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Bert Collins (b. 1928)
“North Shore”
1990
Acrylic on canvas
12” H x 16” W (image size)
19.5” H x 23.25” W (frame size)
Signed lower right: Bert Collins
Estimated value: $500 - $750
Artist Biography
Alberta “Bert” Collins was born in Los Angeles in 1928. Her career as a painter began at a ceramics factory near her home in Glendale. In 1960, Bert began practicing with both acrylic and oil paint, and had her first solo art show just eight months later. Commissions soon poured in from galleries from Newport Beach to Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. In the following years, Collins maintained a near constant production of paintings in order to satisfy demand. Deciding that a less commercial creative process would be more enjoyable, Bert and her husband, Ralph, relocated to Ojai in 1976.
Bert was one of three artists who founded the Ojai Studio Artist’s Tour in 1983. This annual tour is an opportunity for the general public to view artists’ private studios and collections, and to observe the environment in which each individual artist creates. After almost thirty years, the tour has revitalized local arts education and the economy
The majority of Bert’s works are realistic landscapes, seascapes, and still lifes rendered in soft pastels on sand paper. She continues to use acrylics and oils, but to a lesser degree than pastels. Collins is ambidextrous when she paints, capable of wielding a brush in either hand so that she may move more freely over her canvas (or paper). Although a well-known plein air artist, Bert prefers to paint from memory, or to use her imagination in developing subjects
Auction Information
The 14th Annual Fine Art Auction Fundraiser
Saturday, August 17, 2024
The silent auction starts at 3:00 PM.
The live auction starts at 4:00 PM.
Auction admission: $15.00 SPAM members, $20.00 Non-members
All proceeds benefit the Santa Paula Art Museum, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization #2478728.
All major credit cards, check, and cash are accepted.
Sales tax will be applied to all hammer prices. There is no buyer’s premium.