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Still Life with Fish Chianti Bottle

Circa 1955

Signed lower left, 'Irv Smith' for Irving T. Smith, (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1965. Irving Smith was an American Modernist painter who exhibited in Florida galleri...

Signed lower right, 'Chiesi' and painted circa 1975. Born in Felina, in the province of Reggio Emilia, Chiesi first studied in Milan and, subsequently, with Vicentini Enzo and Gianf...

Signed lower right, 'A. Minewski' for Alexander Minewski (American, 1917-1979) and painted circa 1950. Born in Detroit, Alexander Minewski left home at the age of 14 to work in the circus. He subsequently worked as a sign painter and a logger. Minewski first studied at the Society of Arts and Crafts in Detroit (1936-1939) and received scholarships that allowed him to attend the Art Students League in New York City (1939-1942). There, he studied under artists including Jean Charlot, Ernest Fiene, George Grosz and Vaclav Vytlacil. During World War II, Minewski joined the army and fought as a combat engineer. Wounded in Burma while fighting with Merrill's Marauders, he spent two years there recovering from his wounds. Following his time in Burma, Minewski studied for two years on the G.I. Bill in Paris at the Académie de la Grande Chaumiere (1950-1952) and, independently, with Hans Hofmann in New York City (1952-1953). Hofmann was influential on his style and his work shifted away from a moody realism towards a fuller expressionism. In 1954, Minewski began spending his summers at the artist’s colony in Monhegan Island, Maine. While there, he was able to work and collaborate with other artists and friends such as Ted Davis...

Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) estate stamp verso and painted circa 1960. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Center and the Cho...

The Kitchen Supper French School, circa 1930's period signed oil on canvas, framed in original period frame framed: 27 x 31 inches canvas : 21 x 26 inches Provenance: private collect...

TABLETOP STILL LIFE WITH FISH Size: 55.5 x 76 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A striking and expressive mid-century still life painting that depicts a rustic tabletop arrangement...

JANKEL ADLER 1895-1949 Lodz 1895-1949 London (Polish / British) Title: Still Life with Fish and Bottle, circa 1920's Technique: Original Signed Oil, Sand and Gouache on board...

'Cubist Still Life with Bottles' — Florentine School, oil on canvas mounted on board, (circa 1980s–90s). A table scene of bottles, glassware, fruit, and folded forms is fractured int...