Brooklyn - Paintings

This painted dinosaur wood cut-out with wooden base was made by the American Folk artist Howard Finster. The back has been numbered 3500, dated June 29, 1993, and signed by the artis...

Folk Art painter, Dolores Hackenberger (American, b. 1930 - ) was fondly referred to as "the Pennsylvania Dutch Country Grandma Moses." In her man...

Folk Art painter, Dolores Hackenberger (American, b.1930 - ) was fondly referred to as "the Pennsylvania Dutch Country Grandma Moses." In her many...

Folk Art painter, Dolores Hackenberger (American, b.1930 - ) was fondly referred to as "the Pennsylvania Dutch Country Grandma Moses." In her many...

Oil on panel depicting a coastal view with sailboats by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995), circa 1970s. Recognized f...

Acrylic on panel by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995), circa 1980s. Recognized for his fantastical landscapes, this portrait is a departure fo...

Oil on panel by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995), circa 1970. Fine example showcasing Del Favero's aptitude for cre...

Oil and acrylic on panel by acclaimed outsider artist, Bruno Del Favero (b. Italy 1910, d. USA 1995), circa 1970. Fine example showcasing Del Favero's skill at layering textures along with an aptitude for creating fantastical landscapes. Adding out of place animals (in this case, a lion and a tiger) to an otherwise believable countryside setting for a deer hunt, creates an imaginary context removed from reality. Del Favero's marriage of fantasy and whimsy beautifully suits his Naïve painting style. Signed on verso. Bio from the Philadelphia Museum of Art: Born Princeton, Michigan, 1910; died Greenwich, Connecticut, 1995 Bruno Del Favero moved from Michigan to northern Italy with his parents at age five, returning in 1928 and settling in Greenwich, Connecticut, where he married and remained for the rest of his days. He made his living as a mason, chauffeur, and landscape gardener. It is not known exactly when or why he began to paint his delicate and mysterious landscapes, but he was exhibiting in local art shows by the early 1970s and took himself seriously enough as an artist to join the Greenwich Art Society. He maintained a studio in the basement of his home, but never shared his art with his wife and five children. After the artist's death his family introduced his work to New York dealers Shari Cavin...

Charming, comical oil on canvas by African American Artist, John Jones (circa late 1990s-early 2000s, USA), whose subject matter is a husband and wife couple having tea, while she ho...

Americana Amish farm-life oil painting by Harvey Milligan, circa 1950s. Charming character scale and composition (figures are very small). Although nai...