This is a and rare 1991 Richard Titlebaum painting titled "VENICE" a tribute to the Memory of Leo Tolstoy. The framed painting measures 20 inches in length and 24 inches in height, making it a single piece of original artwork. Created in the USA with acrylic painting technique. It is signed by Richard Titlebaum making it a valuable and collectible piece for art enthusiasts and collectors. Artwork is in excellent condition as displayed in the photo gallery with one minor blemish on the canvas as displayed in the photo gallery. About the artist: Richard Theodore Titlebaum (January 26, 1939 in Boston ? 2006) was a writer, artist, antiquarian book collector and literature professor. He attended Boston Latin School, and received a B.A.(1960) and M.A. from Harvard. In 1969, he received a doctorate in English literature from Harvard University. He taught literature at Harvard, the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Haifa and the University of the Witwatersrand. In 1976, he decided to devote himself full-time to painting. He participated in over 300 art events in 27 states and won 48 awards. Some of Titlebaum's works were done in Surrealistic styles, often with Old Testament religious motifs. He was especially interested in Middle Eastern history and the Jewish Revolts. Many of his large paintings, done in the Physique style, were donated to the Leslie Lohman Gay Art Foundation on his death and may be viewed on their website. At the end of his life, most of his work was religious in subject matter. His paintings are in the Fogg Art Museum, the Permanent Collection of the Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation in New York City, Liberty University, and the Miami City Hall. ARTIST RICHARD TITLEBAUM Richard Titlebaum was a writer, artist, antiquarian book collector, and literature professor. He attended Boston Latin School and received a B.A. (1960) and M.A. from Harvard. In 1969 he received a doctorate in English literature from Harvard University, and taught literature at Harvard, and University of California, Berkeley, University of Haifa and at the University of the Witwatersrand. In 1976 Titlebaum decided to devote himself full-time to painting, he participated in over three hundred art events in twenty seven states and won forty eight awards. Some of Titlebaum's works were done in Surrealistic styles, often with Old Testament religious motifs. He was especially interested in Middle Eastern history, and the Jewish Revolts. Many of his large paintings done in the Physique style were donated to the Leslie Lohman Gay Art Foundation on his death, and may be viewed on their website. At the end of his life, most of his work was religious in subject matter. His paintings are in a permanent collection at the Fogg Art Museum, Leslie Lohman Gay Art Foundation in New York City, Liberty University and at the Miami City Hall. Titlebaum completed his Harvard thesis in 1969, but was published later in 1987 entitled: Three Victorian Views of the Italian Renaissance: John Ruskin, Walter Pater and John Addington Symonds. EDUCATION Boston Latin School, 1950-1956 Harvard College, B.A. Magna Cum Laude, '60/'62 Harvard University, M.A. in English Literature, '63 Harvard University, Ph.D. in English Literature, '69 Student, Gonville Caius College, Cambridge University, Great Britain, '65 Student, Villa I Tatti: the Harvard Center for Renaissance Studies, Florence, Italy, '66 Student of Bronze Casting, the Mendocino Art Center, CA, summer, '68 Student of Woodcut Buddhist Art, the Naropa Institute, Boulder, CO, '78 TEACHING 1962-1967 Resident tutor in English and librarian of Lowell House, Harvard College, Cambridge, MA 1967-1969 Assistant professor of rhetoric, the University of California at Berkeley 1971-1972 Senior lecturer in English literature, the University of Haifa, Israel 1975-1976 Lecturer in English literature, the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa PERMANENT COLLECTION The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library, Atlanta, GA The Fogg Art Museum (Harvard University), Cambridge, MA Miami City Hall, Miami, FL Art in Public Places, Dade County, Miami, FL Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL Executive Offices, Arvida Corporation, Miami, FL Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA Peoples Bank, Pawley Island, SC Artine Artinian Collection, Palm Beach, FL Santa Fe Community College, Gainesville, FL Hebrew University, Jerusalem Miami City Hall, Miami, FL Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, Taos, NM Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL Abraham Bornstein Collection, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel EXHIBITIONS 1970 Group Show, Pucker-Safrai Gallery, Boston, MA 1972 One-artist Exhibition, Arts Studio, Tel-Aviv, Israel 1973 One-artist Exhibition, Aladire LTD., Boston, MA 1974 Six Jewish Artists, Zionist House, Boston, MA 1976 Gingerbread Square Gallery, Key West, FL 1978 Fine Arts Merit Award, Boulder Art Association Annual, Boulder, CO 1979 Group Show, Meeting Point Art Center, Coral Gables, FL 1980 Best of Show Award, Beaux Arts Festival, Lowe Art Museum, the University of Miami, FL 1981 Challenges '81: Group Show, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA 1981 The 22nd Annual Museum of Science Exhibition, Miami, FL 1981 The 43rd Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL 1982 Holiday Show, Barbara Gillman Gallery, Miami, FL 1982 Seaway Festival Exhibition, Muskegon Art Museum, MI 1982 44th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL 1983 Gallery of Honor Award, Wichita Falls Art Museum, TX 1983 Appalachian National Competition, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 1983 The 13th Annual International Exhibition, Louisiana Watercolor Society, New Orleans, LA 1983 Merit Award, Ridge Art Association Annual, Winter Haven, FL 1983 Best of Show Award, Homestead Art Club Annual, Pioneer Museum, Florida City, FL 1985 Artists of the Class of '60, Science Center, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 1986 Folk Art: Group Show, Imagery Art Gallery, Glen Ellyn, IL 1986 One-artist Show, Alon Gallery, Brookline, MA 1987 Salon Show, Alon Gallery, Brookline, MA 1987 Body Soul: Group Show, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, MA 1987 Words Images: Group Show, Provincetown Art Association Museum, MA 1987 One-artist Show, Archetypal Images, Winfisky Gallery, Massachusetts State College at Salem, MA 1987 One-artist Show: the Illustrated Shakespeare, Community Center for the Arts, Michigan City, IN 1987 One-artist Show: Products of Daemonic Possession, Tennyson Gallery, Provincetown, MA 1988 Group Show, Alon Gallery, Brookline, MA 1988 Miniatures: Group Show, Provincetown Art Association Museum, MA 1988 Works on Paper: Group Show, Provincetown Art Association Museum, MA 1988 Aquarium: Installation, Provincetown Art Association Museum, MA 1989 Best of Show Award, Madison Art Center, Madison, WI 1989 Artsource Annual, Artsource Gallery, Flint, MI 1990 Best of the Guild: Group Show, Michigan Guild of Artists Artisans, Ann Arbor, MI 1990 Multimedia Annual, Ann Arbor Art Association, MI 1991 Multimedia Annual, Ann Arbor Art Association, MI 1991 One-artist Show: Paintings Old New, Michigan Guild of Artists, Artisans, MI 1991 One-artist Show: Paintings Drawings, 3rd Coast Cafe, Ann Arbor, MI 1994 One-artist Show, National Institute of Burn Medicine Benefit, Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, MI 1996 Christmas Show, Detroit Artist's Market, Detroit, MI 1997 Group Show, Artful Exchange Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI 1997 Collector's Corner, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio 1997 One-artist Show, Gifts of Art, University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI 1998 Group Show, Artful Exchange Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI 1998 Collector's Corner, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio 1998 Group Show: Religious Content in Contemporary Lesbian Gay Art, Leslie-Lohman Gallery, New York, NY 2006 Saatchi Gallery, London, England 2019 La Galeria Fine Art, Miami, FL 2023 La Galeria Fine Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL 2024 La Galeria Fine Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL 2025 La Galeria Fine Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL Richard Theodore Titlebaum has been listed as a notable artist, author by Marquis Who's Who, he was also a member of the Michigan Guild Artists, Artisans. Richard Titlebaum died October 9, 2006 in Ann Arbor, Michigan