Alice De Boton Grande Souer Encaustic Portrait, Framed

Design Plus Gallery presents Grande Souer, an encaustic painting. Using her own techniques and mixtures of pigment and wax, the portrait of three children captures a single moment in tine. Mounted on black wood and white trim. Light surface wear; condition is good for age and use.

“During her long and prolific career, Alice had solo shows in several countries. Working in a variety of media, she utilized her specialized knowledge of chemistry to develop innovative techniques in encaustics, where a heated mixture of pigment and molten beeswax is applied to a suitable surface, such as prepared wood. Alice de Botons’ works have found their way into many private collections in Mexico, the US and Israel. Among her many awards was a Degree of Honor awarded by the Society of Western Artists. Alice de Boton died in Columbia in 2010 at the age of 103.”