Lot #2: Artist Signed Helen de Silaghi {Romanian-Canadian} Expressionist Abstract Town View Oil Painting On Canvas

Helen de Silaghi SIRAG (1920-2008)Helen de Silaghi SIRAG immigrated to Canada from Romania in 1949 and became a long-time resident of Burlington, Ontario. As a child, she was identified as a prodigy, giving her first gallery showing in Bucharest at the age of 11. In Canada she was a cosmopolitan force, entertaining a stream of politicians, athletes, artists, diplomats, journalists and gangsters at her home.She was known for her flamboyance, and her ouevre's subject matter spanned all the way from scenes of serene country life to fantastical renderings of distant worlds and alien species. At that time, this "cosmic art" was somewhat controversial, particularly since de Silaghi claimed that she had personally viewed these scenes during personal travels through space and time. De Silaghi's fame was extensive enough that her life was occasionally the subject of exposition in the National Enquirer and other tabloids. De Silaghi passed away in 2008, at the age of 88.