ARTHUR MOSS - 1889-1969 Rare Oil Painting ernest hemingway,cummings,whitman, la boheme, matisse Start Price USD 52,000.00 Current Price USD 52,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, November 18, 2008 End Time Tuesday, November 25, 2008 Location Webster, TX See more about 'ARTHUR MOSS - 1889-1969 Rare Oil Painting' Description THIS IS AN ORIGINAL, EXTREMELY RARE OIL PAINTING DONE BY RENOUNED AUTHOR AND PUBLISHER ARTHUR MOSS TITLED PARIS, ST. DENIS 1961. ARTHUR MOSS WAS BEST KNOWN FOR PUBLISHING/EDITING AND WRITTEN CONTRIBUTIONS IN MAGAZINES SUCH AS QUILL(NY, USA), THE GARGOYLE(PARIS), THE NATION(USA), & THE BOULEVARDIER(PARIS). HE IS ALSO WIDELY KNOWN FOR HIS FRIENDSHIPS AND PARTICIPATION IN PROMOTING THE CAREERS OF FAMOUS ARITISTS SUCH AS; ERNEST HEMINGWAY, PABLO PICASSO, HENRI MATISSE, AMEDEO MODIGLIANI, PAUL CEZANNE, ROBERT COATES,STEPEHEN VINCENT BENET, WALT WHITMAN, E.E. CUMMINGS, MALCOLM COWLEY, JAMES THURBER, AND OTHER GREAT EXPATRIATE ARTISTS AND WRITERS OF THAT ERA. HE CO-AUTHORED "THE LEGEND OF THE LATIN QUARTER" WHICH IS THE BASIS OF THE POPULAR FRENCH OPERA "LA BOHEME". HE HAS PRODUCED MANY OTHER LITERARY WORKS OF ART, HOWEVER WAS NEVER RECOGNIZED AS A PAINTER. THIS IS QUITE POSSIBLY THE ONLY PAINTING IN EXISTENCE AND WAS DONE SOON BEFORE HE DIED, AFTER A LIFE OF PASSION FOR AND ASSOCIATION WITH ALL CATEGORIES OF THE ARTS. ALL THE WHILE, NEVER CONSIDERING HIMSELF AN ARTIST. THE PAINTING HAS BEEN WELL PRESERVED. THE PAINTING ITSELF HAS NO DAMAGE, THE FRAME HAS SUFFERED NORMAL WEAR. THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT A VALUABLE ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION AND MOST DEFINITELY A WISE INVESTMENT. I WILL PROVIDE ALL SHIPPING SERVICES AND INSURANCE WORLD WIDE. Serious inquiries only please. Payment via paypal only. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARTHUR MOSS VISIT SITE BY CLICKING LINK- http://www.arthurmoss.com/ Place a Bid!