"On the Beach", Art Deco Painting of Reclining Young Man in Swimsuit

This atmospheric and magical view of a single nude male figure on a California beach is imbued with lovely, unexpected colors and textures which rise up to a sky that is a pale shade of green. The blond young man has been sunbathing on a towel stretched along the sand, and seems to be placidly examining the viewer -- the painter -- from afar. The artist is Duane Wakeham...

Large and striking, this painting by Robert Childers presents a reclining ballet dancer, clothed above the waist in a dancer's sleeveless shirt, but nude below, holding a pink ribbon and accompanied by three wire-back chairs. Enigmatic and full of symbolism, the dancer is facing away from the viewer so his expression cannot be seen; the three chairs with heart-shaped backs suggest that the man may be in love. Childers himself had been a dancer for two years; he also studied painting at the Philadelphia Museum School of Art, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and Fleisher Art Memorial, all in Philadelphia. Later he led a peripatetic life, designing for greeting card companies, and creating fabrics, toys and illustrations at one time or another in New York and elsewhere. The painting is oil on canvas, and retains its original wormy chestnut frame...

Reminiscent of the work of Gerald Murphy in its use of strong colors and flat, highly-stylized forms, this depiction of a lifeguard in profile, a female ...

This pale, almost ghostly painting by John Winters depicts a tall, lithe young man with a yellow swimsuit and towel on the beach along Lake Michigan in...

Posed Man on Beach by Louise Alix, French 1950's Impressionist gouache on board painting: 6.5 x 9.75 inches provenance: from a large private collection ...

1950s López Pascual oil on canvas of boy in beach. Dimensions with frame: 48 x 64.5 x 5.5.

Beautiful oil on canvas of a beach scene by the Danish artist Christian Aabye Tage. Signed but not dated. Christian was very active in the postcard field, drawing for all the C...

Large-format oil on canvas depicting a seated female figure at the beach, painted in warm tones with loose, expressive brushstrokes. The style recalls Picasso’s coastal scenes such a...