Dee Dee 1981 39x55 - Huge

Year1981

Hand SignedLower Right 

Condition Excellent 

Framed without GlassGold Frame w/ White Linen Fillet 

Provenance / HistoryPurchased from Wally Findlay Galleries in Palm Beach, FL 

Story / Additional InfoThe star performer at Howard Behrens‘ first solo show at Wally Findlay Galleries in Palm Beach in 1982 was "Dee Dee", a lush palette knife oil painting of a bare-legged girl astride a white horse. Deemed “the most satisfying painting” in the 48 piece exhibition (Palm Beach Daily News), "Dee Dee" helped launch the dramatic rise of Behrens professional career. Available now for the first time in thirty-seven years, "Dee Dee" is in excellent condition and comes with the original guarantee from Wally Findlay Galleries. 

Certificate of AuthenticityWally Findlay Galleries, Inc 

LID129794

Howard Behrens - United States

Art Brokerage: Park West Artist - Howard Behrens American Artist: b. 1933-2014. Howard Behrens was born in Chicago. He holds a Bachelors and a Masters Degree in Fine Art from the University of Maryland. He has had over 150 one-man shows from coast-to-coast since becoming a professional artist in 1980. Howard Behrens, the world's most renowned palette knife artist. As a landscape and seascape artist, Howard Behrens has painted the idyllic lakes of Italy to the gardens of New England. Behren's works have been on the covers of many art publications and he has been the featured subject of numerous magazines and newspapers. After visiting Giverny, France, the artist created a Tribute to Monets' series that was exhibited at the Embassy of France in Washington, D. C. As an official artist for the 2002 Winter Olympics, Behrens painting, In Motion, he was featured at the games. The artists's works are owned by numerous, well-known collectors and are in the permanent collections of many museums. Art Brokerage is one of the main secondary dealers in Howard Behrens original paintings and serigraphs. Listings wanted.