BERNARD GARBUTT ANTIQUE FIGURATIVE DANCE IMPRESSIONIST OIL PAINTING OLD DANCING

CHARMING ANTIQUE FIGURATIVE IMPRESSIONIST OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS BY ESTEEMED CALIFORNIA PAINTER, ANIMATOR AND ILLUSTRATOR BERNARD GARBUTT. (American 1900-1975). THIS WORK DEPICTS A LIVELY BALLROOM DANCE PACKED WITH ELEGANTLY DRESSED MEN AND WOMEN. SILK DRESSES FLARE IN MID-SPIN NEXT TO A GENTLEMAN POSING IN A SHARP SUIT. THEIR FACES ARE VAGUE, BUT THE ATMOSPHERE IS RICH WITH GLAMOUR AND VITALITY. SIMPLY AMAZING. SIGNED BY BERNARD GARBUTT. IT DATES AROUND THE 1960s. GOOD OVERALL CONDITION. MILD WEAR. DIMENSIONS INCLUDING THE FRAME: 14” W x 17” H DIMENSIONS WITHOUT THE FRAME: 11” W x 14” H Charles Bernard Garbutt (1900 – 1975) was active/lived in California, Ontario. Charles Garbutt is known for painting, Animal illustrator, animator. Charles Garbutt Born: 1900 – Ontario, California Died: 1975 – Los Angeles, California Born in Ontario, CA on Aug. 25, 1900 of Canadian parents, Charles Garbutt began sketching farm animals as a child, and at age 15 was earning his living as an artist. A prolific artist, he worked in the art department of the Los Angeles Times, was author-illustrator of children's books, taught art at the Los Angeles Zoo for the Chouinard School of Art, and created drawings of Snow White and Bambi for Walt Disney. A lifelong resident of Los Angeles, Garbutt died on March 17, 1975. Exhibition: Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collection Orange County Museum