Lot 333: James Lamantia (American/New Orleans, 1923-2011)

James Lamantia (American/New Orleans, 1923-2011), "Diptych, Landscape", 1989, two oils on canvas, each signed and dated en verso, each 18 in. x 30 in., overall 18 in. x 60 in., unframed Note: James Lamantia was a noted architect, artist and Emeritus Professor of Architecture at Tulane University. A graduate of Tulane and Harvard Universities and a Rome Scholar, Lamantia worked in architectural firms in both New Orleans and New York. Lamantia was also an accomplished painter, he exhibited his work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Chicago Art Institute among others. Most recently he was represented by Galerie Simonne Stern in New Orleans. Lamantia also owned the 539 Gallery in New Orleans which specialized in Piranesi prints.