LAKEPORT, Calif. – A collection of original oil paintings from the estates of three well-known Lake County artists will go up on the auction block at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 29, at the Soper Reese Theatre.

Interested parties may preview the works beginning at noon. The auction features the work of Jerome M. Seitz, Gerald Thompson and Samuil Marcu.

Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Lake County Arts Council.

Admission is free.

Seitz was well traveled and spent extensive time in North Africa, the Middle East and much of Europe. His experiences are evident in his impressionistic paintings reminiscent of Monet, Manet and Pissarro. It is as if his hand moves over the canvas automatically, filling the space with brilliance of color and balance of composition that only the best scenic artist can portray.

Thompson painted more than 100 portraits in categories ranging from actors and actresses, famous and historical figures, Native Americans to animal life. A few of these paintings and an album of his body of work is currently on view at the Main Street Gallery in Lakeport. At the auction, buyers may select their desired painting from the album which can then be picked up at the Gallery.

While Marcu spent some of his later years in Lake County, he lived a great part of his life in the Los Angeles area and frequented Venice Beach. Many of his paintings are reflective of the beach life depicting people sunning on the sand. Much of his work shows an Impressionist influence as well as his ability to simplify the human form while imparting a sense of space and emotion.

For more information on the artists, please contact Shelby Posada, executive director of the Lake County Arts Council, at 707-263-1871.

For more information on the event, contact the Soper Reese Theatre Box Office, 275 S. Main St., Lakeport, 707-263-0577, www.soperreesetheatre.com .