I have been working on The Artists of Old Florida for over forty years, putting up this website in 2015 with a section I called, Meet the Artists, containing profiles of some of my favorite artists. Certainly Phineas E. Paist is one, especially given the fact that I was able to purchase many years ago from my friend Michael Turbeville, two large murals, Vizcaya, and Mermaids, painted by Paist back in 1930 and 1932. Paist is prominent in my Dictionary of Florida Artists, 1840-1960 but I never published his work here. A recent celebration of Paist’s work in Coral Gables has awoken me from my slumber. Here are his murals. For more on Paist in Miami, please use Search.
Phineas E. Paist, Mermaids, oil on board, 48 by 60 inches. Signed lower right Phineas E. Paist, 1932.
Phineas E. Paist, Vizcaya, oil on board, 48 by 60 inches. Signed lower right Phineas E. Paist 1932.
