![Ted CoConis - A featured artist of the Lanning Gallery [Sedona Arizona]](../../images/ArtistTitles/coconis_title.jpg) |
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| Ted was awarded a
scholarship to the Art Institute of Chicago during his grade
school years, but instead of working toward academic
success, he abandoned his formal education, added a few
years to his age and trained as a pilot with the US Air
Force near the end of World War II. He was honorably
discharged a year later when they found out he was underage,
so he joined the Merchant Marines and ended up in
Russian-occupied Romania.
By the time he got back,
Chicago seemed pretty tame, so he headed off to Las Vegas
and then Los Angeles, finally ending up in San Francisco,
where he landed his first free-lance commission as an
illustrator. It wasn’t long before a major art studio in
New York recognized his talent, so he heeded the call and
quickly established himself as one of this country’s
preeminent illustrators of books, magazines and movie
posters.
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"Poupées de
Caractére"
"Character Dolls"
Giclée on Canvas:
Edition of 40
34" x 32"
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"Mon Chaton"
"My Darling"
Oil on Linen
Painting
20" x 16" |
Ted’s paintings have appeared
in every major magazine from Cosmopolitan and
Playboy to Ladies’ Home Journal and Good
Housekeeping. He was commissioned to create paintings for
movie posters such as “Fiddler on the Roof” and “Man of La Mancha”
among others. His art has graced the covers of countless books,
including those of Vladimir Nabokov and Jerzy Kosinksi, each of
whom acquired a painting for his personal collection. James
Michener chose Ted to illustrate his novels for Readers’ Digest
Condensed Books and Betsy Byars selected Ted’s art for her
Newberry Award-winning children’s book
Summer of the Swans. |
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About 30 years ago Ted decided
to concentrate on his own work while living in Paris and the Greek
Islands. The figurative paintings born of this effort have been
widely exhibited at galleries, museums and other institutions of
fine art. His own paintings as well as his portrait and
illustrative commissions have received numerous awards from major
art organizations and associations of art directors and designers. |
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"Coquette
(study)"
"Flirt"
Oil on Canvas
Painting
12" x 9" |
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"The
Unforgiven"
Oil on Canvas
15" x 15" |
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"Aprés Le
Bain"
"After the Bath"
Oil on Linen
Painting
31" x 20" |
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Artist's prices beginning at
$4,500
for Original Paintings. |
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"Une Visite
Officielle"
"An Official Visit"
Oil on Canvas Painting
38" x 30" |
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Quite a few prestigious organizations
and interesting people own Ted’s work:
The Bishop Museum,
The Boca Raton Museum of Art,
Jim Henson Associates,
Lockheed Martin,
Piper Aircraft,
Readers’ Digest Association,
Erich Segal,
United Artists,
The US Air Force,
The US Army,
Universal Studios,
the late Jerzy Kosinski, and
Vladimir Nabokov among others.
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| CoConis' paintings are getting more and more involved therefore taking longer to produce; while this adds to their value it also means that fewer originals are available each year. With this in mind, Lanning Gallery is now offering
giclées of a limited selection of CoConis originals. These
giclées are of the highest quality and produced only in small editions (of originals which are no longer available), bringing a unique opportunity to existing CoConis collectors as well as to those who may not be able to afford an original at this time. |
"Le Divan
Rouge"
"The Red Couch"
Giclée on Canvas:
Edition of 40
32" x 42" |
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"Je ne
Regrette Rien"
"I Have No Regrets"
Giclée on Canvas:
Edition of 40
21" x 16" |
"Voir la Vie en
Rose"
"To View Life Through Rose
Colored Glasses"
Giclée on Canvas: Edition of 40
32" x 24"
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"Café
Mollien"
"Café of the Louvre"
Giclée on Canvas:
Edition of 40
24" x 18" |
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Artist's prices beginning
at
$1,900 for Giclées.
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