In December Yamet Arts, Inc. will be featuring the French artist Georges Lambert as part of its ongoing program to highlight a different artist every few months.  Georges Lambert, born in 1919 was one of France’s famous school of Paris artists.  A true Parisian, Lambert maintained his atelier on the left bank since 1946 until his death in 1998.  Irving Yamet met Lambert in Paris in the late 1950’s and introduced him to his son, Rick Yamet in 1975.  Rick Yamet, the president of Yamet Arts, maintained a relationship with Lambert until his death.  “Whenever I went to Paris I would always stop to see Georges and buy a few things from him”, said Rick Yamet, “he would hand me a glass of sherry and we would discuss the old days when my father Irving would come to see him.  It was a very nice relationship because of the continuity from father to son and I cherished it.”

Yamet Arts was a major publisher of Lambert lithographs throughout the 1960’s and 70’s producing such images as Sete le Soir, Arbres sur le Seine (right), Paysanne Bretone (top-left) aand Jazz Musicians (below).  These traditional French images of landscapes, harbor scenes and musical motifs solidified Lambert’s world wide reputation as a devotee to the City of Lights. Yamet Arts is proud of its business association and collaboration with Georges Lambert and it is thrilled to offer his works to the public.  In addition to offering a special discount on all Lambert works for the month of December, Rick Yamet  has indicated that he is planning a 10th anniversary party for Yamet Arts in Peekskill which will include many of Lamberts oil paintings, watercolors and prints.  No firm date has been set for the party but Rick Yamet said that an announcement will be made soon.