Lot 45
Dean Ellis (1922-2009)
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Provenance:
Private Collection, Toronto
Note:
Dean Ellis was born in Detroit, Michigan and studied at the Cleveland School of Art from 1939 to 1942 and with Karl Zerbe at the Boston Museum School of Fine Arts from 1946 to 1947. After WWII, Ellis worked as an illustrator in Cleveland, Ohio while developing a reputation as a painter. In 1950, Life magazine included him among 19 of the most promising American painters. Settling in New York in 1956, Ellis was awarded a fellowship for work at the McDowell Colony and his work is represented in many public collections. Ellis has also designed stamps for the United States Postal Service.