California - Paintings

Very White Lotus Thailand! This pair was purchased in the 1970s at WJ Sloans Beverly Hills. The original owner treasured these original paintings and were proudly displayed in thei...

A vibrant geometric abstract by the noted Danish artist Aage Rasmussen. Titled “Space Elements” on the back stretcher, the painting is signed lower left front and on the rear stretch...

Portrait oil painting of a woman signed by the artist Cervantes. An expressive portrait using primarily warm colors, and thick brush strokes. Information on the artist Cervantes ...

Very large ship painting of "The East Indiaman Ponsborne", commanded by James Thomas, Painted by Francis Holman. Showing the ship in 3 positions, approa...

Our gallery acquired a number of works from the estate of the late George Dergalis on behalf of his widow. This colorful abstract is signed and dated 1957. Artist framed, the piece bears a label on the back from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass. It is titled "Landscape." In good condition with minor paint loss and flaws and imperfections to the period frame. A biography of the artist follows; Education: Accademia della Belle Arti, Rome, Italy; MFA, 1951. School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, USA; diploma with honors, 1957 and 5th year certificate, 1958. Positions: Painting instructor, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, 1961-69 and DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA, 1961-94. Private classes, Wayland, MA. President, Alumni Association, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA , 1966-67. Combat artist, U.S. Army Historical Dept., Vietnam, 1967. Honorary Director, Boston Ballet, 1971. Chairman, curator, "Festival Bostonian for Art & Humanity," City Hall, Boston, MA , 1976. Artist -in-Residence, Partners of the Americas, 1979. Master, Copley Society of Boston, 1981. Designer, Wayland Veterans' Memorial, 2004. Nominating Committee, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards, 2007 & 2008. Awards: Bronze Medal for Excellence, Accademia delle Belle Arti, Rome, Italy, 1951. Prix de Rome, Accademia delle Belle Arti, Rome, Italy, 1951. Boit first prize, Drawing & first prize, Collaborative Design; School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, 1958. James William Paige Two-Year Traveling Scholarship, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, 1958-60. Civilian Merit Award, U.S. Army Historical Dept., 1969. Excellence in Technique, Copley Society of Boston, 1978. Merit Award, "Through the Looking Glass" Exhibit, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, 1989. First Prize, Holiday Card, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 2000. Jurors' awards, "Watercolor USA, 2002", Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MA, USA and "Small Works", Attleboro Museum, Attleboro, MA, 2004. One of "Wayland's Top People of the Year", Wayland Town Crier, 2005. Gold Medal, Concord Art Association, Concord, MA, 1969. Selected Solo Exhibitions: Foundazione Besso, Rome, 1950. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1961. DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA (two-man), 1962. Boston University, Boston, 1963. Harvard University, Cambridge, 1963. Brooklyn Museum, 1964. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1967. Brockton Art Center, Fuller Memorial, Brockton, MA, (four-man), 1971. Woodstock Gallery, London, 1974. Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA, (two-man), 1974. Camara de Comercio, Medellin, Colombia, 1980. Museo de Zea, Medellin, Columbia, 1981. Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL, 1985. Salon des Artistes, Hotel Meridien, Boston, 1987. Wayland Art Space, Wayland, MA, 1994. Group Exhibitions: Prima Mostra Internationale d'Arti, Rome, Italy, 1950. Quadrianale, Museum of Modern Art, Rome, Italy, 1951. Kurhaus, Wiesbaden, Germany, 1953. Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, MA, USA, 1957. Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA, 1959 & 1976. Chicago International Arts Festival, 1963. American House Traveling Exhibit, Germany, 1964 & 1965. Helocon, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, MA, 1971. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, 1977. Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Scottsdale, AZ, 1980. The Tampa Museum, Tampa, FL, 1983-84. Boston Public Library, 1985, 1988, 1992, & 1994-5. Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN, 2000. Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO, 2002 & 2007. The Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO, 2003 & 2005. Collections - Public & Corporate: Boston Public Library, Boston, MA DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA Sanofi Avantis, Switzerland Print...

Pastel portrait of a woman by Gillian Lefkowitz. Her portraits are known to convey the mood of the person she painted. After her career as a professional photographer and Fine Art painter, Gillian became a Los Angeles-based interior decorator.

A semi erotic watercolor or gouache by the California artist Ralph Corners. The painting is signed and dated 1970 lower left. In a white acrylic period f...

Beautifully painted still life of gladiolus signed J A McVey. Oil on canvas in original period frame. American mid 20th century.    

Depicting a big eyed newsboy holding a stack of newspapers, this painting has an interesting medium. It was rendered in watercolor on board with original newspaper...

Fabulous cubist figural painting with Picasso like faces. Masterfully created, this small painting is a mixed-media on paper in rich tones floating in a ...

Mosaic-like, this piece is semi-abstract and compact yet very simple. The colors used are playful. It seems to show us someone turning the pages of his life. On the left, you can no...

Beautiful large abstract acrylic and mica by the noted California artist Frank Galuszka. It is titled "Snow Queen" from 1999. This painting is from a lo...

Beautiful large abstract acrylic and mica by the noted California artist Frank Galuszka. It is titled "Starmaker" from 1999. This painting is from a lov...

A lovely painting from 1968 titled "Mounting Passion" by the noted German born Israeli artist Yohanon Simon (1905-1976). Beautiful vibrant painting that we had newly framed in a floa...

Judith Minna Pike December 19, 1942- October 18, 2019 Mixed media painting of a young thoughful woman, sitting comfortably. Pike used many different brush techniques when painting...

Watercolor signed and dated 1965. Walnut frame. Ed Sotello is a graduate of Claremont Graduate University where he earned an MA with an emphasis on drawing and painting the human fig...

A nice painting framed nicely in a Larsen Juhl frame. Signed illegibly. The painting has a few minor scratches, and the frame has some losses and has been retouched in areas, pictured.

A nice oil on canvas by the noted French painter Jean-Pierre Clement. It is signed titled and dated upper right corner. It is dated and titled La Parade, 196...

A large massive abstract with thick impasto paint. Beautiful tonal abstract. Please note the size of this piece, as it is quite large 9 feet tall and 6 feet wide. Unsigned. It can be...

This Russian 19th Century oil on canvas transports us to a quaint snowy village in Russia. The scene unfolds outside a charming cottage, where a family has gathered after a successfu...

ABOUT A midcentury painting on wove paper in cobalt blue and white of a woman, signed in pencil, and inscribed, “For Mike. The artist is the white man’s Indian." CREATOR Unkno...

A nice large 36 x 48 inch acrylic on canvas by the noted San Diego Artist Kenneth Joaquin. This piece is signed lower right and verso. This work is titled "Zulu". While it seems to b...

This is a rare painting done by the West Coast artist, Andy Nelson (1920-1996). This painting was painting #40, part of a gallery show Mr. Nelson had in 1972 in Los Angeles. Andy Nelson's works are in the permanent collection of the Palm Springs Art...

A nice example of of the Swiss artist Werner Holenstein (1932 - 1985) earlier work. This bar Scene is signed and dated 65. The book does not accompany the painting, but shows how his...

Artist Byron Randall, Signed and Dated. A post-impressionist expressive still life. In the top left a vase with luxurious flowers, while in the forefront there is a banana in a small fruit bowl...

Our Gallery is pleased to have found a wonderful new talented California artist to represent, Scott Anderberg. We have a few of his works listed. This vibrant exuberant work is title...

Fabulous early painting by listed Italian artist Sergio Sarri, Man and Horse, circa 1961 found in its original gilt silver and gold burnish wood frame. St...

Original oil painting by Donald K Ryan, original frame. Donald K Ryan’s work spans mostly from the 80s to the early 2000s. Throughout his career he was juried into more than 40 loca...

Watercolor painting of a south western landscape by California artist William Thomas McDermitt (1884-2004). Painted on paper and framed behind glass, in gilt wood frame.. American, m...

Beautiful large abstract acrylic and mica by the noted California artist Frank Galuszka. It is titled "Perelanda" from 1999. This painting is from a lov...

A nice abstract in a beautiful new frame by the noted Texas artist Boyer Gonzales Jr (1909-1987). It is titled and dated verso, "From Garden Wall #1" 1972. It also bears a Henry Gal...

Original Robert Natkin Painting. Likely a work created to help him plan out one of his monumental (8 or 10-foot) paintings. From a very desirable and sought-after period of his work...

Framed painting rendered in purple and grey gouache on a black background. Impressionist style brush strokes.

Oil on board in original wood frame painted by Wilhelm Blanke (1873-1943) German.

Serene oil on canvas depicting a lakeview and a fisherman in his boat as well as trees all around. The blue and green tones add to the peaceful ambience of the scenery. The artwork is protected by a hand carved giltwood frame...

This contemporary rhythmic composition by Barry Bleach features soft washes of color punctuated by opaque hatch marks. The watercolor on paper is signed on the lower right, "Barry Bl...

A nice installation package by the noted California artist Gus Harper. This work dates to the early 2000s from a show called fade to white. It is encased in...

Peg work - black square painted wood Measures: 30” x 30” x 3.5” 2018 Produced by hand in Los Angeles, CA.     

Framed colorful surrealist watercolor, signed by artist R.E. Schwelke in 1947. Titled "Landscape #1". Dark stained frame.

Watercolor on paper by the noted artist Robert Kushner. It is on 3 pieces of paper affixed to a board backing. Signed and dated 1978 lower right and titled "Baby" lower left. Origina...

A nice large 36 x 48 inch acrylic on canvas by the noted San Diego Artist Kenneth Joaquin. This piece is signed lower right and verso. This work is titled "Sacred Grounds". While it ...

Delicate watercolor of a view of pacific palisades pier. Signed Stanton and titled "Pier and Palisades or Santa Monica".

A beautifully expressive still life painted with oil on canvas signed and dated 1994. This piece is a great combination of Randall's typical subjects, woman figures, and fruit. Rand...

Mario Prassinos (1916-1985). Oil on canvas, signed and titled 9 Jan 63 (January 9th 1963). This subject is well-known in the artist work, Prassinos called it "portrait - Bouque...

A simple abstract piece by Christopher Mark Brennan done with gouache on paper sitting in a simple black frame. Presented are three figures, each casting a shadow on one another (Si...

We were fortunate to have a collection of Wilfred Machin paintings. This is the last one left that we just uncovered. It is signed on the lower right front and dated 66, and the back stretcher it is titled "Duo Spectral" Magna Plastic Varnished. There is also an exhibition label attached. It has a yin yang motif...

A large painting signed Reva 1985 whose full name is Reva Urban and who died in 1987. This painting was De-accessioned from the National Art Club in NY. Corners are a bit rough and w...

This romantic feeling oil painting of two young lovers is finished in thin washes of earth tones. Signed "Michael Martin '58". The painting sits in a large silvered frame...

A vibrant colorful abstract painting titled "Geometrical Interior" by Edgar Huertas Brenes. It is signed E. Brenes lower right bottom corner. It is in a white painted strip period fr...

Artist Barbara West, The Green Jug Abstract still life Oil on Masonite board Signed and framed. 29.38 w x 25.5 h x 2 d, art 23.5 x 19.5 Original vinta...

A pair of paintings from a collection of 22 by Lucien Beniere, each capturing a distinct moment within the artist's cohesive vision. The additional photos represent other artworks b...

Our gallery is pleased to represent a wonderful new California artist Scott Anderberg. This evocative abstract work is titled “Hunger and Bread Seed Poppies” 2022 and measures 36” by 24...

A bold and colorful midcentury abstract / modernist painting with figures signed on the reverse "Gerard" Framed in blue linen and giltwood. Canvas: 20 x ...

A pair of inscribed watercolors by the noted Swiss artist Werner Holenstein. They are a matched pair and one is signed with his customary monogram Ho and dated 1966. Framed in simple...

A emotional evocative painting by the noted Thai/Amwerican Artist Kamchorn Soonpongsri. This painting is dated 79 and signed Kamchorn lower right. It is co...

Rendered in expressive strokes of muted grays, ochres, and charcoals, this mixed media painting captures two male figures positioned against neoclassical architectural forms. One fig...

A richly atmospheric acrylic painting by Claude Lepoitevin, this piece captures the essence of a forest with bold vertical forms and abstracted foliage rendered in deep greens and go...

Wonderfully evocative painting by the Native American Artist Don Bailey. It is Titled “Waiting for a Crow Bullet” and dated 1990. Don Bailey is a Hupa tribal member, and was raised o...

A painting from a collection of 22 paintings by Lucien Beniere, each capturing a distinct moment within the artist's cohesive vision. These artworks, available in sets of 2, 3 4 or i...

Louis Sue & André Mare (1875-1968) - (1885-1932) Five sketches "Flowers circa 1930" Very rare watercolor on paper. Without frame: H 13" x W 17" With frame: H 18" x W 22" ...