Large Organic Painting of Trees

Rendered with dramatic flair and architectural precision, this large-scale landscape painting by “Williams” captures the serene majesty of a tree grove at dusk. It unfolds in a richl...

Tropical framed beach side palm tree art. This fine artwork on paper evokes the desire to escape to a beach, but, if you can not this artwork brings the seaside to you. Presented ...

A pair large scale reverse glass paintings of a noble man and woman. Unusual and very intriguing, she with her long neck and limbs, dressed in an elegant metallic copper gown...

A very large oil on canvas painting, Impressionism technique, of a charming coastal view. The frame is custom made of gilded gold and bla...

Large Mid Century abstract geometric painting. African tribal vibes and colors. Brown with an off-white creamy blush/mauve background. This item can parcel ship for $55

This outstanding large Buddha painting stands at six and a half feet tall! The face of Buddha is rendered in rich brown and umber tones, giving a...

Fantastic painting of an African market by Ngasagras who was a member of the Poto-Poto school in Brazzaville,Congo.This wonderful piece depicts a Market...

Large mid century painting Portrait of a Young Woman c1960 Acrylic on canvas. Thought to be modelled on the Iconic French singer-...

Sumptuous, very large, original oil on canvas board, still life painting depicting a banquet table. This painting is a virtuoso display of how artist William Frederick Foster (1883-1953) captures texture in paint. You can see this in the mouth watering fruit, crustacea and other samplings laid upon the table as well as the masterfully painted reflective surfaces of the copper tea pot, wine bottle and the gathered table cloth. Painting is framed in the original wood frame. Painting framed measures 34.5” high x 46” wide x 1.5” deep. Painting unframed measures 30.5” high x 42.5” wide. William Foster was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1883. He became a noted figure painter and illustrator, living the last twenty-one years of his career in Los Angeles, California. At age 12, he moved with his family to Colorado, but in 1898, he returned to Cincinnati and enrolled at the Art Academy where he studied with Joseph Henry Sharp and Frank Duveneck. His early ambition was to be a violinist, but he was re-focused on fine art when he saw a painting by Albert Ceck Wenzell. In 1902, he went to New York City where he painted scenery for theaters, auditoriums, and large department stores. He also studied at the New York School with Robert Henri and William Merritt Chase, and from 1903 to 1931, he worked as an illustrator and with a brief teaching stint in 1919 at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1903, he sold his first illustration, a depiction of high society, to Life magazine, and the style was very similar to Wenzell. From that time, he worked for most of the major magazines including Collier's, The Saturday Evening Post and Harper's Monthly. In 1926, he won the National Academy of Design's Thomas B. Clarke Prize for the best figure composition painted in the United States by a non-academician. The following year, he was voted an Associate Member based on his recognition for a figure work titled The Girl in Brown. During World War I, he operated his own ambulance in France as a member of the American Volunteer Motor Ambulance Corps and also received mention as a camoufleur artist. Returning to the U.S., he resumed his illustration work and moved to Chicago, where he taught at the Art Institute. Foster moved to Los Angeles in 1932 and devoted his energy to painting, exhibiting and teaching. He taught at the Chouinard School of Art in Los Angeles and gave private classes in his studio. He also worked on a mural project at the Hearst estate...

French large Camaïeu Bleu Grisaille painting. The colour is treated in a monochromatic way. Tableau Grisaille painting in shades of Camaïeu blue evoking ...