Herb Kornfeld’s California-Centric Oils on Exhibit, Nov. 4-18, at FM Fine Art Gallery

LOS ANGELES - Nov. 4, 2015 - PRLog -- A selection of the California-centric oil paintings of Herb Kornfeld (some never before seen in public exhibition), from the Alene “Sam” Kornfeld Trust, will be showcased in an exhibit curated by the late artist’s widow, Sam Kornfeld, Nov. 4–18 at FM Fine Art Gallery, 834 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles.

Herb Kornfeld was an American School painter whose prolific career spanned eight decades (painting until his death in 2001) and helped forge a new style referred to by art critics as “California Modernism.” A landscape painter—who considered the outdoors his studio and executed series around the country and the world—capturing the beauty of the California coast was a lifelong passion for the Los Angeles, Calif.-based artist.

With a particular affinity for water, beaches, fishermen, boats, barns and sunsets, Kornfeld painted extensively over the years, from San Francisco and Mendocino in the north to Los Angeles and San Diego in the south … and on Catalina Island.  He also captured a myriad of other iconic California images, including the Watts Towers; the Santa Monica Pier carousel; Downtown L.A.’s Angel’s Flight Railway; Rodeo Drive; the Morro Bay dock (which no longer exists); as well as oil derricks and other industrial scenes.

WHO:          Herb Kornfeld, American School artist who helped forge the California Modernism movement

WHAT:          Exhibit & sale of California-centric oils, curated by widow, Alene “Sam” Kornfeld

WHEN:          Opening reception, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 6–9 p.m. (Exhibit runs through Nov. 18)

WHERE:         FM Fine Art Gallery, 834 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles

As colorful as his paintings, the redheaded artist—who, by all reports, had a true joie de vivre—always painted in a hat and ascot … even while shirtless during summer months.  While traveling with Circus Vargas, he performed as a clown in the show, visiting 360 cities and capturing the highs and lows of circus life on his canvases.

Kornfeld left behind an expansive library of oil paintings—including, when he tired of the limits of a flat canvas, three-dimensional, multi-surface works he called triptychs—as well as hundreds of acrylics, sketches, cartoons and watercolors. His works have been displayed in museums and galleries across the United States and in Europe.

About FM Fine Art Gallery …

Since 1969 Frame Masters has been framing the finest arts for museums, galleries, artists, photographers, interior designers, collectors and antique dealers. In 2014, the company opened FM Fine Art Gallery as a showcase for both established and up-and-coming artists, to offer some of the finest pieces of art available for purchase.  Visit us online at: www.FMFineArtGallery.com and www.FrameMasters1969.com