Original FIL MOTTOLA Painting - "Navajo Family" Start Price USD 12,000.00 Current Price USD 12,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, May 13, 2008 End Time Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Location San Jose, California See more about 'Original FIL MOTTOLA Painting - "Navajo Family"' Description I have a original painting by Fil Mottola titled "Navajo Family." It measures 24 x 36. It is framed in a brownish gold wood frame with a tan linen matte. It is signed by Fil Mottola in the bottom left of the painting. It is very colorful and captures the incredible artistry of the late Mr. Fil Mottola. Fil Mottola was born in 1915 in Orange, New Jersey. His parents came to the US from Naples, Italy. He is a graduate of Otis Art Institute, California with a three-yr scholarship. His teachers were Roscoe Schrader and Ralph Holmes for Landscapes, and Paul Clemens, famous Hollywood protrait painter. As a Hollywood motion picture illustraator for 12 yrs with Walt Disney Studios, he received numerous screen Credits as a background painter for productions such as "Sleeping Beauty", "Peter Pan","Lady and the Tramp", "Sword and the Stone" and many other films and TV specials Three of these films were winners of the coveted Oscar award. Mottola's work has been displayed in galleries throughout the nation for over fifty years. Sadly, Fil Mottola passed away in March of 2008. He will be missed. If you have any questions feel free to email me.     Place a Bid!