Peter Todd Mitchell

Mid-century American MALE FIGURES Orientalist Exotic Oil Painting

1940s

Bryon Browne was an important American modernist painter. Signed upper right; signed, dated and situated 'New York' on reverse

Sally Michel Biography American, 1902-2003 Sally Michel Avery was an American painter known for her lyrical depictions of everyday life. Though she used techniques and stylized form...

With a studied hand, Sloan captures the human theater of a snow-covered Central Park filled with bundled-up New Yorkers, sledding, walking, chatting, and caring for children. The exp...

“St. Michael’s in Brooklyn, c. 1944” by Ernest Fiene (1894-1965) New York City served as an endless source of inspiration for Fiene, who often captured street scenes like this one i...

Mario Larrinaga was born in Baja California in 1895 and moved with his brother to Los Angeles in 1909. He had no formal training in art, but had natural talent that was noticed by local movie studios. He was hired by Universal Studios as a designer, art director and creator of background scenes. He produced some of the background effects for King Kong in 1933. After a career in set design and illustration he focused on painting for pleasure in California, Mexico and Hawaii. He belonged to local art clubs and exhibited his works often. This stylized modernist work was likely created around 1960. It is oil on wood panel and of a horizontal format, 18” x 36”. It portrays a procession of seemingly Hawaiian natives...

If you have an association with dance, yoga or working out, this unusual modernist painting might be an interesting addition to your space. Artist Albert Michini used several models ...

“Carry Me Away” is a 24 x 20 inch oil painting by contemporary artist Craig Greene, blending figurative portraiture with abstract expression. This emotionally charged work features a...

“I’ll Be There” by Craig Greene is a compelling 20 x 16 inch oil on canvas that captures quiet strength, emotion, and human connection through a modern figurative lens. Executed in G...

Trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Cockrill's approach addresses imagery from Golden children's books with a sense of contemporary irony and humor. Published in "The A...

Martin Mull is a singular artist whose iconography directly translate the American culture.