Reference: 01595
Description: Framed, signed oil painting by the renowned American artist James E Seward depicting the story of Icarus from Greek Mythology.
Seward says, "I try not only to inform, but to move, and delight with my artwork. I want the viewer to have an emotional reaction to each painting. That's what makes it a work of art rather than just an illustration."
Dimensions: Including Frame: 57 x 72cm (22.5 x 28.5")
Additional Information: Artist James Seward was born in Alabama and raised in Tennessee.
Seward spent a year studying art under Howard Boyd Johnson at Watkins Institute in Nashville and in 1947, he enrolled at the Art Institute of Chicago, where he met his wife, Lyn.
Since 1960, Seward has been self-employed as a freelance illustrator and painter and has created works for most of the large Protestant denominations. James E. Seward has completed over 22 illustrations for a Doubleday book entitled Ancient Greece. His paintings grace the walls of such companies as the General Motors Corporation, Wells Fargo Bank, McDonald Investment Company, and the Will Rogers Museum in Oklahoma.
Price: £450 |
