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Medium: Masonite
A Vibrant, Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Woman in a Yellow Blouse
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vibrant, Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Woman in a Yellow Blouse by Notable Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Oil on Masonite, dating circa 1945. Artwork Si...
Category
1940s American Modern Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
A Dynamic Mid-Century Modern Summer Landscape Painting w. Bathers by Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
A large, dynamic Mid-Century summer landscape painting with female bathers by noted Chicago artist, Rudolph Pen. A wonderful example of the artist's uniquely expressive figurative w...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
A Vibrant, 1950s Modern Landscape Oil of Martha
s Vineyard, "Tree in Tisbury"
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vibrant, Colorful 1950s Mid-Century Modern Painting of Martha's Vineyard by Famed Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Titled "Tree in Tisbury", the painting depicts a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
A Colorful, 1950s Painting of Martha
s Vineyard, Old Whaling Church, Edgartown
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vibrant, Colorful 1950s Mid-Century Modern Painting of Martha's Vineyard by Notable Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). The painting depicts a picturesque scene of the...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Demure Nude Figurative in Library by Margaret Wherry Ziegler
Located in Soquel, CA
A nude portrait of a demure young lady seated on an antique couch in a library setting by Margaret Wherry Ziegler (American, 1909-1989). Signed with monogram "MWZ" top right, and on verso. Unframed. Image, 24"H x 12"L.
Ziegler studied at Cincinnati Art Academy, Minneapolis Art...
Category
1970s American Impressionist Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$1,320 Sale Price
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A Cheerful 1950s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Cheerful, 1950s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman with Blonde Hair by Notable Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork size: 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches, oil on Masonite (...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Mid Century Modern Tiburon Wharf Landscape
By Albert Anderson Clymer
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid-century modern tonal painting of Tiburon Wharf and Fisherman by Albert Anderson Clymer (American, b. 1942), 1970. Signed and dated "A. Clymer 1970" lower edge. Displaye...
Category
1970s Tonalist Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
“Central Park in Winter, 1949” Manhattan New York City Snow Day Sleds Children
Located in Yardley, PA
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...
Category
1940s American Modern Masonite Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Oil, Masonite
1970 Large Abstract Expressionist Red Black White Encaustic Oil FEMALE ARTIST
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
“Untitled” 1970
Abstract Surrealist Composition
Encaustic & oil paint on Masonite
60 x 48 inches
Not framed
Born in 1934, the work of Suzanne Bloomfield represents the life force wh...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Encaustic, Oil
A Vibrant, Mid-Century Modern Studio Interior Scene, Standing Nude, Woman Artist
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vibrant, Mid-Century Modern 1960s Studio Interior Scene of a Standing Female Nude by Notable Woman Artist, Vivian Kinsley Chapin (Am. 1909-1984). Very "Mod" in style and appearanc...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
"Tuscan Moon" Nocturnal Landscape in Acrylic on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
"Tuscan Moon" Nocturnal Landscape in Acrylic on Masonite
Serene nocturnal seascape by Richard M. Bacon (American, 20th Century). The viewer stand atop a hill above the coastline, wi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
$960 Sale Price
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"Early Evening Walk"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by:
Gershon Benjamin (1899 - 1985)
An American Modernist of portraits, landscapes, still lives, and the urban scene, Gershon ...
Category
1930s Modern Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Landscape 127 by Jean Krille - Oil on masonite 65x92 cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...
Category
Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$1,750 Sale Price
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New Orleans
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Harry Dunn (1929-1998). Island People, ca. 1970. Oil on masonite panel, 18 x 30 inches; 24 x 36 inches framed. Signed lower right. Excellent condition.
Du...
Category
1970s Abstract Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$4,000 Sale Price
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Abstract, Azure and Rose
, Paris, Art Students League, Carnegie Institute, Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Paul England' (American, 1918-1988) and painted circa 1965.
With old label, verso, bearing title, 'Gutenburg'.
Framed in a period wh...
Category
1960s Abstract Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Boxstrip Monument
By Kim Frohsin
Located in Burlingame, CA
Abstract expressionist landscape created with jewel tones portraying architectural elements is this early and important mixed media: acrylic, dry pigment, ink, pencil on archival boa...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil, Acrylic
Portrait of a Man Smoking a Pipe in Oil on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a Man Smoking a Pipe in Oil on Masonite
Detailed portrait of a man with a pipe by Heinz Robert Schubert (German, 1912-2001 approx.). A man wearing a short-brimmed hat is...
Category
1940s Realist Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$680 Sale Price
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Montmartre, Place du Tertre
, Paris, Woman Modernist, AIC, Smithsonian, Carmel
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Patricia Cunningham' for Patricia Stanley Cunningham (American, 1907-1984) and painted circa 1965.
The first woman to serve as president of the Carmel Art Assoc...
Category
1960s Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Mid-Century Modern Abstracted Cubist Table Still-Life in Acrylic on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-Century Modern Abstracted Cubist Table Still-Life in Acrylic on Masonite
Vibrant mid-century modern still life with abstracted synthetic cubist elements in warm colors, highligh...
Category
1970s American Modern Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
Abstract Landscape
, California WPA, Corcoran, Whitney, AIC, GGIE, SFAA, LACMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed upper right, 'Graham' for Ellwood Graham (American, 1911-2007) and painted circa 1985; additionally signed, verso, and titled, 'View Study'.
This early California Modernist ...
Category
1980s Modern Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Landscape 142 by Jean Krille - Oil on Masonite 100x100 cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...
Category
Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$3,150 Sale Price
30% Off
Portrait of a Young Woman
, Gold Earring, Silk Scarf
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Scandinavian School, early twentieth century. Unsigned and inscribed, verso, on stretcher bar, 'Anna Ancher' with additional indistinct inscription and painted circa 1910.
A psychol...
Category
Early 1900s Masonite Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
Small Expressionist Clown Portrait #2, 1960s
Located in Soquel, CA
Small and colorful expressionist portrait of a clown by Marjorie Blake (American, 1920-1994). Signed "M. Blake" in the lower right corner. Dated "1969" ...
Category
1960s Expressionist Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$316 Sale Price
20% Off
Mother Elizabeth
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mother Elizabeth, c. 1930 - 40s, tempera on Masonite, signed and titled upper left, 22 5/8 x 16 inches, artist's name inscribed verso of original frame
Ernest W. Scanes was a Mich...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Tempera
"Mexican Outdoor Scene with Figures" Expressionistic Style Oil Painting on Board
Located in New York, NY
A strong modernist oil painting depicted in the Mid Century by Russian painter Michael Baxte. Mostly known for his abstracted figures on canvas or street scenes, this piece is a wond...
Category
1960s Expressionist Masonite Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
Untitled - San Francisco in the Fog
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Richard Danskin – American (1936-2012)
Title: Untitled
Year: ca. 1970
Medium: Oil or acrylic on masonite
Sight size: 11.75 x 15.75 inches.
Fr...
Category
1970s Impressionist Masonite Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Masonite
"Pitoëff Theater" by Louis Henri Salzmann - Oil on Canvas - 28.5x34.5 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Artwork sold with frame (36.5 x 42.5 cm )
Louis Henri Salzmann was a Swiss painter active during the first half of the 20th century.
Born in 1887 and passing away in 1955, Salzman...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Masonite Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
A Charming, 1950s Expressionist Portrait of a Young Girl by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A Charming, 1950s Expressionist Portrait of a Young Girl by Famed Chicago Modern Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A wonderful, intimate Mid-Century studio portrait of a young...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Carmel Valley, California Cabin Landscape
By Ray Barton
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant, colorful painting of a cabin in Carmel Valley, California by Monterey artist Ray Barton (American, 1918-1988). Signed "R. Barton" lower right and "Ray Barton" with street ad...
Category
1980s American Impressionist Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Still Life
, Carnegie, Biltmore, Mills College, CPLH, LACMA, WPA, Hollywood
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Still Life', Carnegie, Biltmore, Mills College, CPLH, LACMA, WPA, CWS, Hollywood
Signed, lower right, 'Boris Deutsch' (Lithuanian-American, 1892-1978) and dated 1926.
Deutsch bega...
Category
1920s Modern Masonite Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
Circle of Marine Life
, Aquatic, Psychedelic Fish Monster, Yellow Submarine
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Baba' and dated 1977.
A large and colorful Pop Art derived perspective on the aquatic circle of life.
Category
1970s Masonite Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Acrylic, Gouache
River Landscape with Rider
, English School, Barbizon
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An unsigned, English school landscape painted circa 1860 painted by a skilled but unidentified hand, perhaps a follower of George Augustus Williams (English, 1814-1901).
A particula...
Category
1870s Masonite Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
Mid Century Modern Silver
Earthtone Abstract Expressionist - Corban Lepell
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous mid century modernist abstract combining earth-tones and subtlest metallic silver background by Corban LePell (American, b. 1933), 1955. Signed ...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
The Water Carriers
, Paris, Salon d
Automne, Académie des Beaux-Arts, New York
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'J. P. Serrier' for Jean Pierre Serrier (French, 1934-1989) and dated 1966
Jean-Pierre Serrier was born in Montparnasse and attended the Académie des Beaux-Arts ...
Category
1960s Masonite Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
A Delightful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Boy in Blue Scarf
Located in Chicago, IL
A Delightful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait, "Boy in Blue Scarf" by Notable Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork Size: 11 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches (Framed size: 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
"Queen" African American Female Portrait, Rich Browns
Lavenders, Sculptural
Located in Detroit, MI
“Queen” is a stunning iconic portrait of a young woman coming into the full flower of her beauty and developing power. She is set in a sculptural scene of softly rounded forms surrounded by blues, pinks and lavenders along with flowers and a small hummingbird. There is a quiet power and energy in the young woman as she appears to be on the verge of movement. That she is visually beautiful is actually beside the point for Henry has managed to capture in paint the inner beauty flowing from her presence.
Henry says that, “Painting is like breathing for me. I do so daily and appreciate my gift and ability. Perfection drives me as I create each piece. It must be unique. It must stand out, and is not complete until that special quality is achieved in my eyes.”
Being able to create is an essential part of my life. It is an extension of my innermost thoughts and imagination. My primary focus of art is realism--using oils and acrylics. Occasionally, I switch mediums and design and build three dimensional pieces. Working mixed mediums, I use various wood, metal and paint, thus allowing me to achieve the visual effects I am looking for. Many of my pieces have been derived from my attraction to Art Deco and Ethnic designs. I am not satisfied until each piece, regardless of the medium or size, has reached the highest possible level of aesthetic quality and craftsmanship I can give it.
I have enjoyed creating art since childhood. While a student at Martin Luther King Jr. high school in Detroit, I created and presented a portrait to then Mayor Coleman A. Young. A scholarship from Center for Creative Studies now the College for Creative Studies afforded me the opportunity to work towards and receive a BA in Fine Arts. Faculty and graduates of CCS include Richard Jerzy, Harry Bertoia, Doug Chaing (currently director of Lucas Film), Stephen Dinehart (game maker, writer, designer connected with The David Lynch Foundation), Tyree Guyton (international artist), Herb Babcock, Jerome Feretti, Kevin Siembieda (writer, designer and publisher of role-playing games), Renee Radell, Philip Pearlstein, Charles McGee (nationally recognized African American sculptor of animal and dancing spirits), Philip Pearlstein (2000 Honorary Doctorate, Modern Realism style), John Louis Krieger (American Modern), William Girard (American Modern), and Charles Culver.
Mr. Heading understands the joy found in art and how it affects a young person's heart. He has shared his love for art as a mentor/teacher at the Virgil L. Carr Center in Detroit, Michigan. Students not only grew in their art experience, but also exhibited at the Ann Arbor Art Fair.
Winning the 2013 MI Great Artist Competition was an honor for Mr. Heading. He is thankful to Park West Gallery owner Albert Scaglione and Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson for the opportunity. Mr. Heading has been featured on ASPIRE TV, shows at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, the National Conference of Artists and other numerous galleries. In addition, he is a book illustrator. His murals create a beautiful focal point and conversation piece on the walls of homes, churches and health care facilities. His art and furniture is enjoyed and treasured by collectors across the United States and Canada. Kohei Suzuki, the former Mayor of Toyota City, Japan has a box designed by Henry.
His first attempt at mosaic tile was creating a Tiger sculpture to benefit the Detroit Tigers...
Category
2010s Contemporary Masonite Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Voodoo Altar: Feast for the Loa
By Adam Leontus
Located in Miami, FL
Voodoo Altar: Feast for the Loa
This work represents a convergence of religion, craft, and design, as well as the need for individual artistic expression. It is a visual feast as muc...
Category
1960s Conceptual Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
"The Cowboy" Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Female Artist
Located in Arp, TX
Sylvia Rutkoff (1919-2011)
Sr11-1
c.1960s
“The Cowboy”
Oil impasto on Masonite
42x36 period frame
Signed on reverse in pencil
Collection acquired from family estate
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Masonite Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
Shoemaker at Work - Portrait in Oil on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
Shoemaker at Work - Portrait in Oil on Masonite
Lovely portrait of a cobbler at work by Max Schneider (German, 1903-1980). The shoemaker is holding a ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Romantic Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$760 Sale Price
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City Lights
San Francisco Beat Generation, Woman Artist, Bay Area Abstraction
By Joan Savo
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'City Lights' by Joan Savo, 1960.
San Francisco Beat Generation, Woman Artist, Bay Area Abstraction
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Signed lower right, 'Savo' for Joan Savo (American, 1918-1992) and dated 19...
Category
1960s Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Color Block Abstracted Still Life with Bust
Located in Soquel, CA
Color Block Abstracted Still Life with Bust by Ellis Hopkins (American, b. 1952).
This bold composition combines the language of still life with geometric abstraction. Vivid blocks...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Masonite Paintings
Materials
Board, Acrylic, Masonite
$1,080 Sale Price
20% Off
A Wonderful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait Painting of a Boy with a Trumpet
Located in Chicago, IL
A Wonderful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait Painting of a Boy with a Trumpet by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Artwork size: 8 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches (Framed...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Modern Abstract Blue Rose, Vintage Abstracted Minimalist Floral by Eleanor Perry
Located in Soquel, CA
Modern Abstract Blue Rose, Vintage Abstracted Minimalist Floral by Eleanor Perry
Modernist blue and white rose abstract by San Francisco, California artist Eleanor Louise Perry (Ame...
Category
1970s American Modern Masonite Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Acrylic
Mid Century Female Nude Figure, Sea Cliff Beach
Located in Soquel, CA
Female nude figure at the beach by listed artist Jon Blanchette (American, 1908-1987). Presented in a wooden frame. Signed "Jon Blanchette" verso. Image size, 24"H x 18"W.
Jon Blan...
Category
1950s American Impressionist Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Presque Isle (Day 25) August 16
Located in Denver, CO
Primary Hughes' "Presque Isle (Day 25) August 16" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an ocean landscape of waves coalescing around a ro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$240 Sale Price
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An Exceptional Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting of a Reclining Nude Female Model
Located in Chicago, IL
An Exceptional Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting of a Reclining Nude Female Model by Noted Chicago Artist, Rudolph Pen. Painted in the 1960s, the painting exemplifies the stylized, ab...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Masonite Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
In the Evening, 2023
Located in Greenwich, CT
In the Evening is an oil on panel painting, 23.5 x 25.5" canvas size, signed ‘HOFMANN’ lower right, and framed in a custom, black and gold-leaf, closed-corner frame.
Douglas Hofmann...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
An Exceptional Mid-Century Modern Still Life Painting, Fruit and Gold Fish Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
An Exceptional Mid-Century Modern Still Life Painting of Fruit and a Gold Fish Bowl
by Noted Chicago Artist, Rudolph T. Pen. Completed in the 1960s, this large, unique, richly rende...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Mt. Rundle, Canada
, Alberta, Prix de West, National Academy of Western Art
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Wayne E Wolfe' (American, born 1945), dated 1979 and titled verso, 'Mt. Rund'.
Framed dimensions: 20 x 2 x 22.75 inches
A mountain landscape showing a view of the Vermilion lakes before Mt. Rundle in the Canadian Rockies.
Son of western artist Bryon Wolfe, Wayne Wolfe...
Category
1970s Impressionist Masonite Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
"Haitian Island Scene with Fishermen" Large Nautical Folk Art Painting of Boats
Located in Austin, TX
Board Size: 24 x 30 in.
Frame Size: 31 x 37 in.
Signed, bottom Left: "F. Lamothe"
In this oil and wax on Masonite painting, Haitian artist Fritz ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Wax, Oil
"Black on Black No. 3"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by:
Lloyd R. Ney (1893 – 1964)
Called “Bill” by his friends, Lloyd Ney was one of the pioneers of Modernist art in New Hope. Ne...
Category
1950s Abstract Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
"Woman with Flowers"
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil on masonite painting by the well known Russian/American artist, Nahum Tschacbasov. Signed lower right and dated 1946. In good condition. The painting is framed in a contemporary...
Category
1940s Modern Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Portrait of a Young Woman
, Philadelphia Modernist, PAFA, Baum School of Art
By Martin Zipin
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Zipin' for Martin Zipin (American, 1920-1991) and painted circa 1960.
Displayed in the original, hand-carved giltwood frame.
Framed dimensions: 22 H x 18 W x 2 ...
Category
1960s Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Framed abstract painting of night ocean landscape w/ blue
purple: North Shore
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an abstract acrylic painting on masonite board evoking a night time seascape or ocean landscape. Predominant colors are blues and purples. Framed in a narrow, contemporary w...
Category
2010s Abstract Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
Lower Manhattan at Dusk from New York Harbor
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Francis Vendeveer Kughler (1901-1970. Manhattan Skyline from New York Harbor, ca. 1940. Oil on canvas mounted to masonite, 24 x 30 inches. Unframed. Excellent condition with no conservation. Signed lower right.
1901–1970
Born in New York City Kughler was educated in New York City public schools and art schools: De Witt Clinton High School, Cooper Union, the Mechanics' Institute and the National Academy of Design School of Art where he met Charlotte Livingston, an artist, whom he was later to marry. During this period he was the winner of a Tiffany scholarship, which provided him a summer of landscape painting at the Louis Comfort Tiffany estate at Oyster Bay, L.I.In the 1940s, Kughler became the President of the Salmagundi Club a well-known club in Washington Square in New York City that had been the singular gathering place for such great artists as Childe Hassam, William Merrit Chase...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
"Colorful Mexican Village Scene" Expressionistic Oil Painting on Masonite
Located in New York, NY
A strong modernist oil painting depicted Circa 1960 by Russian painter Michael Baxte. Mostly known for his abstracted figures on canvas or street scenes, this piece is a wonderful representation of his bold still life paintings, with expressive use of color, shape, and form. Later in his career, Baxte explores Expressionism, infusing both European and North American stylistic trends. This piece is from later in his career, but we can feel this underlying style throughout.
Art measures 18 x 21.75 inches
Michael Posner Baxte was born in 1890 in the small town of Staroselje Belarus, Russia. For the first half of the 19th century it was a center of the Chabad movement of Hasidic Jews, but this group was gone by the middle of the 19th century. By the time the Baxte family immigrated to the United States at the beginning of the 20th century, the Jewish population numbered only on the hundreds. The native language of the Baxte family was Yiddish. It is likely that the death of Michael Baxte’s father triggered the family’s immigration. Three older brothers arrived in New York between 1903 and 1905. Michael and his mother, Rebecca, arrived in 1907. By 1910 Michael, his mother, and brother, Joseph, were living in New Orleans and may have spent some time on a Louisiana plantation. Around 1912, Michael Baxte returned to Europe to study the violin. In 1914 he, his mother, and Joseph moved to New York City.
Meanwhile, in Algeria, a talented young woman painter, Violette Mege, was making history. Since for the first time, a woman won the prestigious Beaux Art competition in Algeria. At first, the awards committee denied her the prize but, with French government intervention, Mege eventually prevailed. She won again 3 years later and, in 1916, used the scholarship to visit the United States of America. When Violette came to New York, she met Baxte, who was, by then, an accomplished violinist, teacher, and composer. Baxte’s compositions were performed at the Tokyo Imperial Theater, and in 1922 he was listed in the American Jewish Yearbook as one of the prominent members of the American Jewish community. As a music teacher he encouraged individual expression. Baxte stated, “No pupil should ever be forced into imitation of the teacher. Art is a personal experience, and the teacher’s truest aim must be to awaken this light of personality through the patient light of science.”
By 1920 Michael Baxte and Violette Mege were living together in Manhattan. Although they claimed to be living as husband and wife, it seems that their marriage did not become official until 1928. On their “unofficial” honeymoon around 1917, in Algiers, Baxte confided to her his ambition to paint. There and later in New Mexico where the wonderful steeped sunlight approximates the coloring of Algiers, she taught him his heart’s desire. He never had any other teacher. She never had any other pupil. For ten years she devoted all her time, energy, and ambition to teaching, encouraging, inspiring him. Then in 1928, their mutual strivings were rewarded, as his works were being chosen as one of the two winners in the Dudensing National Competition for American Painters. Out of 150 artists from across the country participated in the Dudensing, and Michael Posner Baxte and, Robert Fawcett, were the winners.
In his 1924 naturalization application, he indicated that he was sometimes known as “Michael Posner Baxte.” One of the witnesses to his application was Bernard Karfiol, a Jewish American artist. That’s when Michael may...
Category
1960s Expressionist Masonite Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
Female Cupid
, Roman Mythology, Venus and Mars, Romance, Lust, Love, Desire
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
After the original by Henrika Langus (Slovenian, 1836-1876) and painted circa 1880. Unsigned.
Framed dimensions: 17.25 x 1 x 15.5 inches.
A charming and antique study of a young, f...
Category
1880s Academic Masonite Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
The First Tanner in America
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1931-
Medium: Oil on Masonite
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Dimensions: 29.70" x 40.00"
First Tannery in America. 1973 Ad for American Cynanimid. Featured on pg. 29
Category
Mid-20th Century Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Spring
Located in New York, NY
Oil on masonite
Signed and dated, l.r.
This painting is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
About the artist:
Konrad Cramer grew up in Wurtzburg, Germany, and attended the Karlsruhe Academy. He was a member of Der Blaue Reiter...
Category
1940s Modern Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
An Elegant Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman in Red Dress by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
An Elegant 1940s Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman a Red Dress by Noted Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A beautifully executed studio portrait, the painting is oil...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Masonite Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Masonite paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Masonite paintings available on 1stDibs. While artists have worked in this medium across a range of time periods, art made with this material during the 21st Century is especially popular. If you’re looking to add paintings created with this material to introduce a provocative pop of color and texture to an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, green, pink, purple and other colors. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include Enzio Wenk, Mark Beard, Michael Baxte, and Helen Enoch Gleiforst. Frequently made by artists working in the Impressionist, Abstract, all of these pieces for sale are unique and many will draw the attention of guests in your home. Not every interior allows for large Masonite paintings, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available
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