Phyllis Bray

Woodland pond landscape painting by female 20th C artist Phyllis Bray

A really beautiful and large example of British 1930s painting by female artist Phyllis Bray. Bray was a British artist and illustrator known for her inv...

A beautiful and serene watercolour painting by Cornish artist Fred Yates. This large example of his work highlights his ability to balance colour and light in an expressive manner. ...

In artist's hand painted frame. signed and dated. Genre: Modern Subject: Landscape Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: United States Dimensions w/Frame: 23" x 30.25" The imagery of Maurice Kish (1895-1987), whether factories or carousels, reliably subverts expectations. His vision hovers just around the unraveling edge of things, where what is solid and clear becomes ambiguous. He is fascinated, often delighted, by the falling apart. This unexpected, fresh perspective results in oddly affecting pictures of a now long-gone New York. Born Moishe in a town called Dvinsk, Russia (what is now Daugavpils, Latvia), Kish came with his family to New York when he was in his teens. The family settled in Brownsville, and for the rest of Kish’s life Brooklyn remained his home, though he moved from one neighborhood to another. He was close to his parents, who recognized his talent and supported his desire to become an artist. Kish attended the National Academy of Design as well as Cooper Union. His fellow students included many other immigrants and children of immigrants who were particularly receptive to the Modernism coming from Europe. As his career progressed, Kish himself applied different strains of Modernism to different purposes. For him, the story was held above all else. For years, Kish used the skills he acquired in art school to earn his living at a Manhattan glass...

Park Landscape Russian-Polish, born in 1909 Born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire Studied painting in Paris and Warsaw Selected Public Collections Muzeum Historyczne M. St. Warszawy (Historical Museum of Warsaw), Poland Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie (National Museum in Warsaw), Poland Muzeum Pomorza Srodkowego w Slupsku (Museum of Central Pomerania in Slupsk), Poland Muzeum Wojska Polskiego (Polish Military...