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Style: American Modern
The Old Monastery Wall
Located in New York, NY
Signed (at lower left): WILLIAM S. SCHWARTZ
Category

Early 20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Groovy Lucille Ball, TV Guide cover - The the Mod look 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Bob Peak's Lucille Ball, TV guide cover is a seminal work. With its stylized design and use of punchy color, this work constitutes a powerfully innovative pai...
Category

1960s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Mixed Media

Howard Schleeter 1949 Original Gouache Wax Painting – Abstract Southwest Art
By Howard Schleeter
Located in Denver, CO
This striking original 1949 gouache and wax painting, titled "Fetishes", is a powerful work by acclaimed New Mexico modernist Howard Schleeter (1903–1976). Rich with symbolic abstrac...
Category

1940s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Wax, Gouache

Herndon Davis “The Park of the Red Rocks” – Colorado Oil Landscape Painting
By Herndon Davis
Located in Denver, CO
This exceptional original oil on board landscape by renowned Colorado artist Herndon Davis (1901–1962) beautifully captures the majestic natural splendor of Red Rocks Park near Morri...
Category

20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

A Stylish Vintage 1940s Fashion Study, Design for Women s Lounge Wear Pajamas
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring a colorful design for women's lounge wear & pajamas. Artwork size: 11 x 8 1/4 inches. Archivally matted to 16 x 12 inches. Prov...
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1940s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

The Lonely Road by William Charles Palmer
Located in Hudson, NY
The Lonely Road (1940) Tempera on panel 12" x 16" 19 1/2" x 23 1/2" x 1 1/2" framed Hand-signed "Palmer '40" lower center. Provenance: Midtown Galleries, New York, NY (labels verso...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Tempera, Panel

Gloucester Vista
Located in New York, NY
Signed lower right: H. GASSER; on verso: “Gloucester Vista” / HENRY GASSER / N.A.
Category

20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

1950s Signed Abstract Oil Metal Foil on Board Textured Painting Warlock
Located in Denver, CO
This original abstract oil and metal foil on board painting titled Warlock by George Cecil Carter (1908-1987) dates back to the 1950s. The piece is a striking example of Abstract Expressionism, painted in dynamic shades of dark blue, gray, white, orange, and purple. The artist's use of textured metal foil and oil paint creates an intriguing interplay of light and shadow, enhancing the piece's modernist appeal. Signed by Carter in the lower right corner, and titled and dated on the verso, this unique work is presented in its original George Nix frame, measuring 30 ¾ x 36 ¾ inches, with the image size itself measuring 23 ¼ x 29 ¼ inches. About the Artist: George Cecil Carter was born in 1908 in Woodward, Oklahoma, and became a prominent figure in the Colorado Abstract Expressionist scene. Despite having no formal artistic training, Carter developed a distinctive style, influenced by his diverse life experiences. He worked in various industries, including as a coal miner, gold miner, and machinist at Schneebeck's Industries in Colorado Springs for 20 years. During this time, Carter honed his artistic skills under the mentorship of Charles Bunnell, a painter from the Broadmoor Academy. Carter’s works reflect the boldness and emotional intensity of Abstract Expressionism, with vivid colors and strong compositions. He worked primarily out of Colorado Springs and Canon City, Colorado, and exhibited his art nationally, including shows in Texas and Illinois. His contemporaries included fellow Colorado artists such as Al Wynne, Mary Chenoweth...
Category

1950s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Foil

Spring Landscape acrylic and pastel painting by Fred Martin
Located in Hudson, NY
Exhibited: 1973 San Francisco Museum of Art 2003 Oakland Museum of California "Fred Martin Retrospective" A native Californian, Fred Martin was born...
Category

1970s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Pastel, Acrylic

Bridge in Dover Plains 4/4
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work is part of our exhibition Marina Stern Luminary, the first retrospective of the artist since 2007. Marina Stern was a multifaceted New York-based artist whose works ranged...
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Factory
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work is part of our exhibition Marina Stern Luminary, the first retrospective of the artist since 2007. Marina Stern was a multifaceted New York-based artist whose works ranged...
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Factory Under Arch/Green Arch 4
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work is part of our exhibition Marina Stern Luminary, the first retrospective of the artist since 2007. Literature: Marina Stern Paintings and Drawings, privately published (20...
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

2 Barns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work is part of our exhibition Marina Stern Luminary, the first retrospective of the artist since 2007. Marina Stern was a multifaceted New York-based artist whose works ranged...
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Two Strings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work is part of our exhibition Marina Stern Luminary, the first retrospective of the artist since 2007. Literature: Marina Stern Paintings and Drawings, privately published (20...
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

String
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work is part of our exhibition Marina Stern Luminary, the first retrospective of the artist since 2007. Literature: Marina Stern Paintings and Drawings, privately published (20...
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Paper Bags
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work is part of our exhibition Marina Stern Luminary, the first retrospective of the artist since 2007. Marina Stern was a multifaceted New York-based artist whose works ranged...
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Jan and Josef
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work is part of our exhibition Marina Stern Luminary, the first retrospective of the artist since 2007. This work consists of six oils on canvas framed together by the artist. ...
Category

1990s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Factory #2/Yellow Shed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work is part of our exhibition Marina Stern Luminary, the first retrospective of the artist since 2007. Marina Stern was a multifaceted New York-based artist whose works ranged...
Category

1990s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Road Up
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work is part of our exhibition Marina Stern Luminary, the first retrospective of the artist since 2007. Previously exhibited 1) Marina Stern Nocturnes, Forum Gallery, New York,...
Category

1990s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Silverman s Barns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work is part of our exhibition Marina Stern Luminary, the first retrospective of the artist since 2007. Previously exhibited: Marina Stern Nocturnes, Forum Gallery, New York, N...
Category

1990s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lotto #1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work is part of our exhibition Marina Stern Luminary, the first retrospective of the artist since 2007. Marina Stern was a multifaceted New York-based artist whose works ranged...
Category

1990s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

Malamocco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work is part of our exhibition Marina Stern Luminary, the first retrospective of the artist since 2007. Previously exhibited: Marina Stern Venice – New Works, Forum Gallery, Ne...
Category

1980s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Street Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work is part of our exhibition Marina Stern Luminary, the first retrospective of the artist since 2007. Previously exhibited: 1) Marina Stern Venice – New Works, Forum Gallery,...
Category

1980s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Red Pears
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work is part of our exhibition Marina Stern Luminary, the first retrospective of the artist since 2007. Marina Stern was a multifaceted New York-based artist whose works ranged...
Category

1980s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Carry me away
Located in Lexington, MA
“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...
Category

2010s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Playground
Located in New York, NY
Signed (lower right): Robert Vickrey
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Tempera

Central Park
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work is part of our exhibition Marina Stern Luminary, the first retrospective of the artist since 2007. Marina Stern was a multifaceted New York-based artist whose works ranged...
Category

1980s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Autumn Window
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work is part of our exhibition Marina Stern Luminary, the first retrospective of the artist since 2007. Previously exhibited: 1) Marina Stern - New Paintings, Forum Gallery, Ne...
Category

1980s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Park View
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work is part of our exhibition Marina Stern Luminary, the first retrospective of the artist since 2007. Marina Stern was a multifaceted New York-based artist whose works ranged...
Category

1980s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Interior with Cabbage
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work is part of our exhibition Marina Stern Luminary, the artist's first retrospective since 2007. Previously exhibited: 1) An Exhibition of Recent Paintings by Marina Stern, ...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Snowy Barn #1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work is part of our exhibition Marina Stern Luminary, the first retrospective of the artist since 2007. Marina Stern was a multifaceted New York-based artist whose works ranged...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Stylish Vintage 1940s Fashion Study, "Personal Choice of Gertrude Lawrence"
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s woman's fashion study featuring an elegant, colorful design titled "Personal Choice of Gertrude Lawrence, Star of Lady in the Dark". Gertrude Lawrence, fam...
Category

1940s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

The Boxer. Humorous nature encounter seaside w lobster, soft muted colors
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on cradled board. Signed and dated on back. Part of an ongoing series of man vs beast by the artist
Category

2010s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Bearsville, New York" Georgina Klitgaard, Modernist New York Wooded Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Georgina Klitgaard Bearsville, New York Signed lower right Oil on canvas 26 1/4 x 32 inches Georgina Klitgaard’s art has sometimes gotten lost in the critical propensity to assign ...
Category

Early 20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Stylish Vintage 1940s Fashion Study, Design for Women s Red Gown, Evening Wear
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring an elegant design for a woman's red gown, evening wear. Artwork size: 11 x 8 1/2 inches. Archivally matted to 16 x 12 inches. P...
Category

1940s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

A Captivating 1940s Modern Painting of a Seated Female Nude by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating, 1940s Modern painting of a seated nude on a garden bench by famed Chicago artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A sensitive, skilled portrait of a young female mode...
Category

1940s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

A Stylish Vintage 1940s Woman s Fashion Study, Town and Country, Blum’s Vogue
Located in Chicago, IL
A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring an elegant design for a woman's autumn suit. Inscription reads: "Brown and grey suit and cape affair from Town and Country, Blum's ...
Category

1940s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

A Captivating 1930s Portrait of a Young Woman, "Green Scarf" by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating 1930s Modern portrait painting of a young woman, titled "Green Scarf", by famed Chicago artist, Francis Chapin. Image size: 14 1/4 x 10 inches. Framed size: 15 1/...
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1930s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Sea Cliffs, Oil on Board Painting by American Artist John F. Leonard
Located in Long Island City, NY
Sea Cliffs (54) John F. Leonard American (1921–1987) Date: circa 1965 Oil on Board, unsigned Size: 16 in. x 20 in. (40.64 cm x 50.8 cm)
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1960s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Transection w/ Architectural Forms, Geometrical Figurative Abstract Acrylic
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Transection with Architectural Forms, c. 1980s Acrylic and graphite on board 12 x 20 inches A surrealist mid-century figural abstract ...
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1980s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Graphite

Fishing Below a Covered Bridge, Vermont
Located in New York, NY
Inscribed lower left: [WEST]FORD BRIDGE / [CA]MBRIDGE VT; signed lower right: SLOANE
Category

20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

"History of US Postal Service" American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Chicago
Located in New York, NY
"History of US Postal Service" American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Chicago Harold Haydon "History of the U.S. Postal Service" 21 x 25 1/2 inches O...
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1930s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Blond Beauty Make Up the Airport Customs
Located in Miami, FL
At some point, the fine art/museum world will recognize how truly brilliant a trailblazing artist like Coby Whitmore is. His exploration of bold colors, flattened, simplified space, ...
Category

1950s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board, Pencil, Graphite

The Party - oil on canvas - New York City town house at night - 20th century
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Oil on canvas 30 x 24 inches Signed verso Not framed Provenance: Private collection, USA Aaron Berkman was born in Hartford, Connecticut where his parents had been settled since 1...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rare Large Judaica Oil Painting Jewish 2 Rabbis Painting Abram Tromka WPA Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
Abram Tromka ( Polish/ Russian American 1896-1954 ) Hand signed upper center right. Bears label from Marbella Gallery, New York verso "Two Men Praying" (Davening) Dimensions: Sight- ...
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1930s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board, Canvas

Donna Marecak 1950 Oil on Board “Artist and His Family” Modernist Figurative Art
Located in Denver, CO
"Artist and His Family" is a captivating 1950 oil on board painting attributed to American modernist Donna Marecak (1922–1998). This intimate interior sc...
Category

1950s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Farm Tragedy (Untitled)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Farm Tragedy (Untitled), c. 1930s, mixed media on plaster on panel, unsigned, 22 1/8 x 32 inches; label verso reads: "New York Artists Equity Association, New York, NY," provenance i...
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1930s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Modern Mid-Century Abstract Still Life. Colorful Abstracted Cream Pitcher.
Located in Marco Island, FL
A wonderful little abstract gem by Sarkis Sarkisian entitled Still Life with Cream Pitcher. It is a vibrant and beautiful example of mid-century modern abstraction. Framed in a t...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil, Board

The Magician oil and tempera painting by Julio de Diego
Located in Hudson, NY
Julio De Diego’s Atomic Series paintings made an extraordinary statement regarding the shock and fear that accompanied the dawn of the nuclear age. In the artist’s own words, “Scientists were working secretly to develop formidable powers taken from the mysterious depths of the earth - with the power to make the earth useless! Then, the EXPLOSION! . . . we entered the Atomic Age, and from there the neo-Atomic war begins. Explosions fell everywhere and man kept on fighting, discovering he could fight without flesh.” To execute these works, De Diego developed a technique of using tempera underpainting before applying layer upon layer of pigmented oil glazes. The result is paintings with surfaces which were described as “bonelike” in quality. The forms seem to float freely, creating a three-dimensional visual effect. In the 1954 book The Modern Renaissance in American Art, author Ralph Pearson summarizes the series as “a fantastic interpretation of a weighty theme. Perhaps it is well to let fantasy and irony appear to lighten the devastating impact. By inverse action, they may in fact increase its weight.” Exhibited 1964 Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, Texas This work retains its original frame which measures 54" x 42" x 2" About this artist: Julio De Diego crafted a formidable persona within the artistic developments and political struggles of his time. The artist characterized his own work as “lyrical,” explaining, “through the years, the surrealists, the social-conscious painters and the others tried to adopt me, but I went my own way, good, bad or indifferent.” [1] His independence manifested early in life when de Diego left his parent’s home in Madrid, Spain, in adolescence following his father’s attempts to curtail his artistic aspirations. At the age of fifteen he held his first exhibition, set up within a gambling casino. He managed to acquire an apprenticeship in a studio producing scenery for Madrid’s operas, but moved from behind the curtains to the stage, trying his hand at acting and performing as an extra in the Ballet Russes’ Petrouchka with Nijinsky. He spent several years in the Spanish army, including a six-month stretch in the Rif War of 1920 in Northern Africa. His artistic career pushed ahead as he set off for Paris and became familiar with modernism’s forays into abstraction, surrealism, and cubism. The artist arrived in the U.S. in 1924 and settled in Chicago two years later. He established himself with a commission for the decoration of two chapels in St. Gregory’s Church. He also worked in fashion illustration, designed magazine covers and developed a popular laundry bag for the Hotel Sherman. De Diego began exhibiting through the Art Institute of Chicago in 1929, and participated in the annual Chicago Artists Exhibitions, Annual American Exhibitions, and International Water Color Exhibitions. He held a solo exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago in the summer of 1935. Though the artist’s career was advancing, his family life had deteriorated. In 1932 his first marriage dissolved, and the couple’s young daughter Kiriki was sent to live with friend Paul Hoffman. De Diego continued to develop his artistic vocabulary with a growing interest in Mexican art. He traveled throughout the country acquainting himself with the works of muralists such as Carlos Merida, and also began a collection of small native artifacts...
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1940s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil, Tempera

Fortune Magazine Cover Published 1941 Illustration Precisionist American Scene
Located in New York, NY
Fortune Magazine Cover Published 1941 Illustration Precisionist American Scene Antonio Petruccelli (1907 - 1994) Military Tent City Fortune Cover published, May 1941 17 1/2 X 15 in...
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1940s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

"Backstage, Ambassador" Broadway Theatre NYC Mid-century Modern Modernist Cubist
By Sam Norkin
Located in New York, NY
"Backstage, Ambassador" Broadway Theatre NYC Mid-century Modern Modernist CubistSigned lower left, titled on the stretcher. Norkin was a Brooklyn, Ne...
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1940s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original Painting Published Fortune Mag Cover 1935 Jewels Jewelry Illustration
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting Published Fortune Mag Cover 1935 Jewels Jewelry Illustration Antonio Petruccelli (1907 – 1994) Fortune cover published, Decembe...
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1930s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Fish Story oil painting by Williams Charles Palmer
Located in Hudson, NY
This painting is illustrated in the Catalogue of the 1945 Encyclopedia Britannica Collection of Contemporary American Painting, p.84. Written and edited by Grace Pagano. "Painting ...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original Painting New Yorker Cover Proposal American Scene Modern Santa s Feet
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting New Yorker Cover Proposal American Scene Modern Santa's Feet Antonio Petruccelli (1907 - 1994) Santas Feet At Midnight New Yorker c...
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1930s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

"Shattered" WPA Mid 20th Century Modernism American Scene Surrealism Figurative
Located in New York, NY
"Shattered" WPA Mid 20th Century Modernism American Scene Surrealism Figurative Estate stamp on the stretcher, verso. Provenance: Estate of the artist. 20 x 24 inches. Look at the last two photos in the listing. A new book about Leon Bibel was just published and there's a photo of the artist taken in front of the painting. Amazingness. BIO Leon Bibel continued painting through 1941 and resumed work in both painting and especially wood sculpture by 1960. He worked until his very last day in 1995. His last series of large wood sculptures were modeled on spice boxes, which were miniature buildings...
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1930s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Charming Mid-Century Modern 1950s Portrait of a Young Girl by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming, beautifully painted, Mid-Century Modern portrait of a young girl by noted Chicago artist, Francis Chapin. Dating from the 1950s, the painting was exhibited at the famed ...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Docks Boats by Cottages, New York City Art Dealer, Grace Borgenicht Gallery
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Grace Borgenicht Brandt (American, 1915-2001) Signed: G. Borgenicht " Docks & Boats by Cottages " circa 1950-1955 Oil on canvas 20" x 24" Housed in a Vintage 4" Ornamented Frame...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rooted Silence
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Paul Grimm. "Rooted Silence" is a landscape painting, oil on board in an earth-tone palette by artist Paul Grimm. It is signed in the lower right, "Paul Grimm". Paul Grimm (1891-1974) was an artist born to German parents in South Africa in 1891. As a small child, he moved with his parents to the United States. He reportedly was seen as having artistic talent as a child and, as an adult, attended a university-level art school in New York. Between 1910 and 1920, he reportedly went to South America for a few years before returning stateside and settling in southern California. Grimm gained much of his present-day fame by painting landscapes of southern California in the 1920s. Many works depict alluvial fans and desert vegetation in the eastern half of Riverside County. The San Jacinto Mountains appear frequently in his work. Most of the works are oil on canvas. A residence on Calle Palo Fierro in the Palm Springs Warm Sands Neighborhood was built for him in 1935. He had a studio on Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs from the 1950s until his death in 1974. Provenance: with George Stern Fine Arts...
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20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Flight to Egypt
By Anna Walinska
Located in New York, NY
Oil on paper. Signed and dated 'Walinska 57' (lower left). image size 20 x 13 1/2 in. framed size 28 1/3 x 22 1/2 inches Provenance Martha Jackson Gallery Anderson Gallery, Buffalo...
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1950s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

A Corner of Barbados
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Joseph Stella(1877-1946) A Corner of Barbados, 1937 Oil on canvas, 11 x 15 inches (27.9 x 38.1 cm) Inscribed on verso: A corner of / Barbados / O:P by / Joseph Stella Provenance The artist; By bequest to his nephew, Sergio Stella, 1946; By descent in the family, until the present Joseph Stella’s artistic career defies easy categorization. He was simultaneously a modernist and traditionalist, a dual citizen of the Old and New World, a bold experimenter and masterful practitioner of time-honored artistic techniques. His iconic paintings of New York City, such as the Brooklyn Bridge and Coney Island, celebrate modernity and the Machine Age, while his exuberant paintings of the natural world speak to the spiritual revelation that guided and grounded him throughout his life. Until recently, the divergent aspects of Stella’s career “confounded his legacy.” But in Joseph Stella: Visionary Nature, the multi-venue museum exhibition that focuses on the artist’s lifelong engagement with nature, a more complete and nuanced understanding of his career has emerged. Stella’s work of flora and fauna demonstrate his deep connection to and close observational study of nature to invigorate his creativity and sustain his human spirit. Indeed, nature was a salve to his woes about life and the modern age. He made countless drawings and paintings of flowers, many of which were done at the New York Botanical Garden – a favorite place for the artist. In these works, Stella explored new styles and pressed the limits of his imagination. Like nature itself, he was always changing, always growing. Stella found himself in Barbados in 1937, when then health of his wife had declined and she asked him to bring her home. He loved the island paradise, as it reawakened his creativity and love the natural world, much as his returns to Italy did. Although he remained in Barbados for only five months, the landscape he absorbed and the motifs he developed fueled his art for the next three years. The Barbados paintings...
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1930s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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