Age, Biography and Wiki
| Birth Day | December 21, 1926 |
| Birth Place | Illinois |
| Age | 97 YEARS OLD |
| Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
Net worth: $13 Million (2024)
Ellen Lanyon, a renowned painter hailing from Illinois, is projected to have a net worth of $13 million by the year 2024. With her exceptional talent and innovative approach to art, Lanyon has established herself as a prominent figure in the art world. Her distinctive style and captivating compositions have gained her recognition and admiration, leading to her financial success. Lanyon's paintings, often inspired by her surroundings in Illinois, are celebrated for their imaginative storytelling and vibrant use of color, making her an icon in the artistic community.
About
Known especially for her dreamscapes, this magical realist and surrealist painter is also remembered for her portraits, still-life works and images of animals and plants.
Before Fame
After earning her bachelor's degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, she received a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Iowa and pursued additional coursework at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, England.
Trivia
She taught at New York's Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art; Manhattan's School of Visual Arts; and her alma mater, the Art Institute of Chicago. Over the course of her life, she had close to eighty solo exhibitions, and she contributed pieces to the permanent collections at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art.
Family Life
She grew up in Chicago, Illinois, as the daughter of Ellen and Howard Lanyon.
Associated With
She and fellow 20th-century American artist David Bradshaw both became known for their prints and paintings.
