Ted Coconis, Paintings and Giclee - Lanning Gallery [Sedona Arizona]

"Pont Alexandre III" - Fine Art by Ted CoConis

"Pont Alexandre III"
"Alexander III Bridge"
Oil on Linen Painting
29" x 25" / 36" x 31" framed
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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 freelance 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.

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 Kosinski, 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.

Around 1980 Ted decided to concentrate on his own fine art while living in Paris and the Greek Islands. The figurative paintings born of this effort have been widely exhibited at galleries, museums and other prestigious institutions.

His original paintings, as well as his portrait and illustrative commissions, have received numerous awards from major art organizations and associations of art directors and designers. In 2013 CoConis received the tremendous honor of being named to New York’s Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame. A European film documentary on Ted CoConis and his singular artwork is currently in production.

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"Partir en Bateau de Jardin des Tuileries" - Oil Painting on Linen by Ted CoConis

"Partir en Bateau de Jardin des Tuileries"
"To Set Sail from the Tuileries Gardens"
Oil Painting on Linen
36" x 28" / 39" x 31" framed

"Hors Concours" - Fine Paintings by Ted CoConis

"Hors Concours"
"Unrivaled"
Oil on Linen Painting
25" x 19"

"Le Point du Jour" - Painting by Ted CoConis

"Le Point du Jour"
"Daybreak"
Oil on Linen Painting
30" x 40" / 33" x 43" framed

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.

"Ne Plus Ultra"
"The Ultimate"
Oil on Linen Painting
26" x 18"

"Noblesse Oblige"
Oil on Canvas Painting
33" x 29"

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.

"A la Recherche de Soi-même"
"In Search of Oneself"
Oil on Linen Painting
30" x 30"

Available Giclées

"Les Heures de la Nuit" - Giclee on Canvas by Ted CoConis

"Les Heures de la Nuit"
"The Hours of the Night"
Giclée on Canvas: Edition 1 of 40
20" x 20"

"Metamorphosis"
Giclée: Edition of 40
33" x 39"

"Première Neige"
"First Snow"
Giclée on Canvas: Edition 1 of 40
22" x 18"

"Un Livre est un Jardin" - Giclee by Ted CoConis

"Un Livre est un Jardin"
"A Book is a Garden"
Giclée on Canvas: Edition 1 of 40
26" x 24"

"L’Esprit d’une Joie Calme" - Giclee by Ted CoConis

"L’Esprit d’une Joie Calme"
Giclée on Canvas: Edition 1 of 40
29" x 33"

"La Marchesa Luisa Casati"
Giclée on Canvas: Edition 8 of 40
43" x 29"

"Après le Bain"
"After the Bath"
Giclée on Canvas: Edition 2 of 40
29" x 19"

"Les Femmes Exotiques de Rue St. Denis"
Giclée on Canvas: Edition 3 of 40
46" x 32"

"Revient Sous la Lumière des Projecteurs"
"Back in the Spotlight"
Giclée on Canvas
30" x 26"

"Cirque de Paris"
"Circus of Paris"
Giclée on Canvas: Edition 2 of 40
32" x 24"

"Poupées de Caractère"
"Character Dolls"
Giclée on Canvas: Edition 1 of 40
34" x 32"

"Le Divan Rouge"
"The Red Couch"
Giclée on Canvas: Edition 5 of 40
32" x 42"

Artist's prices beginning at $2,200 up to $4,800 for Giclées.

Artist's prices beginning at $1,595 up to $54,000 for Original Paintings.

"Café Mollien"
"Café of the Louvre"
Giclée on Canvas: Edition 2 of 40
24" x 18"

"Mon Chaton"
"My Kitten"
Giclée on Canvas: Edition 3 of 40
20" x 16"

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"Après la Pluie le Beau Temps"
"The Umbrella"
Giclée on Canvas: Edition 1 of 40
20" x 16"

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