🔥 Important RARE Early Disney EYVIND EARLE Portrait Oil Painting, 1945 - WOW

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🔥 Important RARE Early Disney EYVIND EARLE Portrait Oil Painting, 1945 - WOW:
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This is a Fantastic and significantImportant RARE Early Disney EYVIND EARLE Portrait Oil Paintingon canvas, acquired from an old, abandoned storage unit in Los Angeles County, California. This artwork is described as follows: Signed: "Eyvind Earle 1945"in the lower right corner."Portrait of a Naval Officer" Approximately 21 x 27 inches (including frame.) Actual artwork is approximately 18 x 24 inches. Good condition for age, with mild - moderate craquelure in a few areas. and moderate scuffing and edge wear to the original period vintage painted wood frame (please see photos.) According to biographical information found online (Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery,) the provenance is as follows:
"In 1943, Eyvind was drafted into the Navy and was stationed at Jacksonville Naval Air Station in Florida. In his off time, he drew cartoons of everyday Navy life. This lead to his being ordered to paint a large mural on the base.

His talent was noticed by his fellow sailors and officers. Eyvind made the most of this notoriety and made extra money painting portraits for both officers and enlisted men. After the war, Eyvind moved to New York with his new wife Alice, and soon Alice and daughter Kristen accompanied Eyvind on their move back to California in 1948."

Very good condition, with some light age-related craquelure and light dimpling to the painted canvas. Acquired in Los Angeles County, California. To my knowledge, this is the earliest artwork by Eyvind Earle to ever be offered for sale. A once in a lifetime treasure. Priced to Sell. This is the earliest known Eyvind Earle artwork thatwill ever surface on the market for decades to come. If you like what you see, I encourage you to make an Offer. Please check out my other listings for more wonderful and unique artworks! NO LOWBALLS ACCEPTED.
About the Artist:
Eyvind EarleBorn:1916 - New York, New York
Died:2000 - Carmel, CaliforniaKnown for:Fantasy landscape painting, illustration, prints
Eyvind Earle (1916 - 2000) was active/lived in New York, California.Eyvind Earle is known for Fantasy landscape painting, illustration, prints.
A designer, painter and illustrator, Eyvind Earle is noted for backgrounds he created for Disney classic films such asSleeping BeautyandLady and the Tramp. He also designed popular greeting cards that utilized more than 500 of his paintings. In 1961, he established his own animation company, and continuously painted landscapes in oil and acrylic, using acrylic before 1971 and oil after that. His most famous paintings are of California mountains and valleys of western Canada.

He was born in New York City to parents who separated. At age ten, he was kidnapped by his father, artist and movie director Ferdinand Earle, and for the next four years, they traveled and painted around the world including Mexico City, France, England, and Belgium. When he was 14, Eyvind had his first one-person show, which was held in Ascain, France. Shortly after he ran away to rejoin his mother, who was living in Hollywood, California, and who had been the fourth of five wives of Ferdinand.

It was the beginning of the Depression. He took a job as sketch artist at United Artists Studio and studied briefly at the Art Center School of Design in Los Angeles with Lorser Feitelsen and Ferdinand Earle, his father. Beyond that he had little formal study, and described his style as "designed realism" and "abstracted view" (Samuels) that reflected his admiration for Georgia O'Keeffe and Vincent Van Gogh.

In 1936, a sponsor gave him twenty-five dollars a month so he could paint in Mexico, and the following year he traveled the United States on a bicycle. He had a one-man show in New York, which sold out at twenty-five dollars per painting.

Earle avoided World War II, asserting he was a conscientious objector.

Sources:
Peggy & Harold Samuels,Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West
Edan Hughes,Artists in California, 1786-1940
Peter Hastings Falk, Editor,Who Was Who in American ArtBiography fromAmerican Design Ltd.
Eyvind Earle creates images where large geometric forms predominate; trees are pressed flat against the foreground, and there angular barns and receding curves of the horizon.

On these forms Earle imposes detail that is both realistic and decorative, hinting here of the Flemish Masters, there of the Japanese printmaker - scored bark, weathered planks, the tracery of shadows.

When invited to describe his creative process more fully, Earle speaks in mystical terms. A student of Yoga since the age of 16, he began work for many years by meditating and then rushing to canvas to paint beautiful scenes which appeared to him.

"I've found," says Earle "that the wonderful thing about screen printing is the inventiveness you can exercise with it. You can decide to do a thousand things as you print."Eyvind Earleat SF's Walt Disney Family Museum
In 1953, Eyvind Earle was a newly hired background assistant artist at Disney Studios. That year, he participated in a new 3-D animation short entitled"Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom,"which won an Oscar and an animation award from the Cannes Film Festival.
Walt Disney was impressed by Eyvind's contributions to this film and gave him a new assignment. Eyvind was named to be the lead artist responsible for styling, backgrounds and colors for the studio's up and coming film,Sleeping Beauty.

Eyvind took the assignment seriously and did some deep research into medieval architecture and art. In his new private studio office, Eyvind went to work producing hundreds of 6" and 12" sequence sketches, and painted full scale watercolor backgrounds. He filled his walls with artwork.
A parade of Disney employees flocked to witness Eyvind's office and view his progress. TheSleeping Beautyproject took six years, and at its height, Eyvind supervised ten background painters who worked from Eyvind's own tutorial panels.
Recalling theSleeping Beautyproject, Eyvind said, "I wanted stylized, simplified Gothic. Straight tall perpendicular lines like Gothic Cathedrals ... I used one-point perspective. I rearranged the bushes and trees in geometrical patterns. I made a medieval tapestry out of the surface wherever possible. All my foregrounds were tapestry designs of decorative weeds and flowers and grasses. And since it is obvious that the Gothic style and detail evolved from the Arabic influence acquired during the Crusades, I found it perfectly permissible to use all the wonderful patterns and details found in Persian miniatures. And since Persian miniatures had a lot in common with Chinese and Japanese art, I felt it was OK for me to inject quite a bit of Japanese art, especially in the close-up of leaves and overhanging branches."
Regarding working at Disney Studios, Eyvind said, "I consider my six or seven years at Disney's the greatest art school in the whole world, because I worked hard and fast with the very, very best men in the industry.

There is no other place where such a vast number of the very best artists all worked in the same studio." In a similar vein, he said, "It was the art training of my life. There were 500 artists to learn from and you couldn't be limited in what you did because you'd be asked to draw everything under the sun."
In the lead up to the release ofSleeping Beauty, Walt Disney featured four of his best artists in a film demonstrating different styles of painting entitled4 Artists Paint 1 Tree. Eyvind Earle was one of these artists along with Disney's Director of Animated Effects, Joshua Meador, legendary character animator, Marc Davis, and background artist Walt Peregoy. The film remains highly popular today and is shown with regularity in classrooms and art schools.
Eyvind was born in New York City in 1916. His father encouraged Eyvind to develop the habits of reading and painting daily. Eyvind adopted both and they served him well throughout his life. He traveled extensively with his father in Mexico and France, even having a solo exhibition in France at age 14. When he returned to the U.S., he worked briefly as an assistant sketch artist for United Artists. He took a year off and bicycled cross country from Hollywood to New York, paying for his trip by selling watercolors along the way.
In 1943, Eyvind was drafted into the Navy and was stationed at Jacksonville Naval Air Station in Florida. In his off time, he drew cartoons of everyday Navy life. This lead to his being ordered to paint a large mural on the base.

His talent was noticed by his fellow sailors and officers. Eyvind made the most of this notoriety and made extra money painting portraits for both officers and enlisted men. After the war, Eyvind moved to New York with his new wife Alice, and soon Alice and daughter Kristen accompanied Eyvind on their move back to California in 1948.
AfterSleeping Beauty, Eyvind left Disney Studios, intent on making his mark in animation. He briefly worked for John Sutherland Productions before starting Eyvind Earle Productions in 1961. He quickly gained a reputation for innovation and creativity, producing trademark logos, film trailers, film advertisements, television commercials and animated specials for his company. A major success was his Christmas Special created for Tennessee Ernie Ford entitledThe Story of Christmas(1963).
This success of his Tennessee Ernie Ford Christmas Special prompted Eyvind to begin another project, an animated Easter Special. The end result was a 30 minute long, animated masterpiece. It took Eyvind an entire year to complete.

But at the very last minute, the network balked and pulled the project, saying the stylized sequence of the crucifixion could be interpreted as being anti-Semitic.

Looking back at this painful experience, Eyvind said, "That was the beginning of the end of my motion picture career." He retreated into his fine art painting where he remained, happy and successful, the rest of his life.
Awakening Beauty: The Art of Eyvind Earleis now showing at the Walt Disney Family Museum through January 8, 2018. The many paintings on display convey Eyvind's deep connection to the American landscape.

The exhibition covers his story from his early days in New York, his youthful travels through Mexico and France, his days in the Navy, his tenure at Disney Studios and the production of Sleeping Beauty, and his 40 year long fine art career which followed. The exhibition runs through January 8, 2018.
EYVIND EARLE'S CHRONOLOGY

1916
– Born April 26, in New York City, New York.

1918
– Moved to Hollywood, CA.

1927-1930
– Traveled throughout Mexico, Cuba, Spain, France, England, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, And Corsica.

1929
– First exhibition in Ascain, France.

1934
Assistant Sketch Artist at United Artist’s Studio.

1935
– Lived in Mexico for one year to paint.

1936
– Exhibitions at Laguna Beach Art Association and at galleries in Hollywood and Beverly Hills, CA.

1937
– Bicycled across the United States, painting 42 watercolors and writing a ten thousand word diary.

1938
– First New York City one-man exhibition of watercolors at the Charles Morgan Galleries.
– Designed three different magazine covers for AT&T.
– One-man exhibition of watercolors Boise, Idaho.
– One-man exhibition of watercolors at Raymond & Raymond Galleries, Beverly Hills, CA.
– Participant in group exhibition of watercolors.
– Norwegian American Art Association, New York City, New York.

1939
– One-man exhibition of watercolors at the Charles Morgan Galleries, New York City.
– Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, purchased a watercolor for their permanent collection.
– Started Christmas Card company.
– Created eight covers for the architectural magazine PENCIL POINTS while in New York.
– Created and painted a mural in the home of poet William Carlos Williams, Rutherford, New Jersey. Drafted into the Navy and painted 210 portraits.

1944
– Created and painted a mural for the Jacksonville Naval Ait Station, Jacksonville, Florida.

1947
Joined American Artists Group which has published over 600 of Earle’s designs and sold over 300,000,000 of his Christmas cards during the past 50 years.

1948
– Exhibited at the Los Angeles County Museum.
– Presented with an award at the Califonia Art Association Exhibition.

1951
– Started witht the Walt Disney Studios as background painter on: FOR WHOM THE BULLS TOIL, MELODY, and the Academy Award winner for “Best Short of the Year” TOOT, WHISTLE, PLUNK and BOOM which also received a Cannes Film Festival Award. Production Designer, Color Stylist and Background Painter for the DIsney animated classic SLEEPING BEAUTY, as well as, PIGS IS PIGS, GRAND CANYONSCOPE, PAUL BUNYAN, LADY AND THE TRAMP, LONDON BRIDGE, and WORKING FOR PEANUTS.
– Designed 5 murals for Disneyland.

1954
– Designed inside Christmas cover for Readers Digest.

1958
– Joined John Sutherland Motion Picture Company in Los Angeles.

1960-1966
– Created 24 sheet poster for Hamm’s Beer.
– Started motion picture animation company, Eyvind Earle Productions, Inc.
– Created animated commercials for Chevrolet Motors, Chrysler Corporation, Marlboro Cigarettes, Motorola Television and the Kellogg Cereal Company.
– Created animated trailer for WEST SIDE STORY for United Artists.

1961
– Created animated television special THE STORY OF Christmas staring Tennessee Ernie Ford and the Roger Wagner Choral.

1962
– Created animated television special THE Easter SPECIAL.
– Created title for the KRAFT SUSPENSE THEATER.
– Created the logo trademark trailer for Universal Pictures.
– Produced and created the theatrical short DEATH AND SUNRISE

1968
– Moved to Solvang, CA.
– One-man exhibitions at the Copenhagen Gallery, Solvang; the Conacher Gallery, San Francisco; and the Zantman Gallery, Carmel, CA.
– Received First Prize Gold Medal at the National Exhibition THE STORY OF CALIFORNIA IN ART.
– Received a Purchase Award from the Phoenix Museum of Art, Phoenix, Arizona.

1969-1970
– One-man exhibition at the Copenhagen Gallery, Solvang; the Conacher Gallery, San Francisco; and the Zantman Gallery, Carmel, CA.

1972
– One-man exhibition at the Copenhagen Gallery, Solvang.
– Exhibition at the Downey Art Museum, Downey, CA.

1973
– Participated in traveling exhibition of twelve prominent American Artists which included Norman ROckwell.
– Participated in group exhibition at the Grand Central Galleries, New York City.

1974
– First publication of limited edition serigraphs by Circle Fine Art, Chicago, IL.

1977
– One-man exhibiton at the Cody Gallery, Los Olivos, CA.

1978
– Moved to Yorktown Heights, New York.

1979
– First one-man exhibition at the Hammer Galleries, New York City.
– Hammer Publishing begins publishing serigraphic and lithgraphic limited editions.
– One-man exhibition of oils at the Conacher Galleries, San Francisco.

1980
– One-man exhibition of watercolors at the Hammer Galleries, New York City.

1981
– One-man exhibition of serigraphs at the Hammer Galleries, New York City.

1984
– Moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico.

1986
– One-man exhibition, the Upstairs Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA.
– Two oils included in the permanent collection of the Rahr-West Art Museum, Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

1987
– One-man traveling exhibition of oils and graphics throughout Japan.
– One-man major exhibitions in Los ANgeles, Gallery Americana, Carmel, CA.

1988
– Moved to Carmel CA.
– One-man traveling exhibition of oils and graphics throughout Japan.
– One-man exhibition of oils, watercolors, and graphics at the Upstairs Gallery, Beverly Hills; the Upstairs Gallery, Costa Mesa; the Conacher Galleries, San Francisco; Gallery Americana, Carmel; and the Chabot Galleries, San Jose, CA.

1991
– Publication of illustrated autobiography HORIZON BOUND ON A BICYCLE, and the raisonne of serigraphs produced to date, THE COMPLETE GRAPHICS OF EYVIND EARLE and Selected Poems and Writings, 1940-1990.
– The One-man major exhibition EYVIND EARLE 75 YEARS in Los Angeles in celebration of the artist’s 75th birthday.
– One-man exhibition at the Hammer Galleries, New York City.

1992
– One-man exhibition at the Conacher Galleries, San Francisco, CA.

1993
– One-man exhibition at the Reid Galleries, Carmel.
– Serigraph installed at the ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS ‘ ART MUSEUM.

1994
-One-man exhibitions at the Conacher Galleries, San Francisco, Gallery 21, Carmel.

1995
– One-man exhibition at the Behm Galleries, Seatlle, WA.

1996
– Major One-man exhibition at Gallerie Adrienne, San Francisco.
– Publication of the COMPLETE Christmas CARD ART OF EYVIND EARLE, illustrated with over 800 original designs completed over a 57 year period.

1997
– One-man exhibition at the Gallery One, Denver, CO.
– One-man exhibition at the Chabot Galleries, Campbell, CA.

1998
– One-man exhibition at the Gallery 21, Carmel CA.

2000
– April, Gallery 21, Carmel, CA hosted the 84th Birthday Exhibition of Eyvind Earle

– July 20, Eyvind Earle passed away

2015
– August , Eyvind Earle receives the Disney Legend Award at D23 Expo, Anaheim, CA. The Award was accepted on behalf of the late artist by his daughter, Kristin.

2016
– April, “An Exhibition of a Disney Legend”, one-man exhibitions of oils, acrylics, watercolors, sculptures at Forest Lawn Museum, Glendale, CA

2017
– February, “Awaking Beauty – The Artwork of Eyvind Earle”, comprehensive exhibition at Walt Disney Family Museum, San Francisco, CA

2018
– March, “Magical Visions: The Enchanted Worlds of Eyvind Earle”, exhibition at Hilbert Museum, Orange, CA