Mark King was born in India in 1931 of British parents. He lived most of his life in Europe, including eight years in Paris. He had an extensive classical education and apprenticeship in both theater design and fine art. Since Mark King moved to New York in 1969, he has emerged as one of the worlds  leading contemporary impressionists.

Impressionism is the most popular style of painting worldwide. The original Impressionists are now out of reach for all but the wealthiest corporate and individual collectors. The Van Gogh, which sold for $53,900,000 in November 1987, was widely publicized. Today even relatively minor paintings by Van Gogh, Monet, and Manet are priced above 10 million. It is no wonder that the popularity of the contemporary Impressionists is booming. Leroy Neiman’s top paintings are now priced at $700,000. Nicolai Simbari’s paintings are up to $100,000, Eva Makk’s paintings are up to $100,000, Aldo Luongo’s are up to $50,000. Many collectors and dealers, consider Mark King to be the best artist in the group. Why then are Mark King’s magnificent paintings priced in galleries below $20,000? All of these other artists have been represented by major art companies for many years. Mark King achieved a worldwide reputation and a fair degree of success on his own. For the past several years Mark has been represented by one of the nation’s premier art companies. From here on his prices will increase steadily and he will achieve the fame and success he deserves. We believe Mark King paintings will prove to be superior investments as well as  well as great works of art.