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"Portrait of Fanny Adam" Mary Jane Peale, Mid-19th Century, Early Portrait
Located in New York, NY
Mary Jane Peale Portrait of Fanny Adam, 1857 A scanned photograph of the back of the canvas taken prior to relining shows the inscription "Fanny Adam / painted by / Mary J. Peale / P...
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1850s Academic Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Light Bulb" Jasper Johns, Mid-Century, Pop Art, Dada, Black Silhouette
By Jasper Johns
Located in New York, NY
Jasper Johns Light Bulb, 1966 Signed and dated in pencil, numbered "36/45" in lower margin Lithograph on J. Whatman paper Image: 8 1/2 x 14 5/8 inches Sheet: 19 1/2 x 24 1/4 inches ...
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1960s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Wildness Lies in Wait" William Littlefield, Abstract Expressionism
Located in New York, NY
William Littlefield Wildness Lies in Wait, 1956 Signed and dated lower left; signed, dated and titled on the reverse Oil on canvas 48 x 25 inches William Horace Littlefield was bor...
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Peonies" Dorothea M. Litzinger, Vibrant, Expressive Color, Flower Still Life
Located in New York, NY
Dorothea M. Litzinger Peonies, circa 1929 Signed Upper Left Oil on canvas 40 x 30 inches Provenance Private Collection, NY Estate of the above, 2024 Born in Cambria County, Penn...
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1910s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Two Pueblo Dancers, Santa Clara" Pablita Velarde, New Mexico Native American
Located in New York, NY
Pablita Velarde Two Pueblo Dancers, Santa Clara, 1993 Signed and dated lower right Casein on paper 7 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches Provenance Adobe Gallery, New Mexico Private Collection, Texa...
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1990s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Casein

"Untitled" Howard Daum, Abstract, Red White and Blue, Modernist Composition
Located in New York, NY
Howard Daum Untitled, 1972 Signed and dated on verso Oil on board 10 1/8 x 8 inches Howard Daum was born in Poland. His family lived in Lodz until he turned 14, when he and his mother left the counrtry. They settled in Montreal, Canada, where Daum learned from the artist Alexander Bercovitch from 1934 to 1937. In 1938, Daum and his mom traveled to New York and chose the Bronx as their home. After finishing high school in 1940, Daum received a scholarship to the Art Students League. There, he learned from teachers like Will Barnet, Cameron Booth, Morris Kantor, Harry Sternberg, and Vaclav Vytlacil, who was a key mentor. Vytlacil had studied under modern painter Hans Hofmann in Munich in 1921 and helped start the American Abstract Artists group in 1936. In 1943 and 1944, Daum served in the U. S. Army in Mississippi before coming back to New York. During 1944 and 1945, he had lessons with Hofmann at his school in Greenwich Village. Daum's art during this time became more abstract, using bold and bright colors with clear brushstrokes. The space in his work was very shallow, with objects like figures and easels overlapping each other. Some of Daum’s artist friends, such as Robert Barrell, Peter Busa, and Steve Wheeler...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Spanish Village" Paul Sample, Mid 20th Century European Scene, Pastel Colors
By Paul Sample
Located in New York, NY
Paul Sample Spanish Village, 1958 Signed lower right; titled on artist label affixed to the reverse Acrylic on Masonite 23 1/4 x 33 inches Provenace Milch Galleries, New York Privat...
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1950s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

"White Calla Lily" Lowell Nesbitt, Modernist Floral Still Life
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in New York, NY
Lowell Nesbitt White Calla Lily, 1983 Signed, titled and dated Colored pencil on paper Diameter 19 1/2 inches Lowell Blair Nesbitt (1933–1993) was a prolific American painter, draug...
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1980s Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Color Pencil

"Wer Liefert" Oskar Kokoschka, Satirical Expressionist Caricature, Red on White
By Oskar Kokoschka
Located in New York, NY
Oskar Kokoschka Wer Liefert, circa 1917 Sanguine on paper 8 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches Throughout his career, Kokoschka demonstrated a thirst for independence and refrained from associati...
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1910s Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk

"Ringling Brothers Barns" Cordray Simmons, Wisconsin Circus Scene, Red Barn
Located in New York, NY
Cordray Simmons Ringling Brothers Barns, circa 1930 Signed lower right Oil on Masonite 24 x 30 inches Cordray Simmons was born July 10, 1888 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Christened ...
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1930s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

"Falaise aux environs de Dieppe" Armand Guillaumin, Normandy Impressionist Sky
By Armand Guillaumin
Located in New York, NY
Armand Guillaumin Falaise aux environs de Dieppe, circa 1882 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 21 x 26 inches Provenance Galerie de L'Institut, Paris Jean-Baptiste-Armand Guillaumi...
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1880s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Abare" Jules Olitski, Color-Field, Abstract Expressionist, Gestural Painting
By Jules Olitski
Located in New York, NY
Jules Olitski Abare, 1987 Signed and dated on the reverse Oil-based acrylic and water-based acrylic on plexiglass 44 3/4 x 23 5/8 inches Provenance The artist Andre Emmerich Gallery...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Plexiglass, Oil, Acrylic

"Cheyenne Mountain (Summer in Colorado)" Ernest Lawson, Modernist Western Scene
By Ernest Lawson
Located in New York, NY
Ernest Lawson Cheyenne Mountain (Summer in Colorado), circa 1927-30 Signed lower center Oil on canvas 12 x 16 inches Provenance Mrs. Bertram H. Catzen Manor Circle Gallery, Pelham, ...
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1920s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Knickfaltung (Folded)" Herbert Zangs, Modernist, Folded Fabric, Textural Work
By Herbert Zangs
Located in New York, NY
Herbert Zangs Knickfaltung (Folded), 1955 Signed and dated lower left Cotton cloth folded and painted with dispersion 42 x 32 inches Provenance Private Collection, Krefeld, Germany ...
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1950s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Cotton, Paint

"Restaurant" Adelaide Lawson Gaylor, American Modernist Interior Party Scene
Located in New York, NY
Adelaide Lawson Gaylor Restaurant Signed lower right Oil on canvas 24 1/4 x 30 inches Modernist artist Adelaide Jaffrey Lawson Gaylor was born in New York City and studied at the A...
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1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Untitled" Friedel Dzubas, Shades of Red and Blue, Lyrical Expressionist Work
By Friedel Dzubas
Located in New York, NY
Friedel Dzubas Untitled, 1985 Acrylic on paper 24 1/2 x 30 inches A noted figure in the New York School, Friedel Dzubas was associated with the Color Field painting movement in the...
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1980s Color-Field Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Untitled" Yvonne Thomas, Female Abstract Expressionist, Black and White Work
By Yvonne Thomas
Located in New York, NY
Yvonne Thomas Untitled, 1962 Signed with initials and dated lower right Oil on paper 8 3/4 x 12 inches Yvonne Patricia Thomas, born in Nice, France, in 1913, immigrated to the Unit...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil

"18 Cornelia Street" George Morrison, Ojibwe Native Artist, Modernist Work
By George Morrison
Located in New York, NY
George Morrison 18 Cornelia Street, 1944 Signed and dated "May 1944" lower left Ink on paper 8 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches Provenance The artist Carl Ashby Estate of the above Private Collec...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

"Untitled" Taro Yamamoto, New York School, Gestural, Thick Impasto Composition
By Taro Yamamoto
Located in New York, NY
Taro Yamamoto Untitled, 1954 Signed lower right; signed and dated on the reverse Oil on canvas 25 x 30 inches Taro Yamamoto was involved in the Abstract Expressionist movement in N...
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Untitled" Mernet Larsen, Abstract, Hard-Edged, Shades of Purple, Dark Colors
Located in New York, NY
Mernet Larsen Untitled, 1988 Signed and dated lower right Oil and collage on paper Image 17 3/4 x 18 3/4 inches Sheet 19 x 24 inches For more than sixty years, Mernet Larsen has been making paintings that tell stories, showing sharp-edged, mysterious characters in a strange world full of tension and clever humor. She uses different ways to show space that sometimes don't match up. By mixing different perspectives, like reversed and traditional views, she turns everyday situations into a dizzying version of reality that feels familiar yet strange. Her influences come from many places, including geometric shapes from Russian Constructivism, Japanese Bunraku...
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1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil

"The Sphynx is Weary, She Dreams o er the World" John La Farge, American Artist
By John La Farge
Located in New York, NY
John La Farge The Sphynx is Weary, She Dreams o'er the World, 1865 Initialed and dated lower right Gouache, watercolor and black chalk on illustration board 10 1/4 x 12 3/8 inches P...
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1860s Symbolist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk, Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board

"Arches" Sam Gilliam, Acrylic and Glass Abstract, Washington Color School
By Sam Gilliam
Located in New York, NY
Sam Gilliam Arches, 2014 Signed, titled and dated lower left; signed, titled, and inscribed "to Necia" on the reverse Acrylic and glass on paper 10 1/4 x 14 inches Provenance The ar...
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2010s Color-Field Mixed Media

Materials

Glass, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Untitled" Perle Fine, Female Abstract Expressionist, Gray and Black Forms
By Perle Fine
Located in New York, NY
Perle Fine Untitled, circa 1945 Estate stamped and numbered "#632" on the reverse Gouache and pencil on Kraft paper 12 x 20 inches Provenance The artist Estate of the artist Thomas McCormick Gallery...
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1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache, Pencil

"Ruffled Waters" Harmony Hammond, Striped, Black and White, Abstract, Feminist
Located in New York, NY
Harmony Hammond Ruffled Waters, 1980 Signed lower right Mixed media on paper 18 1/8 x 24 inches Provenance Private Collection, New York Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Contemporary Art W...
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1980s American Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

"Untitled" Macena Barton, American, Surrealist Still Life, Sea Scape, Autumnal
Located in New York, NY
Macena Barton Untitled Signed lower right Oil on canvas 24 x 30 inches Provenance Private Collection, California Macena Alberta Barton was an American painter. Barton born in Uni...
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1930s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Fishing by the Bridge" Joseph Jefferson, American Landscape, Barbizon School
Located in New York, NY
Joseph Jefferson Fishing by the Bridge, circa 1885 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 15 x 21 inches Born in Philadelphia, Joseph Jefferson grew up in the theater. His first role was...
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1880s Barbizon School Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Milldam on the Miramichi" Joseph Jefferson, American, Barbizon School Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Joseph Jefferson Milldam on the Miramichi, 1894 Signed / Dated lower left "J.Jefferson 94" Oil on canvas 17 3/4 x 28 1/4 inches Born in Philadelphia, Joseph Jefferson grew up in th...
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1890s Barbizon School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Cubist Landscape" Albert Heckman, American Modernism, Woodstock, Earth Tones
By Albert Heckman
Located in New York, NY
Albert Heckman Cubist Landscape Oil on canvas 16 x 20 inches Albert Heckman was born in Meadville, Western Pennsylvania, 1893. He went to New York City to try his hand at the art w...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Reclining Nude" Mercedes Matter, Abstracted Nude, Early American Modernism
By Mercedes Matter
Located in New York, NY
Mercedes Matter Reclining Nude, circa 1920 Signed "Mercedes Matter" on the overlap Oil on canvas 32 x 51 inches Born in New York in 1913 to famed Philadelphia Modernist, Arthur B. ...
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1920s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Cluster of Houses near Woodstock" Albert Heckman, American Modernist Landscape
By Albert Heckman
Located in New York, NY
Albert Heckman Cluster of Houses near Woodstock Signed lower right Oil on canvas 10 x 14 inches Albert Heckman was born in Meadville, Western Pennsylvania, 1893. He went to New Yor...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Cubist Landscape" Albert Heckman, American Modernist, Fractured Landscape
By Albert Heckman
Located in New York, NY
Albert Heckman Cubist Landscape Signed lower right Oil on canvas 21 3/4 x 30 inches Albert Heckman was born in Meadville, Western Pennsylvania, 1893. He went to New York City to tr...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Western Wilderness Interior" William Keith, California Tonalist, Forest Stream
By William Keith
Located in New York, NY
William Keith Western Wilderness Interior Signed lower left Watercolor on paper laid on artist board 14 1/2 x 19 inches A native of Scotland, William Keith became in the late 19th ...
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Late 19th Century Tonalist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Board

"Untitled" Albert Heckman, Mid-Century American Modernist Abstract Composition
By Albert Heckman
Located in New York, NY
Albert Heckman Untitled Signed lower left Oil on canvas 20 x 24 inches Albert Heckman was born in Meadville, Western Pennsylvania, 1893. He went to New York City to try his hand at...
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1950s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Torrey Cliff, Palisades, New Jersey" William Quinlan, American Impressionism
Located in New York, NY
William Quinlan Torrey Cliff, Palisades, New Jersey, 1939 Signed and dated lower right; titled on reverse Oil on artist board 10 x 8 inches Private collection, New York c. 1955 Esta...
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1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Interior Scene with Lady and Two Children" Sarah Anne Freeman Clarke
Located in New York, NY
Sarah Anne Freeman Clarke Interior Scene with Lady and Two Children, 1883 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 32 x 27 inches Sarah Anne Freeman Clarke was born in Massachusetts in 180...
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1880s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Love in Central Park" Robert Indiana, Pop Art Drawing, American, Typography
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana Love in Central Park, 1971-1972 Signed, titled and dated lower center Pen on ruled paper 10 x 8 inches Provenance Gifted by the artist, Vinalhaven, Maine Private coll...
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1970s Pop Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pen

"All White Love" Robert Indiana, Pop Art, Sketch, American, Typography
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana All White Love, 2000 Signed lower right, dated lower left Artist's marker on paper 11 x 8 1/2 inches Provenance Gifted by the artist, Vinalhaven, Maine Private collec...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Permanent Marker

"Preparatory drawing for American Art since 1960" Robert Indiana, Pop Art Sketch
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana Preparatory drawing for "American Art since 1960", 1970 Signed lower left, dated lower right Colored pencil on paper 11 x 8 1/2 inches Provenance Gifted by the artist...
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1970s Pop Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Color Pencil

"Preparatory drawing for American Art since 1960" Robert Indiana, Pop Art Sketch
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana Preparatory drawing for "American Art since 1960", 1970 Signed lower left, dated lower right Colored pencil on paper 11 x 8 1/2 inches Provenance Gifted by the artist...
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1970s Pop Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Color Pencil

"Preparatory drawing for American Art since 1960" Robert Indiana, Pop Art
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana Preparatory drawing for "American Art since 1960", 1970 Signed lower left, dated lower right Colored pencil on paper 11 x 8 1/2 inches Provenance Gifted by the artist...
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1970s Pop Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Color Pencil

"Envelope Scribbles" Robert Indiana, Pop Art, Correspondence, Artist Letter
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana Envelope Scribbles , 1975 Dated upper right Ink on paper 4 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches Provenance Gifted by the artist, Vinalhaven, Maine Private collection, Maine. Private Co...
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1970s Pop Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

"Love Montecarlo" Robert Indiana, Pop Art Drawing, American Artist, Lettering
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana Love Montecarlo, 2014 Signed and dated lower center Artist's marker on paper 7 3/4 x 5 1/3 Provenance Gifted by the artist, Vinalhaven, Maine Private collection, Main...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Permanent Marker

"Love Notebook Page" Robert Indiana, Pop Art, Preparatory Drawing, Sketch
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana Love Notebook Page, 2014 Signed and dated lower center Artist's marker and graphite on paper 11 x 8 1/2 inches Provenance Gifted by the artist, Vinalhaven, Maine Priv...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Permanent Marker

"Love Notebook Page 2" Robert Indiana, Pop Art, Preparatory Drawing, American
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana Love Notebook Page 2, 2014 Signed lower left, dated lower right Artist's marker and graphite on paper 11 x 8 1/2 inches Provenance Gifted by the artist, Vinalhaven, M...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Permanent Marker, Graphite

"Love Pen Drawing" Robert Indiana, Pop Art, Letters, Preparatory Drawing
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana Love Pen Drawing Signed lower left Artist's marker and ink on paper 6 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches Provenance Gifted by the artist, Vinalhaven, Maine Private collection, Maine....
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Permanent Marker

"Love Scrap Paper" Robert Indiana, Preparatory Drawing, Pop Art, Sketch
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana Love Scrap Paper, 2014 Signed and dated lower left Artist's marker and ink on paper 6 x 8 1/2 inches Provenance Gifted by the artist, Vinalhaven, Maine Private collec...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Permanent Marker

"Love Scribbles" Robert Indiana, Pop Art Sketch, Preparatory Drawing
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana Love Scribbles, 2014 Signed and dated lower center Artist's marker on paper 11 x 8 1/2 inches Provenance Gifted by the artist, Vinalhaven, Maine Private collection, M...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Permanent Marker

"Love Stacked" Robert Indiana, Drawing, Pop Art, Preparatory Drawing
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana Love Stacked , 2014 Signed lower left, dated lower right Artist's marker on ruled paper 10 x 8 inches Provenance Gifted by the artist, Vinalhaven, Maine Private colle...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Permanent Marker

"Portrait of Rebecca" Harriet Peale, Early American Female Portrait
By Harriet Cany Peale
Located in New York, NY
Harriet Peale Portrait of Rebecca, 1840 Inscribed verso, “Portrait of Rebecca Greenwood (?)/ Aged 25 years/ Painted by Harriet C. Cany/ May 1840” Oil on canvas 28 3/4 x 23 3/4 inches...
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1840s Academic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"19 Love" Robert Indiana, Pop Art, Modern Art, Black and White, Marker Sketch
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana 19 Love , circa 1973 Artist's marker on paper 11 x 8 1/2 inches Provenance Gifted by the artist, Vinalhaven, Maine Private collection, Maine. Private Collection, New ...
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1970s Pop Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Permanent Marker

"Amboseli Elephants" Larry Rivers, Pop Art Sculpture, Blue Sky, Animal Herd
By Larry Rivers
Located in New York, NY
Larry Rivers Amboseli Elephants, 1968 Metal with airbrushing, acrylic 26 x 36 x 5 1/4 inches Provenance Private Collection, New York. C. 1970 Estate of the above, 2025 Born in Aug...
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1960s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

"Hyannis Pond" John F. Carlson, Massachusetts American Impressionist Landscape
By John F. Carlson
Located in New York, NY
John F. Carlson Hyannis Pond, 1940 Signed lower left Oil on board 16 x 20 inches Provenance Vose Galleries Private Collection, New Jersey The native Swede John Fabian Carlson beca...
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1940s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"No. 4" Seymour Franks, Mid-Century Abstract Modernist Lilac, Blue Composition
By Seymour Franks
Located in New York, NY
Seymour Franks No. 4, 1952 Signed upper left Dated on verso Oil on canvas American painter and designer, Seymour Franks, was born in New York City in 1916. Seymour Franks contracte...
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"King of the Hill" Arthur Leipzig, American Street Games Photography, Children
By Arthur Leipzig
Located in New York, NY
Arthur Leipzig King of the Hill, 1943 Signed in pencil lower right margin Gelatin silver print 10 x 13 inches Arthur Leipzig (1918-2014) was born in Brooklyn, New York. His journey...
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1940s American Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Wasatch Range, Utah" James Taylor Harwood, Western Landscape, Mormon LDS
By James Taylor Harwood
Located in New York, NY
James Taylor Harwood Wasatch Range, Utah Inscribed "Wasatch Range, Utah" on the stretcher Oil on canvas 16 x 31 inches Provenance Blanche M. Swan Private Collection James Taylor Ha...
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1910s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Duo" Seymour Franks, Mid-Century, Red and Green, Abstract Composition
By Seymour Franks
Located in New York, NY
Seymour Franks Duo, 1947 Signed and dated lower right Oil on canvas 44 x 37 inches Seymour Franks, 1916-1981, originated from New York City, where he was born in 1916. At just 16 y...
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1940s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Untitled" Seymour Franks, Mid-Century Abstract Swirling Composition
By Seymour Franks
Located in New York, NY
Seymour Franks Untitled, circa 1948 Signed lower right Mixed media on panel 15 1/4 x 22 1/2 inches Seymour Franks, 1916-1981, originated from New York City, where he was born in 19...
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1940s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Panel

"Babe Bows Out" Nat Fein, Baseball, Babe Ruth, Sports Photography, American
Located in New York, NY
Nat Fein Babe Bows Out, 1948 Signed lower right Gelatin silver print on paper Image size: 16 x 20 inches Mat size: 22 1/2 x 24 3/4 inches Nat Fein (1914–2000) was a prominent Ameri...
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1940s Realist Black and White Photography

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Paper, Silver Gelatin

"City Park, Winter" Aaron Bohrod, Mid-Century, American Realist Nocturne
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
Aaron Bohrod City Park, Winter, circa 1945 Signed in pencil lower right margin Lithograph on wove paper Image 9 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches From the edition of 250 Aaron Bohrod's work has ...
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1940s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

"Fishing Village" Joe Jones, Mid-Century, American Life, Small Town Scene
By Joe Jones
Located in New York, NY
Joe Jones Fishing Village, 1949 Signed in pencil lower right margin Lithograph on wove paper Image 9 5/16 x 12 9/16 inches Sheet 12 x 15 15/16 inches From the edition of 250 The initial details of Jones' career are sparse, and this is intentional. The young artist was engaged in a process of self-reinvention, crafting a persona. When he submitted a work to the Sixteen Cities Exhibition at New York City's Museum of Modern Art in 1933, he briefly characterized himself: "Born St. Louis, 1909, self-taught. " Jones intentionally portrayed himself to the art community as an authentic working-class figure, backed by a compelling history. He was the youngest of five children in a family led by a one-armed house painter from St. Louis, a Welsh immigrant, and his German American spouse. At the age of ten, Jones found himself in a Missouri reformatory due to authorities' concerns over his graffiti activities. After completing elementary school, he traveled by freight car to California and back, even being arrested for vagrancy in Pueblo, Colorado. Returning to St. Louis, he attempted to settle down by working alongside his father. Yet, Jones felt a profound restlessness and was drawn toward a more elevated artistic pursuit in his late teenage years. He discovered a local collective of budding artists that formed St. Louis’s "Little Bohemia," sharing a studio and providing mutual support until he managed to secure his own modest workspace in a vacant garage. Jones’s initial creations comprised still lifes, landscapes, and poignant portraits of those close to him. These subjects were not only accessible but also budget-friendly, as hiring models was beyond his means. He depicted himself, his father, mother, and eventually, his wife. In December 1930, at the age of 21, Jones wed Freda Sies, a modern dancer and political activist who was four years older than him. By 1933, Jones had started gaining noteworthy local recognition through a solo exhibition at the Artists’ Guild of Saint Louis. Of the twenty-five paintings on display, one, titled River Front (private collection, previously with Hirschl and Adler Galleries), was selected to illustrate a feature article about his show in The Art Digest (February 15, 1933, p. 9). Shortly before this exhibition, a young surgeon named Dr. Robert Elman took an interest in Jones’s art, purchasing several pieces and forming a group of potential patrons committed to providing the emerging artist with a monthly stipend in exchange for art. This group was officially known as the "Co-operative Art Society," but it was informally dubbed the "Joe Jones Club. " Jones became an active participant in the St. Louis artistic scene, particularly within its bohemian segments. He embraced modernism and was a founding member of the "New Hat" movement in 1931, a playful rebellion against the conservative and traditional mainstream art establishment. The summer of 1933 marked a significant shift in Jones’s journey. Sponsored by a dedicated ally, Mrs. Elizabeth Green, Jones, along with Freda and Green, embarked on an eastward road trip. In Washington, D. C., they explored the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Freer Gallery (part of the Smithsonian Institution), the Library of Congress, and Mount Vernon. Following this whirlwind of art and American culture, they made their way to New York, where they visited various museums and galleries, including a stop at The New School for Social Research, which featured notable contemporary murals by fellow Missourian Thomas Hart Benton and the politically active Mexican artist, José Clemente Orozco. From June through August, Jones and Freda resided in the artist colony of Provincetown, Massachusetts, later returning home via Detroit to see Diego Rivera’s Detroit Industry mural housed at the Detroit Institute of Fine Arts. While Elizabeth Green allegedly hoped that Jones would refine his artistic skills under the guidance of Charles Hawthorne or Richard Miller in Provincetown, Jones followed a different path. Rather than pursuing conservative mentors, he connected with an engaging network of leftist intellectuals, writers, and artists who dedicated their time to reading Marx and applying his theories to the American landscape. Jones's reaction to the traditional culture of New England was captured in his statement to a reporter from the St. Louis Post Dispatch: “Class consciousness . . . that’s what I got of my trip to New England. Those people [New Englanders] are like the Chinese—ancestor worshipers. They made me realize where I belong” (September 21, 1933). The stark social divisions he witnessed there prompted him to embrace his working-class identity even more fervently. Upon returning to St. Louis, he prominently identified himself as a Communist. This newfound political stance created friction with some of his local supporters. Many of his middle-class advocates withdrew their backing, likely influenced not only by Jones’s politics but also by his flamboyant and confrontational demeanor. In December 1933, Jones initiated a complimentary art class for unemployed individuals in the Old Courthouse of St. Louis, the same location where the Dred Scott case was deliberated and where slave auctions formerly took place. Concurrently, the St. Louis Art League was offering paid courses. Emphasizing the theme of social activism, with a studio adorned with Soviet artwork, Jones’s institution operated for just over a year before being removed from the courthouse by local officials. The school’s political focus and unconventional teaching practices, along with its inclusion of a significant number of African American students during a period marked by rigid racial segregation, certainly contributed to its challenges. Under Jones’s guidance, the class created a large chalk pastel mural on board, measuring 16 by 37 feet, titled Social Unrest in St. Louis. Mural painting posed no challenge for the former housepainter, who was adept at handling large wall surfaces. His first significant commission in St. Louis in late 1931 was a mural that celebrated the city’s industrial and commercial fortitude for the local radio station, KMOX. This mural, aimed at conveying optimism amid severe economic hardship, showcased St. Louis's strengths in a modernist approach. When Jones resumed mural work in late 1933, his worldview had evolved considerably. The mural produced for the school in the courthouse, conceived by Jones, featured scenes of modern St. Louis selected to highlight political messages. Jones had observed the technique of utilizing self-contained scenes to craft visual narratives in the murals he encountered in the East. More locally, this compositional strategy was commonly employed by the renowned Missouri artist...
Category

1940s American Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

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