Painting: Chezar Signed Impasto Oil & Sand Painting of Old-Fashioned Avenue
Painting: Chezar Signed Impasto Oil & Sand Painting of Old-Fashioned AvenueDimensions: 19.5x23.5Art Medium: Oil, SandSignature: ChezarApprox. Frame Dimensions: 24x28Condition: Framed, no glass. Frame has some wearBoris Chezar 1913 - 2008Boris Chezar worked joyously every day, waking at 5 a.m. to saw wood, sketch brand-new pieces, attend to works in progress, and make adjustments to older work. His career lasted over 80 years, up until a few months before his death on December 28, 2008.Boris was born in New York City in 1913, one of five sons of Russian immigrants. He began painting in his teens, and was granted acceptance to study at The Cooper Union in New York City. During extensive travels in Mexico and Nova Scotia, Boris sketched and painted the local flavor. In Mexico, he met and painted with Jose Clemente Orozco, whose style of bold symbolism would later influence some of Chezar’s work.