Water Front 1963 30x42 Huge

Year1963

Hand SignedLower Left 

Condition Excellent 

Framed without GlassOriginal Beige Frame With Restored Dark Brown Lace 

Purchased fromGallery 1963 

Provenance / HistoryParkhurst Gallery, San Pedro, CA 

Certificate of AuthenticityArt Brokerage 

LID130710

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