Rosa 1978 29x25 - Mexico

Year1978

Hand SignedLower Right in Pigment 

Condition Good - minor craquelure 

Framed without GlassGold and Grey Frame w/ Cream Mat 

Purchased fromGallery 1978 

Provenance / HistoryPurchased from the Arcade Art Gallery in Santa Barbara, CA in the late 1970’s. Original owner. 

Certificate of AuthenticityArt Brokerage 

Additional InformationBE SURPRISED - SUPER SUPER 

LID164405

Fil Mottola - United States

Art Brokerage: Fil Mottola American Artist: b. 1915-2008. Artist Fil Mottola was born in Orange, New Jersey. His parents came to the US from Naples, Italy. He is a graduate of Otis Art Institute, California with a three year scholarship. His teachers were Roscoe Schrader and Ralph Holmes for Landscapes, and Paul Clemens, famous Hollywood portrait painter. As a Hollywood motion picture illustrator for 12 yrs with Walt Disney Studios, he received numerous screen Credits as a background painter for productions such as "Sleeping Beauty", "Peter Pan","Lady and the Tramp", "Sword and the Stone" and many other films and TV specials Three of these films were winners of the coveted Oscar award. Mottola's work has been displayed in galleries throughout the nation for over fifty years. Sadly, Fil Mottola passed away in March of 2008. He will be missed. Listings Wanted