ARTIST: Romanos Rizk (Massachusetts, Rhode Island, 1927 - 2013)
NAME: Still Life with Fruits - Splendid Day (titled on verso)
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light.
SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 36 inches / 60 x 91 cm
FRAME SIZE: 29 x 41 inches / 73 x 104 cm
SIGNATURE: lower right
CATEGORY: antique vintage painting
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BIOGRAPHY:
Romanos Rizk was a prominent and longstanding Provincetown artist and for 40 years had enjoyed an international reputation and the accolades of museums and corporate collectors for his striking, large abstract canvases inspired by the Zen philosophy One With The Tao.Born of Lebanese parents in Providence, R.I., Rizk moved to Provincetown where he, classically trained, established his own unique style of Abstraction. His success and special place within that genre is attested to by numerous museum invitationals and acquisitions.When Rizk first came to Provincetown, he studied with Henry Hensche at his Cape Cod School of Impressionism, and on the Cape, worked in a restaurant while painting on the side.He soon realized his heart required him to paint full time, and he was convinced that by dedicating his entire efforts to his art, his works would sell. In addition to his abstracts, he also produced exquisite still lifes, impressionist landscapes and seascapes of Cape Cod; and mixed media pieces.Romanos Rizk became an active player in helping keep Provincetown the art center, which helped shape American culture, and the go-to place for thousands of beach lovers, art lovers, actors, writers and musicians who discover new ideas to broaden their perspectives.Romanos was a long time active member of the famed Provincetown Art Association. He died April 2013 at eighty-one.A scholarship in his honor was created by the Provincetown Art Association and Museum for training for future generations of artists.