ARTIST: Peter Pierre Le Vasseur (british, born 1938) NAME: Horse on the Beach MEDIUM: mixed media on paper YEAR: 1975 CONDITION: Excellent. Framed under glass. Some staining to mat. SIGHT SIZE: 7 1/2 x 11 inches / 19 x 28 cm FRAME SIZE: 14 x 17 1/2 inches / 35 x 44 cm SIGNED: Lower right NOTE: http://www.peterlevasseur.com/ PROVENANCE: KING STREET GALLERIES, LONDON (has original gallery labels) CATEGORY: antique vintage painting SKU#: 114659 US Shipping $35 + insurance. AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US Peter Le Vasseur (british, born 1938) Peter Le Vasseur's paintings depict strong images, often linked to environmental themes, and characterised by their intricate level of detail. In the past four decades he has gained international recognition. He has held exhibitions in Europe, the Middle East and the United States of America. Le Vasseur was born in the Channel Islands in 1938. He and his parents left as refugees, travelling to England, prior to the occupation of all the Channel Islands by the Nazis. In 1951, aged thirteen, he won a scholarship to Harrow Art College. In 1963, his first exhibition, at the Portal Gallery in Mayfair, London, was a sell out. This first show led to a further five one-man shows at this gallery over the next ten years. During the sixties, Le Vasseur sold paintings to the Beatles, film stars Rod Steiger and Jerry Lewis, and many other well known people, including the Duke of Bedford and Lord Porchester. Le Vasseur had a painting in the book "The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics", which sold three and a half million copies. Fellow contributors to the book were David Hockney, Allen Jones, Erte, David Bailey, and Sir Eduardo Paolozzi. In 1969 David Puttnam (now Lord Puttnam) acquired a commission for Le Vasseur to produce a series of paintings for The Sunday Times and the National Film Archive, entitled "The History of Cinema". In 1971 this won an award for the Sunday Times. In 1975 Peter decided to return to live in the Channel Islands with his wife Linda, where he works in a cottage tucked away in the lanes of St. Pierre du Bois in Guernsey. In 1993 he was the first artist to win an Earthwatch Scientific Foundation Fellowship, which enabled him to document the flora and fauna of the fast disappearing rain forests of South America. He has also travelled widely in the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman. In Africa, during the last ten years, Le Vasseur has visited Morocco, Tunisia, Tanzania, Egypt, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa, collecting material for his paintings. Paintings in the public collections of: Boston University, USA, Guernsey Art Gallery and Museum and Scottish Assembly building (Parliament building).