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Whispers of a Dreamer - Woman Asleep in Field of Daisies, Original Oil Painting
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
Past” American Artist Magazine, 2004 “Living Artists” Crow Book Publishing, Chicago, IL 2004 “The New
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

City of Light
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Denton, TX
American photographer who is known for his dreamlike black and white photographs of the figure, animals
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Basket of Fruit
By Keith Carter b.1948
Located in Denton, TX
National Portrait Gallery, Museum of Fine Arts, Smithsonian, American Art Museum, Art Institute of Chicago
Category

1990s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Reflections of Self - Bruno Surdo, Original Oil Painting
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
Past” American Artist Magazine, 2004 “Living Artists” Crow Book Publishing, Chicago, IL 2004 “The New
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

The Abyss - Original Oil Painting of Nude Figures Wandering Into a Body of Water
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
Lecture: American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL 1993 Lecture: Ray College of Design, Chicago, IL AWARDS
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Abduction of Europa - Bruno Surdo, Original Oil Painting
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
Past” American Artist Magazine, 2004 “Living Artists” Crow Book Publishing, Chicago, IL 2004 “The New
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Street Champion - Black and white, children playing in front of house
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Denton, TX
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Chicago Art Institute, National Museum of American Art, Museum of
Category

1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Piano Man
Located in North Clarendon, VT
commercial galleries, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the
Category

1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Entanglement - Original Oil Painting of Intertwined Female Figures Floating
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
Past” American Artist Magazine, 2004 “Living Artists” Crow Book Publishing, Chicago, IL 2004 “The New
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Lohengrin" The Swan Knight of The Holy Grail
Located in Soquel, CA
" Education, American Academy of Design Chicago Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Design and Applied Arts Sep 1999
Category

2010s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

In Good Company
Located in North Clarendon, VT
two cute dogs! Signed lower right. Yvonne Pène du Bois (1913–1997) was an American artist who
Category

1970s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Chariot of Apollo, Study 4, Versailles, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
the world, including the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Row of Kannons, Doryuji, Kagawa, Shikoku, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
the world, including the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

The Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs - Monumental Mythological Oil Painting
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
Lecture: Skokie Art Guild, Skokie, IL 1994 Lecture: American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL 1993 Lecture: Ray
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Silverstone Yellow Jasmine - Original Oil Painting of Woman and Floating Flowers
By Michael Van Zeyl
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago, DePaul University School of Law, Chicago Theological Seminary and American Hotel Register. He has
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Set of Two Joe Colombo Mini Coupe Table Lamps by Oluce
By Oluce, Joe Colombo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
from the American Institute of Interior Designers in Chicago the year after its creation and is
Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Paradox of St. Sebastian - Contemporary Oil Painting with Graffiti and Shackles
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
Past” American Artist Magazine, 2004 “Living Artists” Crow Book Publishing, Chicago, IL 2004 “The New
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Formal Portrait of a Chinese Man in Traditional Dress
Located in Miami, FL
. Provenance: American Academy of Art College, Chicago Joyce Ballantyne (April 4, 1918 – May 15, 2006) was a
Category

1940s Academic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Farm Tragedy (Untitled)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
extensively in the 1920s and 1930s at venues such as the Salons of America, the Art Institute of Chicago, the
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

1940 s Set of Gil Elvgren Pin Up Girl Playing Cards by Brown Bigelow in Box
By Gil Elvgren, Brown Bigelow
Located in Red Lion, PA
artists such as Alberto Vargas and George Petty. Trained at the American Academy of Art in Chicago
Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Games

Materials

Paper

Gatherers - Original Charcoal Drawing of Huddled Women on Paper by Bruno Surdo
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
Past” American Artist Magazine, 2004 “Living Artists” Crow Book Publishing, Chicago, IL 2004 “The New
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Archival Paper

Nature s Web of Dependency - Large Scale Oil Painting with Animals and People
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
Art Guild, Skokie, IL 1994 Lecture: American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL 1993 Lecture: Ray College of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Line of Trees, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan by Michael Kenna, 2012
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Carter Museum of American Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, George
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Riders at Sundown — Mid-Century Southwest Regionalism
By Gene Kloss
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
of Etchers 1934; Henry B. Shope Prize, Society of American Etchers 1951; First Prize, Chicago Society
Category

1950s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Aquatint

The Fisherman of Mola di Bari - Puglia, Italy, Large Scale Oil Painting, Framed
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
Art Guild, Skokie, IL 1994 Lecture: American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL 1993 Lecture: Ray College of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Beauty s Kiss - Woman Kissing a Statue of a Greek Warrior, Original Oil Painting
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
Past” American Artist Magazine, 2004 “Living Artists” Crow Book Publishing, Chicago, IL 2004 “The New
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Bass Rocks" Josephine Reichmann, Impressionist Surf, Luminous Waves, Seascape
Located in New York, NY
Arts Club of Chicago, the American Watercolor Society, and the Chicago Society of Artists as well as
Category

1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Homage to David Bowie - original celebrity realist still life portrait oil human
By Andrew S. Conklin
Located in London, Chelsea
Chicago’s American Academy of Art and painting and printmaking at the National Academy of Design School in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Katherine Reclining with iMac - original female realist still life portraiture
By Andrew S. Conklin
Located in London, Chelsea
design at Chicago’s American Academy of Art and painting and printmaking at the National Academy of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Girl with iMac, Skull and KAWS - original realist still life portraiture artwork
By Andrew S. Conklin
Located in London, Chelsea
Chicago’s American Academy of Art and painting and printmaking at the National Academy of Design School in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Nina Reclining with Guitar - original female realist still life portraiture oil
By Andrew S. Conklin
Located in London, Chelsea
design at Chicago’s American Academy of Art and painting and printmaking at the National Academy of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Field of Sticks, Kamikawa, Hokkaido, Japan, by Michael Kenna, 2023
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
collections throughout the world, including the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, the Art Institute of
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Line of Trees, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan by Michael Kenna, 2012
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
museum and institution collections throughout the world, including the Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Avenue of Giants, Humbolt, California, USA by Michael Kenna, 1998
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
the world, including the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

September Still Life — Mid-Century Modernism
By Clinton Adams
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
public collections, including the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Boston
Category

1950s American Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Great Kills, Staten Island" Dry Docks in Winter, Snowy Impressionist Landscape
Located in New York, NY
, February 4 - March 25, 1917, no. 302. Art Institute of Chicago, Annual American exhibition [of] paintings
Category

1910s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Is A Storm Coming? - Portrait of a Tattooed Biker, Original Oil on Canvas
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
Past” American Artist Magazine, 2004 “Living Artists” Crow Book Publishing, Chicago, IL 2004 “The New
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Fifer
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Society Cleveland Museum of Art Smithsonian Museum of American Art Art Institute of Chicago National
Category

1870s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Romance Love Triangle on Fishing Boat - Mid-Century
Located in Miami, FL
Congress, The Hudson River Museum, The Arts Club of Chicago, The American Institute of Graphic Arts, The
Category

1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil, Illustration Board, Pencil

Pink Ball Hook (Photorealist Oil Painting of Industrial Equipment on Blue)
Located in Hudson, NY
. Richards served in the US Navy during WWII and went on to study at the American Academy of Art in Chicago
Category

1980s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Set of Two Joe Colombo Mini Coupe Table Lamps by Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
from the American Institute of Interior Designers in Chicago the year after its creation and is
Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Set of Two Joe Colombo Mini Coupe Table Lamps by Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
from the American Institute of Interior Designers in Chicago the year after its creation and is
Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Set of Two Joe Colombo Mini Coupe Table Lamps by Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
from the American Institute of Interior Designers in Chicago the year after its creation and is
Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

The Ledge
By Georgina Klitgaard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
50 1/8 inches, exhibited: 1) 44th Annual Exhibition of American Paintings & Sculpture, Art Institute
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Set of Two Joe Colombo Mini Coupe Table Lamps by Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
from the American Institute of Interior Designers in Chicago the year after its creation and is
Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Set of Two Joe Colombo Mini Coupe Table Lamps by Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
from the American Institute of Interior Designers in Chicago the year after its creation and is
Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Set of Four Joe Colombo Mini Coupe Table Lamps by Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
from the American Institute of Interior Designers in Chicago the year after its creation and is
Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Set of Two Joe Colombo Mini Coupe Table Lamps by Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
from the American Institute of Interior Designers in Chicago the year after its creation and is
Category

2010s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

Palazzo, Florence
By Rudy O. Pozzatti
Located in Fairlawn, OH
American Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Cincinnati Art Museum, Dayton Art Institute, Des Moines Art Center
Category

1950s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Aquatint

Black Passion
By Rudy O. Pozzatti
Located in Fairlawn, OH
American Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Cincinnati Art Museum, Dayton Art Institute, Des Moines Art Center
Category

1970s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Turn-about
By Rudy O. Pozzatti
Located in Fairlawn, OH
, Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, Butler Institute of American Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Cincinnati Art
Category

1970s American Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Road Repairing, Lower Manhattan at Night
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Village in the early 1930s, a venue designed to highlight American art. News of the opening of the gallery
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Arriving at Church in Winter - Figurative Realistic Illustration
Located in Soquel, CA
the Western Sign Works. He studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Art in 1916, the American Academy
Category

1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cardboard, Gouache

Lice
Located in Fairlawn, OH
American Society of Etchers, Chicago Society of Etchers, Print Makers of California, Zoology Society of
Category

1920s American Realist Animal Prints

Materials

Drypoint

Peck Slip
Located in Los Angeles, CA
reminiscent of the work of Preston Dickinson. During this time, he exhibited at the Salons of America in New
Category

1950s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Near Westport, Ireland”
By Adolf Arthur Dehn
Located in Southampton, NY
by the very well known American artist, Adolf Arthur Dehn. Signed by the artist lower left
Category

1960s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Cylinder and Pear
By Walter Tandy Murch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the
Category

1950s American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

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    To identify American of Martinsville furniture, first look for the brand stamp, often found inside of a drawer, on the bottom of the piece or under a seat. The mark typically features the full brand name; some pieces also display an eagle logo. Another identifying characteristic of wood pieces made by the company are brass "X" inlays, often found on tabletops and the front of cabinet doors. Many mid-century American of Martinsville case goods also feature slatted or louvered doors. If you need help with the identification process, use the services of a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer. Shop a variety of American of Martinsville furniture on 1stDibs.
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