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Rochelle Steiner Signed Proof Print Everything Speaks

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Rochelle Steiner Signed Proof Print Everything Speaks
This scene is like the Garden of Eve, only as a celebration of nature, both pensive and joyous. * * * Artist: Rochelle Steiner * Signature: "Rochelle Steiner" in pencil, lower right * Title: Everything Speaks When You Listen * Medium: Lithograph on rag paper * Edition: Unnumbered, dedicated artist proof, marked "To Michelle," in pencil, lower left * Date: 1980 * Sheet size: 24 1/2 x 26 1/2 nches * Condition: Excellent * * * Biography: * Wayne Ensrud (1934 - ) received his BFA from the Minneapolis Institute of Art, where he met fellow artist Oskar Kokoschka, who became a great influence on his work. In 1975 Ensrud was invited as the first American painter to exhibit at the French Institute Gallery, N.YC. He became known in the world of fine wines for his pictures of Bordeaux and the vineyards. He has designed menus, posters, and advertising for many fine restaurants. He also worked as a free-lance art director and animator for major television networks, and taught art at Simon's Rock Early College. His commissioned work includes portraits of jazz legends Count Basie, and George Shearing, as well as a mural for the New York restaurant Larre. His art has appeared in numerous solo and group exhibitions in galleries and museums, and it can be found in selected public and private collections.