Matthew's Galleries of Lake Oswego, Oregon, U.S. announced a summer art auction, June 19, 2012, ARTFIX Daily reports.
The gallery is seeking consignments of American and International art from Old Masters to the 20th century, including paintings, watercolors, fine prints and sculpture.
Already included in the sale is "Family" by Paul Guiragossian (Armenian, 1926-1993). The 15" x 18" oil on canvas was painted about 1963, and carries an estimate of $10,000-15,000. From the selection of American art is "Guarding the Move" by Ace Powell (1912-1978), a Western oil on canvas measuring 20" x 30" with a guess of $3,000-4,000. Other paintings by American 19th & 20th century artists include Arthur W. Best, John J. Englehart, Clyde Leon Keller, etc.
Matthew's Galleries was opened by its current owner/director Matthew W. Gerber in 1968. The specialty has always been quality 19th & 20th century American paintings with some European works as well.
Paul Guiragossian was born in Jerusalem in 1926 and settled in Beirut with his family in 1939 becoming a Lebanese citizen. He started to paint in 1942 at the Yarkon Studio. In 1957, he received a scholarship to study at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence. In 1961-1962, he spent a year studying and painting in Paris. The rest of his life he spent living and painting in Beirut. In his lifetime, Guiragossian became Lebanon's most celebrated painter. Upon his death in 1993, Guiragossian received a state funeral.
