Portrait of James Havard
1967
Oil on canvas
60 x 80” 

Elizabeth Osborne (b. 1936) was born and raised in Philadelphia. She is a painter known for her bold, color-drenched landscapes. Working primarily in oil paint and watercolor, her paintings bridge ideas about formalist concerns—particularly luminosity—with her explorations of nature, atmosphere and vistas. Osborne has exhibited extensively throughout the United States for over 40 years and was a professor at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) for 45 years. Her work is in many public and private collections, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, PAFA and the Woodmere Art Museum.