. DIMENSIONS INCLUDING THE FRAME: 35” H x 30” W PROVENANCE: PRIVATE ESTATE, BEVERLY HILLS CALIFORNIA. Ozz Franca (1928 - 1991) was active/lived in California / Brazil. Ozz Franca is known for Indian figure, landscape, florals, nudes. Ozz Franca Born: 1928 - Sao Paolo, Brazil Died: 1991 - unknown A graduate in 1949 of the Fine Arts School in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Ozz Franca was a painter of florals, nudes, landscpes, and seascapes, but was most known for Indian figures, especially beautiful women. He received a scholarship to study at the University of Utah. He worked in California for Disney as a cartoonist. His style frequently is abstraction and expresses his goal conveying the relationships of color and light on canvas and the variations in intensity. Born October 2, 1928, França (pronounced FRON-suh) grew up in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and from an early age showed talent as an artist, as well as exceptional prowess as a competitive swimmer. At 14 he won first prize at the annual Spring Salon Art Competition. At 15, he qualified for the Brazilian Olympic Swimming Team. With two amazing talents, França was unsure what he should do with his life. Fate stepped in, and the Olympic Games were canceled the year França was to compete due to the outbreak of World War II. At that point, he decided to devote his life to art. He held his first one-man show at the age of 18. Following what he would later say was the best advice anyone ever gave him, França came to the U.S, to accept a scholarship in Utah. A year later, he moved to Hollywood and began doing movie illustration for Walt Disney. His projects included Lady and the Tramp and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. He moonlighted as a swimmer when movie parts were available. França painted many subjects, but he is best known for his esoteric images of Native American women. França's art enters the world of fantasy and dreams, where the spiritual meets the sensual. His works, with their floating imagery and airy, muted colors, evoke an aura of mystery. França said he always painted his subjects, which primarily were women, either in profile, looking toward the edge of the painting, or looking over her shoulder, "so that anyone could walk into it." Joan Lee, print marketing professional, said that Ozz saw the spirituality and quiet dignity of Native American men and women. "there's a romance surrounding Native Americans that people appreciate seeing," said Lee. After creating a spectacular body of art, Ozz França died in 1991. He is represented in the following private collections: Jacqueline Onassis Lyndon B. Johnson Patty Duke Jerry Lewis Kim Novak Burt Lancaster Gig Young Tom Bradley Sammy Davis, Jr. Ronald Reagan Red Skelton George Wallace Frank Sinatra Rock Hudson John Wayne Nelson Rockefeller Peter O'Toole Mm. Chiang Kai Shek Warren Dorn Edward R. Roybal Gregory Peck Mrs. Robert Kennedy Kirk Douglas James Mason Gina Lollobrigida Carol Burnett Sam Yorte

Price: 4600 USD

Location: Pasadena, California

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