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Vintage Original Old Hollywood Portrait -- Peter Lorre with Yellow Scarf
Located in Soquel, CA
studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Art in 1916, the American Academy of Art in Chicago, the Audubon
Category

1950s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Headland IV - Etching by Gordon Cook on Japanese Paper
By Gordon Cook
Located in Soquel, CA
American Academy of Art* in Chicago. The same year he studied intaglio printmaking with Vera Berdich at
Category

1960s American Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Laid Paper, Etching

Day at the Beach - Realistic Figurative Illustration in Gouache
Located in Soquel, CA
Chicago Academy of Fine Art in 1916, the American Academy of Art in Chicago, the Audubon School of Art and
Category

1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Cardboard

"Just Married", 1930s Original Painted Figurative 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

Acrylic, Cardboard

Devastation - Mid Century Figurative Illustration Grayscale Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
painting for the Western Sign Works. He studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Art in 1916, the American
Category

1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Ring-necked Pheasants, Wildlife Oil Painting Painting on Canvas by Peter Darro
Located in Long Island City, NY
at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. After graduation, eager for adventure in the wilderness
Category

1970s American Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Mid Century Still Life with Brass Vessel, Fruits and Vegetables
Located in Soquel, CA
Works. He studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Art in 1916, the American Academy of Art in Chicago
Category

1940s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Adventures in Literature" Figurative 1930 s Illustration art
Located in Soquel, CA
painting for the Western Sign Works. He studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Art in 1916, the American
Category

1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Cardboard

Canada Goose in Flight, Photorealist Wildlife Oil Painting by Peter Darro
Located in Long Island City, NY
at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. After graduation, eager for adventure in the wilderness
Category

1970s American Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Boatyard Lift (Photo-realist Oil Painting of a Red Yellow Crane on Blue)
Located in Hudson, NY
Navy during WWII and went on to study at the American Academy of Art in Chicago and the Pennsylvania
Category

Early 2000s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Telescoping #2 (Large Photorealist Oil Painting of a Red White Crane on Blue)
Located in Hudson, NY
study at the American Academy of Art in Chicago and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in
Category

1990s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Madman s Drum (Brothel) — Story Without Words Graphic Modernism
By Lynd Ward
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
of America’s foremost wood engravers and book illustrators of the first half of the twentieth century
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Crane: Large Photo-Realist Painting of Industrial Red Ball Grey Crane 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

"Successful Campaign" Mid Century Short Story Illustration Original
Located in Soquel, CA
Works. Kinghan later studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Art in 1916, the American Academy of Art in
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Winter Fun — Mid-century Modernism, Central Park, New York City
By Louis Lozowick
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
printed by master lithographer George C. Miller for Associated American Artists in 1941. Image size 9 1/2
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Happy Family", Mid Century Sepia Figurative Interior Scene, Illustration Art
Located in Soquel, CA
in 1916, the American Academy of Art in Chicago, the Audubon School of Art and the Art Institute of
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Angry Skies (Andante Cantabile) — Central Park, New York City
By Louis Lozowick
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
edition printed for Associated American Artists in 1948 by master lithographer George C. Miller
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Vintage Carmel Landscape -- Shore Cypress
By Margaret Eifler
Located in Soquel, CA
Minneapolis School of Art and Design and did postgraduate work at the American Academy of Art in Chicago and
Category

1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

Low Tide
Located in San Francisco, CA
American Artists, New York. The image size is 8.40 x 11 inches, sheet size is 10.25 x 13.5 inches. It is in
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Wild Pilgrimage (Contemplation) — Story Without Words Graphic Modernism
By Lynd Ward
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
', Harry Abrams, New York, 1974. ABOUT THE ARTIST Lynd Ward is acknowledged as one of America’s foremost
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Sub Culture
By Caroline Durieux
Located in San Francisco, CA
—an importer of Latin American goods and later the chief representative of General Motors for South
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Artist Model’s”
By Julio de Diego
Located in Southampton, NY
, appearing at thirty-two annual exhibitions of Chicago Artists, American artists, and watercolorists, between
Category

1870s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper, Graphite

Generation Gap
By Caroline Durieux
Located in San Francisco, CA
Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Gallery, and
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern More Art

Materials

Other Medium

"Concrete Construction"
By Harry Leith-Ross
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Hope for American Art" Harry Leith-Ross (1886 - 1973) The son of an English father and a Dutch
Category

20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Sculptural Brass Mid Century Modern Lamps by Frederick Cooper
By Frederick Cooper
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural Pair of Brass and Wood Mid Century Lamps, made by Frederick Cooper of Chicago, American
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Metal

Venice Festival, Italy, Cityscape, Gondola, Canal
By Frederick Milton Grant
Located in Wiscasset, ME
exhibitions for American artists and for artists of Chicago. His paintings were influenced by the jewel-like
Category

1930s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

The Riverside
By Sanford Robinson Gifford
Located in New York, NY
Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, Smithsonian American Art Museum plus many regional, academic
Category

19th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board, Archival Paper

Window and Vines, Abbaye de Fontenay, Bourgogne, France - Architecture, Nature
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
throughout 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

On Stage It s Okay to Be Different - An Homage to the Rocky Horror Picture Show
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

1960s Joe Colombo for Oluce Coupe 3321 Vintage Mid-Century Italian Floor Lamp
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
with an award winning design, taking the International Design Award from the American Institute of
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Robert Goodnough Larger Shapes Gray , 1980
By Robert Goodnough
Located in Dallas, TX
Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the San Francisco
Category

Vintage 1980s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Paint

Acrylic Painting, "Casa Azul de Esquina", by Felix Cordero, Puerto Rican Artist
Located in Houston, TX
in New York and at the Academy of American Arts in Chicago, Illinois. In the early 70’s he returned
Category

20th Century American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paint

Two Whales Swirl in Love Dance Among Turquoise and Yellow Waters
Located in Miami, FL
Congress, The Hudson River Museum, The Arts Club of Chicago, The American Institute of Graphic Arts, The
Category

1950s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Gouache, Board, Oil

Op Art Hard Edged Abstract Geometric Mod Painting John Pearson
Located in Surfside, FL
of American Art, NYC Chicago Vicinity The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, ILL 75 Years of
Category

1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

E Pluribus Unum , Modernist Silk Screen, Walt Disney, San Miguel de Allende
By Ross Wetzel
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
and fellow artist, Janice- at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. He was soon working for Walt
Category

1970s Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Screen

Untitled
By Lawrence Kupferman
Located in Surfside, FL
Museum of American Art (1938, 1946, 1948, 1949), the Art Institute of Chicago (1938), and the Museum of
Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Huangshan Mountains, Study 46, Anhui, China - Minimal Landscape, Sun, Clouds
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Museum of American Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, George
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Dusty Duel" Original Western Still-Life Portrait, Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
America in Chicago, Illinois and San Antonio, Texas, the Colorado Governor’s Invitational Show in Loveland
Category

2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Radiant Abstraction , Kinetogenics, AIC, SFMoMA, SFMA, São Paulo Biennial
By Richard Irving Bowman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, Mexico City 1945 56th Annual American Exhibition of Oil Paintings. Art Institute of Chicago 1945 Art of
Category

1960s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Alkyd

Spanish Moon - Abstract Geometric Form, Hand Painted Welded Steel Sculpture
By Chris Hill
Located in Chicago, IL
Academy of Art in Chicago. Working as a designer and teaching digital design at the American Academy of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Steeplechase, Los Altos Hunt , St. Martin s School, Carmel, PAFA, ASL, NAD, CAA
By Frank Ashley
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
of Art in London. Ashley continued his studies at the American Academy of Art in Chicago and the
Category

1980s Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Peonies in White Light - Oil Painting with 12K White Gold Leaf, Blond Female
By Michael Van Zeyl
Located in Chicago, IL
Academy of Art, Chicago, IL 1999-2000 American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL - Life Drawing & Oil Painting
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Apollo and Artemis, Mythological Figures Depicted in a Classical Pose
By Andrew S. Conklin
Located in Chicago, IL
presence of my subject. BFA, 2000, American Academy of Art, Chicago MFA, 2013, Academy of Art University
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Flipping Boy, 4th Ward, Houston, TX by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., 1983
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Denton, TX
Museum of American Art, Chicago Art Institute, National Museum of American Art, Museum of Fine Arts
Category

1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Joe Colombo Table Lamp Coupé White by Oluce
By Joe Colombo, Oluce
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
dome up, down and sideways. In 1968, Coupé won the ”International Design Award” of the American
Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

A Winter s Evening Wood Engraving, Smithsonian, Carnegie, Brooklyn Museum, AIC
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Brooklyn Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Art Institute of Chicago
Category

1970s Landscape Prints

Materials

Mulberry Paper, Engraving

Venetian Shower - Nude Woman Showering in Tiled Bath, 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 Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Street Champion, 4th Ward, Houston, TX - Children, Kids, House, Black Artist
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Denton, TX
Museum of American Art, Chicago Art Institute, National Museum of American Art, Museum of Fine Arts
Category

1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Adjacent Worlds Female Nude with Braids Looking at Her Reflection Thru a Portal
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

Strength - Tattooed Shirtless Man Holding a Purple Plastic Squirt Gun, Framed
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

Hyperrealist Countryside Landscape Gouache Painting by Harry Bennett
By Harry Bennett
Located in Atlanta, GA
his passion for painting. He attended The Art Institute of Chicago and The American Academy of Art in
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Cardboard

Hidden - Cloaked Female Figure Original Charcoal Drawing on Paper by Bruno Surdo
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 Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Archival Paper

Moth Finder - Male Couple Embracing, Piercing Blue Eyes, Original Oil Painting
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

Oil, Panel

Trick or Treat, Figures in Various Costume and a Dog, Oil on Panel, 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

Oil, Panel

Connected Souls - Couple Embracing, Floral Background, Original Oil Painting
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

My Inner Sanctum - Nude Woman Reclining On Chair w/ Cats, 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 Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Interchange Between Myth and Reality - Monumental Painting, Original Oil
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

Oil, Canvas

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