-
William Brice
United StatesArt Brokerage: William Brice (April 23, 1921 - March 3, 2008) was an artist known for his large-scale abstract paintings. Born to actress Fannie Brice and gambler/criminal Nicky Arnstein, he spent his early years living with his mother and his sister Frances, while their father was in prison on a variety of charges stemming from a history of thefts, swindles and confidence schemes. Artists such as Clifford Odets and the Gershwin brothers were frequent visitors. His talent was recognized early, and even in childhood, he had the services of a private art tutor. Important influences included then-active artists Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, (one of whose works Brice acquired at the age of fourteen). Their mother, pursuing a career in radio, moved them to Beverly Hills. There he attended the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles, as well as the Art Students League of New York in New York City. His first solo show of paintings and drawings was presented at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art in 1947. The early work was figural and representational. A 1950 L.A. Times review of his solo exhibition at the Frank Perls Gallery (Beverly Hills) praises the still lifes "that stress the geometrical aspects of common objects. Over time, he moved in the direction of greater abstraction, but rejected more progressive movements such as Abstract Expressionism and Action Painting. His work was characterized by expert draughtsmanship. He is particularly remembered for the classic modernism of his late work, in which masses reminiscent of ancient ruins figure prominently, inspired in part by an important trip to Greece in 1970. From 1948 until 1952, he taught at the Jepson Art Institute in Los Angeles, and the following year began his long tenure at UCLA, continuing until his retirement in 1991, where he was a beloved teacher, and mentored generations of artists, for whom he offered a connection to European Modernism. Brice's work is part of the permanent collections of such major museums as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. At age 86, he suffered injuries in a fall, and never regained consciousness before dying at the UCLA Medical Center on March 3, 2008. Listings wanted by Art Brokerage.
Read More + - Create Listing 1 Artworks for sale 1 Followers
Reduced
Buy / Offer / Ask Question
Similar artists
Buyers for William Brice art have also shown interest in the following artists:
Listings you may like
Listings based on similar artists & your view history:
Agudelo-Botero Orlando (Orlando A.B.)
Paz 1990 Huge
Limited Edition Print: Original Handpulled Hand Painted Serigraph, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 90
Size: 40x54 in | 102x137 cm
Framed Serigraph $4,995
3 Watchers
Reduced
Buy / Offer / Ask Question
Robert Watson
Morning Dream 1971 14x18
Original Painting: Oil on Canvas, Hand Signed
Size: 8x12 in | 20x30 cm
Framed Oil on Canvas $$$$$$$
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Clemens Briels
Saba Tales 37x45 Huge
Original Painting: Acrylic on Canvas, Hand Signed
Size: 39x45 in | 100x115 cm
Acrylic on Canvas $5,700
Motivated SellerReduced
Buy / Offer / Ask Question
Clemens Briels
At Club 501 NY Some Vips Are Not Vips Anymore After 10:30 PM 36x41 Huge
Limited Edition Print: Serigraph on Arches Paper, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 175
Size: 36x41 in | 92x104 cm
Huge Serigraph $2,100
Motivated SellerReduced
Buy / Offer / Ask Question
Clemens Briels
Charlie Chaplin-Mae West-Hemmingway 39x43 Huge
Original Painting: Acrylic on Canvas, Hand Signed
Size: 39x43 in | 100x110 cm
Acrylic on Canvas $5,995
Motivated SellerReduced
Buy / Offer / Ask Question
Zu Ming Ho
Adjusting the Slipper 1990 40x34 Huge
Original Painting: Oil on Canvas, Hand Signed
Size: 30x24 in | 76x61 cm
🔥Huge 1990 Ornately Framed Oil on Canvas - Inquire - 3 Watchers $5,995
3 Watchers
Motivated SellerReduced
Buy / Offer / Ask Question
Felix Mas
Orchid AP
Limited Edition Print: Serigraph, Hand Signed, From the AP edition of 50
Size: 17x22 in | 42x56 cm
🔥Framed Artist Proof $1,500
Reduced
Buy / Offer / Ask Question
Banksy
Bomber: Banksy Vs Bristol Museum Show Poster 2009
Limited Edition Print: Poster, Not Signed, Small Edition
Size: 15x23 in | 38x58 cm
2009 Poster - A Steal $$$$$$$
5 Watchers
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Alexander Calder
S and the O 1969
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Plate Signed, From the Edition of 375
Size: 18x24 in | 46x61 cm
🔥Framed Limited Edition Lithograph - 10 Watchers $$$$$$$
10 Watchers
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Eric Christensen
Big Reds 2005
Limited Edition Print: Giclee, Hand Signed, PP
Size: 25x32 in | 64x81 cm
Famed Signed Giclee $3,600
Reduced
Buy / Offer / Ask Question
Maurice Meyer
Lost At Sea 29x53 Huge
Original Painting: Oil on Canvas, Hand Signed
Size: 24x48 in | 61x122 cm
🔥Huge Oil on Canvas $$$$$$$
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Simon Bull
Happy Hour IV-II 2007 32x20
Original Painting: Acrylic on Archival Composite Museum Board, Hand Signed
Size: 24x12 in | 61x30 cm
🔥Framed Acrylic on Canvas - 6 Watchers - Inquire $$$$$$$
7 Watchers
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Clemens Briels
Imaginacionde Nopaltzin De Guadarama 31x47
Original Painting: Acrylic on Canvas, Hand Signed
Size: 32x47 in | 80x120 cm
🔥Acrylic on Canvas - A Steal $$$$$$$
3 Watchers
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Marko Mavrovich
A Day in Catalina 2011
Limited Edition Print: Seriolithograph in Color on Archival Paper, Plate Signed, Not numbered
Size: 12x25 in | 31x62 cm
Framed Limited Edition Serigraph - A Steal - Inquire $$$$$$$
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Clemens Briels
Wait Untill Flesh Has Rotten Away, Souls Are Free to Speak
Limited Edition Print: Serigraph on Arches Paper, Hand Signed, From the edition of 125
Size: 32x35 in | 80x90 cm
Serigraph $2,100
Motivated SellerReduced
Buy / Offer / Ask Question
Robert de Michiell
Villains 1998
Limited Edition Print: Serigraph on White Coventry Paper, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 450
Size: 17x37 in | 43x94 cm
Framed Limited Edition Serigraph $1,995
4 Watchers
Motivated SellerReduced
Buy / Offer / Ask Question
Manor Shadian
Two Bathers By Stream 1985 72x50 Huge
Original Painting: Oil on Canvas, Hand Signed
Size: 72x50 in | 183x127 cm
🔥Framed Original Oil on Canvas - 4 Watchers $$$$$$$
3 Watchers
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Alina Eydel
Untitled Sculpture 2011 20 in
Sculpture: Bronze on Granite, Painted And Swarovski Crystals., Hand Signed, Unique
Size: 20x8x12 in | 51x20x30 cm
🔥 Bronze Sculpture w Crystals $6,500
3 Watchers
Motivated SellerReduced
Buy / Offer / Ask Question
Eric Christensen
Time to Breathe (Vine Cliff) 30x40 Huge
Limited Edition Print: Giclee, Hand Signed, From the PP edition of 10
Size: 30x40 in | 76x102 cm
🔥Framed Limited Edition Giclee - 5 Watchers $3,500
5 Watchers
Motivated SellerReduced
Buy / Offer / Ask Question
Seikichi Takara
Solitude 1974 21x27 (Early Painting)
Original Painting: Oil on Canvas, Hand Signed
Size: 17x22 in | 43x56 cm
🔥Early 1974 Framed Oil on Canvas - A Steal $$$$$$$
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Ruben Ruiz
Orchids 2017 24x36
Original Painting: Acrylic on Canvas, Hand Signed
Size: 24x36 in | 61x91 cm
🔥Acrylic on Canvas $1,995
3 Watchers
Reduced
Buy / Offer / Ask Question
Rolinda Stotts
Reflections 19x33
Original Painting: Wood, Stucco, Hand Signed
Size: 19x33 in | 48x83 cm
🔥Painting - A Steal - Inquire - 4 Watchers $$$$$$$
4 Watchers
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Scott Jacobs
Some Like It Hot 2006
Limited Edition Print: Giclee in Color on Canvas, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 495
Size: 31x36 in | 79x91 cm
Framed Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas $$$$$$$
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Lelia Pissarro
Virginia Et Nina A Cle'cy En Normandie 23x27
Works on Paper (not prints): Pastel on Paper, Hand Signed
Size: 10x14 in | 24x36 cm
🔥Framed Pastel - 5 Watchers $6,995
4 Watchers
Reduced
Buy / Offer / Ask Question